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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cole Epting of Gray Collegiate Academy was named Student of the Month, Tuesday, at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. Epting is pictured with Chamber Executive Director Richard Skipper and Gray Collegiate Principal Dr. Brian Newsome. The meeting was held on the campus of Lexington Medical Center, Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia.
Brookland-Cayce took a 60-46- win over Airport, Tuesday night. It was the first game in the Bearcats’ brand new arena. “They told me all week you have to win the first game in the new arena,” said BC head coach Robert Wells. “I’m a BC alumni, and it’s a great night to be a Bearcat.” BC […]