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West Columia Mayor Pro-Tem Jimmy Brooks, right, presented the following employees with their 25-year pins at the West Columbia City Council Meeting, Tuesday: Chuck Jacobs, Water Plant 2, and Legrande Baker, Sewer Collection
Read More >>West Columbia Mayor Pro-Tem Jimmy Brooks, right, presented West Columbia Police Chief Dennis Tyndall with his 35-year pin at the West Columbia City Council Meeting, Tuesday.
Read More >>The Board of Trustees of Lexington School District Two has scheduled a Special Board Meeting for Thursday, January 9, at 6 p.m. The meeting agenda includes an executive session to discuss an “Inter-Governmental Agreement” and “Property Matters.” The meeting will be held in the Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West […]
Read More >>Is Dunkin’ Donuts coming to Sunset Blvd. beside Bojangles, at 2865 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia? A sign on Sunset Blvd. next-to Bojangles in West Columbia indicates the addition of three new businesses, including a Dunkin’ Donuts. PennTex Ventures Development has a sign on the shoulder of the road that reads: COMING SOON – NEW RETAIL […]
Read More >>A flood warning has been issued for parts of the Congaree River, according to the National Weather Service – Columbia. The flood warning is in effect until 5 p.m. Thursday. Lexington, Richland and Calhoun counties are included in the flood warning, because of substantial rainfall in December. In December more than nine inches of rain […]
Read More >>This year’s winners of the 20th Annual Millrace Massacre and Iceman Championships are Hunter Cooper in the men’s division and Christina Passafaro in the women’s division, advanced class). Alex Butler and Karen Jackson were novice class winners. The completion attracted a few dozen kayakers to the rapids of the Saluda River near Riverbanks Zoo, Saturday. […]
Read More >>Second District U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson held a press conference to outline his 2020 Legislative Agenda, Friday, at his West Columbia office. Wilson, of Springdale, expressed satisfaction with the elimination of the “widows tax.” It’s a financial penalty affecting more than 65,000 military survivors in the US. Elimination of the tax was part of the […]
Read More >>Beginning Oct. 1, 2020, South Carolinians must have a REAL ID license or ID or another federally accepted identification to board a domestic, commercial flight, enter a secure federal building, or visit a military installation. Beginning Monday (Jan. 6) the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles will embark on a statewide tour aimed at getting […]
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