NEWS
The southern section of West Columbia’s Riverwalk had been closed since it was damaged in the flood of October 2015. That section has re-opened. At the West Columbia City Council meeting, Tuesday, Tara Greenwood, the city’s director of grants, said the work to repair the damaged portion of Riverwalk will re-open early Wednesday morning. With the […]
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The collective West Columbia community breathed a sigh of relief when word came down recently that the Carolina Crossroads project would not go through parts of the city’s residential areas. “We were firmly opposed to that plan,” said West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton. “It did not make sense and we wanted to do all that […]
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A Flock to the Block Party, with vendors, food trucks, and music by DJ Skinny, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29. The FREE community block party and festival are part of Airport High School’s Homecoming festivities. The festivities are scheduled to begin after The Eagles’ Homecoming Parade. Stop by the EAGLES FOR A […]
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The Town of Springdale will have its popular Food Truck event at 5 p.m. Friday. Scott Benny’s back and it has added Doggy Bagz and La Cochinita Mexican BBQ to its food truck event, Friday evening. It’s in the lot beside (and across the street from) the old Jewelry Warehouse building on Platt Springs Road. […]
Read More >>When Clemson dethroned Nick Saban and Alabama in last year’s National Championship instant classic, it sent a shot heard around the college football world. Clemson’s defense, Dabo Swinney, Deshaun Watson and Hunter Renfrow out-gutted what is said to be college football’s greatest powerhouse. But not only did Clemson’s feat bolster the Tigers’ stature, it catapulted […]
Read More >>Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died due to a single-vehicle accident on Saturday evening. The crash occurred around 7 p.m., on Interstate 20 eastbound near mile marker 60 in Lexington County. According to Fisher, Mr. Wyatt Dakota Duval, 21, of Lugoff was killed after being ejected from the vehicle in […]
Read More >>The body of former Columbia firefighter Durham DeLaura was found in Lake Murray Sunday morning. “He was found around 10 a.m., said Capt. Robert McCullough, spokesman for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. “A Lexington County deputy spotted Mr. DeLaura.” Officials believe DeLaura, 35, fell out of his 15-foot boat on the evening of Aug. […]
Read More >>Deputies arrested a Lexington man Sunday after he was stabbed by a man intervening in a domestic dispute. Terrance Maurice Sligh, 29, is charged with third degree assault and cruelty to children, according to arrest warrants. “Based on what investigators determined at the scene, Sligh was stabbed by a man attempting to protect a child […]
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