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West Columbia City Hall and Sanitation Schedule The City of West Columbia City Hall will be closed Monday, January 16, 2017, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Household garbage, yard trash, and recycling WILL NOT be collected on Monday. The Monday Sanitation […]
Read More >>The man killed after presenting a firearm at deputies Thursday night has been identified as 44-year-old Justin Coy Adkins of Saint Matthews, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. “Once Mr. Adkins was identified, our deputies determined he was wanted out of Orangeburg County for attempted murder among other charges,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon […]
Read More >>A man was fatally shot Thursday night after he presented a gun at officers following a pursuit. “Deputies attempted to pull the man over for a traffic violation shortly before 10 p.m. on Shumpert Road,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “The suspect failed to stop and initiated a pursuit that ended on Mimosa Drive when […]
Read More >>SCANA Corporation and its subsidiaries paid South Carolina counties more than $209 million in property taxes for property assessed in 2017. SCANA announced the amount in a press release, Thursday. SCANA said Lexington County received the largest payment, more than $41.8 million, followed by Richland County with more than $40.3 million. The SCANA headquarters is […]
Read More >>The Museum Roadshow, one of the State Museum’s signature events, is back Saturday, January 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Guests will get special tours of museum storage areas and be the first to see the museum’s new exhibit, Requiem for Mother Emanuel, by SC artist, Dr. Leo Twiggs. Guests will also have the […]
Read More >>S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis said Thursday the most important issue for the state in the just-begun legislative session is fixing the S.C. Electric and Gas and Santee-Cooper utility companies. S.C. Loftis, who lives in West Columbia, also said he is afraid that the State is having difficulty grappling with the complexity of a deal that would […]
Read More >>A Columbia father is charged with abusing his infant daughter after medical professionals said the baby suffered extensive injuries causing her to permanently lose function in the right half of her brain Robert Marvin Ray, 31, is charged with abuse to inflict great bodily injury upon a child, according to arrest warrants. “Ray originally told […]
Read More >>The Lexington County Fire Service responded to a vehicle fire, Wednesday morning, in the drive thru at the Chick-fil-A in Lexington. The business was evacuated and the parking lot blocked off, according to a Lexington Police report.
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