NEWS
The Tremont apartments in Cayce have been sold for $39.2 million. The Treemont is a 224-unit apartment complex at 111 Knox-Abbott Drive, just over the Blossom Street Bridge. It sits beside the Congaree River. The complex was sold to Florida-based Advenir. The sale was announced on the website of Cushman and Wakefield’s Multifamily Advisory Group, […]
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The Colatown Beer Wars kickoff event for the 2019 Columbia Craft Beer Week was held Saturday at West Columbia Riverwalk. The winning taste, Saturday of the 2019 Beer Wars! Number 5: Sugar Creek Brewing, Blood Orange IPA. A crowd of brew-lovers descended upon the Riverwalk parking lot sampling the many beers competing. In the amphitheatre, […]
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“Taste on the River” in a very short time, has become one of the most-anticipated events in West Columbia. The third Taste on the River is from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Feb. 26, at Stone River beside the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater. “We expect a large crowd,” said Bill Mooneyhan, who helped create the […]
Read More >>Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a vehicle collision following a police pursuit. The collision occurred in the 300 block of Highland Avenue in Batesburg at approximately 11:40 p.m., Wednesday. According to Coroner Fisher, Mr. Jawara A. Brunson, 26, of Batesburg was pronounced dead at the scene due to […]
Read More >>The Lexington Police Department is advising motorists to alert for emergency personnel at the River Bluff High School Athletics/Student Parking entrance off of Corley Mill Road. There has been a single-vehicle collision on the campus of River Bluff High School. One of the school’s signs was damaged. LPD photo.
Read More >>At its Tuesday meeting, the Lexington County School District One Board awarded contracts for architectural services to six firms. The district is planning $365 million in voter-approved school building improvement projects for a five year period ending in 2023, to meet student needs. JHS Architecture: Integrated Design, Inc., 1812 Lincoln Street, Columbia, will provide architectural […]
Read More >>A collision involving a tractor-trailer at the 56.5 mile marker westbound on I-20 was complicating the evening commute, Wednesday afternoon. State Troopers assisted traffic direction. Law enforcement officers asked drivers to please be patient and alert to prevent an additional collision. Westbound traffic on I-20 was diverted to Augusta Road/US-1 at Exit 58 due to […]
Read More >>The Batesburg-Leesville Department of Motor Vehicles has named its state building in honor of Kyle Carpenter, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Carpenter was in Batesburg-Leesville Wednesday morning for the renaming of the local office in his honor. Sen. Senator Katrina Shealy of Lexington County sponsored a resolution honoring Carpenter. He is a veteran of Afghanistan, […]
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