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A shooting investigation was underway Sunday evening, adjacent to a convenience store in 3800 block of Highway 321, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded to the store at approximately 7:20 p.m. after reports that two people were shot. Both were taken to the hospital with injuries. The LCSD said they were told […]
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The City West Columbia has embarked on a series of green initiatives as a part of an improvement effort, including placing recycling and trash receptacles in highly foot trafficked areas throughout the city. As the recipient of the PalmettoPride Community Pride grant and a DHEC grant, the City of West Columbia was able to install […]
Read More >>Fire damaged two units of the Delta Motel in West Columbia Monday morning. The fire occurred around 5 a.m. according to the West Columbia Fire Department. The Delta Motel is on Augusta Road, across from Walmart. There were no injuries. The cause of the fire is being investigated. Volunteers from the American Red Cross are […]
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Will a novel approach to help fund South Carolina’s poorest school districts work? In his State of the State address last week, Gov. Henry McMaster promoted a state-backed economic development commitment to bring jobs to the state’s poorer school districts. The plan is to by provide funding for infrastructure, including water, sewer, and roads, along with school […]
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The West Columbia Police Department has a good reputation in the community it serves. “We respect the people in the community, and they know it. And the respect is mutual.” said Capt. John Norman of the WCPD. He said he experiences first hand the support of the work of the department. “Especially in the last […]
Read More >>Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher released the results of an autopsy performed on Vanessa Biery, wife of Dr. Adam Lazzarini. Her death was originally reported in May. According to Fisher, the autopsy was conducted May 3, by the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. It is […]
Read More >>Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, issued a statement on the results of the autopsy of Vanessa Biery, Wednesday. She said “It is the opinion of the pathologist that Mrs. Biery died of an undetermined cause.” Biery was found deceased in her home on May 1, 2018. Click for link to original story Director of the […]
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Roger Sipe, Lexington Medical Center’s Senior Vice President of Operations, gave a facilities construction update at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Tuesday. LMC is coming to the end of a $400 million expansion project that adds a 10-floor tower, 545,000 square feet, 192 beds, eight operating rooms, and 20 specially designed […]
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