NEWS
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victims of a shooting that occurred at approximately 11 a.m., Tuesday at a Woodland Village apartment on Butternut Lane. The apartments, in Lexington County, have a Columbia address. According to Fisher, Mr. Branton T. Booker, 28, and Mr. Sheldon D. Livingston, 26, were pronounced dead at the […]
Read More >>The Columbia Police Department is investigating the deadly weekend shooting of a cab driver, according a CPD release. Paul Swatsell is the man who died, according to his friends who are posting condolences on his Facebook page. Swatsell listed Cayce as his hometown and he lived in Lexington. The shooting occurred in the 4300 block […]
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Reprinted with permission from Lou Kennedy, Nephron Pharmaceutical Owner and CEO. Nephron is outside of Cayce, in the Saxe-Gotha Industrial Park and has a West Columbia address. It’s one of Lexington County’s largest, and highest paying companies. It is common knowledge that health care costs have risen in recent years and we all agree something […]
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Lexington County Fire Services and Irmo Fire District responded to the 200 block of Jakes Landing Road just after 4 a.m., Tuesday, in reference to a fully involved mobile home fire. The blaze had extended to a neighboring home and threatened others. Firefighters on scene were able to save neighboring homes after extinguishing the original […]
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Two men were fatally shot inside of a Butternut Lane apartment in Woodland Village, in Lexington county, said investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. The report was issued in a release around 12:45 Tuesday afternoon. Another was transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound. He died later Tuesday afternoon. Detectives said they do […]
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It was a the perfect evening for a Christmas parade in the South. Not cold, but with a enough of a chill in the air to remind us it is December. Throngs lined the streets for the high school bands, Girl Scouts, the Grinch and then Santa at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Parade of Lights, […]
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A Brookland-Cayce High School athlete has signed a letter of intent to play her sport at the college level, according to a BCHS release. Tennis player Kelsey White declared her intent to play at USC-Sumter, as part of Coach Alex Hoda’s second recruiting class for the school’s women’s team. White was joined at a signing […]
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It rained all day Friday. Sometimes the rain was very heavy. The Columbia Metropolitan Airport received 4.16 inches of rainfall, according to the National Weather Service. It was the highest daily amount recorded at the airport during the Winter (Dec-Feb.)In Cayce, West Columbia and Lexington, roads were closed because of flooding. Click the link to […]
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