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Oct. 7- 13, is Fire Prevention Week and the West Columbia Fire Department has a message for its residents. “Smoke detectors have been proven to save lives,” said West Columbia Fire Chief Chris Smith. “We never want any loss of life.” Smith said the WCFD gets smoke detectors from the American Red Cross. He also […]
Read More >>Eastbound lanes were closed on Interstate 26 after a crash of two tractor trailers, and other vehicles, Thursday evening. Motorists were being asked to find an alternate route. The incident was causing major traffic delays, and it was expected to take several hours to clear, possibly impacting early-morning traffic. Columbia Fire Department and Irmo Fire […]
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By Dawn Kujawa – Lexington School District Two It has the makings of a great mystery novel. Crews working this summer to renovate the exterior of the Brookland-Cayce High School auditorium removed a brick engraved with “Class of 1931.” Tucked away behind that brick was a medium-sized slightly rectangular box, rusted and soldered shut. […]
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Come out and Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Town of Pine Ridge. The celebration is from 10 am until 7 p.m. on Oct. 13. It includes Free Rides, Craft and Food Vendors at the Midland Girls Softball Complex at 2768 Fish Hatchery Road. There will be special guests and entertainment on the Pine Ridge Pharmacy […]
Read More >> By Dawn Kujawa – Lexington School District Two It has the makings of a great mystery novel. Crews working this summer to renovate the exterior of the Brookland-Cayce High School auditorium removed a brick engraved with “Class of 1931.” Tucked away behind that brick was a medium-sized slightly rectangular box, rusted and soldered shut. […]
Read More >> Come out and Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Town of Pine Ridge. The celebration is from 10 am until 7 p.m. on Oct. 13. It includes Free Rides, Craft and Food Vendors at the Midland Girls Softball Complex at 2768 Fish Hatchery Road. There will be special guests and entertainment on the Pine Ridge Pharmacy […]
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The Town of Pine Ridge has announced that Officer Frankie L. Neeley has been appointed Interim Police Chief of the Pine Ridge Police Department. Officer Neeley is a Military Veteran who has served in United States Marine Corps and the United States Army for approximately 27 years. He has over 22 years of law enforcement […]
Read More >>Thomas Sutton Ray, a 67-year-old Chapin man, was sentenced this week in Lexington County General Sessions Court to eight years for two counts of Trafficking Methamphetamine, Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Violent Crime, and Criminal Conspiracy. The sentence was handed down by Circuit Court Judge Eugene C. Griffith, Jr.Trafficking methamphetamine is […]
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