NEWS
The City of West Columbia City Hall will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Regular hours will resume on Thursday, July 5. The City of West Columbia will not collect household garbage items or recycling on Wednesday, July 4. Customers normally receiving sanitation services on this day will have their […]
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A new principal and three assistant principals have been announced for the 2019-20 school year. The Lexington Two Board of Trustees has approved the following appointments, based on the recommendation of Superintendent Dr. William B. James Jr.: Christopher Dickey will become principal at Congaree Elementary. Dickey most recently served as associate principal at Riverbank Elementary, […]
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The intersection of West Main Street and Gibson Road in Lexington was closed early Wednesday morning. Several poles and traffic lights were damaged due to a collision involving an intoxicated driver overnight. Lexington Police were asking motorists to please heed detours around the area, and use alternative routes if possible.
Read More >>The South Carolina Department of Transportation shut down Interstate 20 East at the Augusta Road overpass just after 7 a.m. Tuesday to make repairs. The interstate re-opened around 11 a.m. A dump truck struck an overpass bridge on Interstate 20 Tuesday morning. The dump truck struck the bridge at around 4:30 a.m. according to the […]
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Cayce Public Safety Officer Darwin Weaver was recognized as the Public Safety Officer-of-the-Month by the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Tuesday at the Chamber’s monthly breakfast. It was held at the Cayce United Methodist Church. Weaver is the Student Resource Officer at Cayce Elementary School. He is pictured with Vaughan Dozier, award sponsor, along […]
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Amazon, in Lexington County, pays around $1.1 million-a-year as a fee-in-lieu of tax,” said Lexington County Councilman Todd Cullum. He was the speaker at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast, Tuesday. It was held at Cayce United Methodist Church. Lexington County Council is scheduled to vote on a budget of approximately $220 million Tuesday. Of […]
Read More >>From Dawn Kujawa – Lexington School District Two Communications Director The honors keep rolling in for Airport High track and field star Jayla Jamison. The rising sophomore has been named the girls’ South Carolina Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year, one of the nation’s most prestigious awards in high school athletics. The award […]
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A fatal crash has closed I-26, all westbound lanes near Orangeburg, at the 154 mile marker, according to Trooper David Jones of the S.C. Highway Patrol. He reported the lane closings after 3:30 p.m. Monday. The collision involved three fatality victims, according to Jones. A child was also injured. Jones said traffic had stopped, and […]
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