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One thousand six hundred-plus cans of food — and counting. The season of giving is well under way in Lexington Two schools, where holiday donation campaigns already have netted hundreds of cans of food and other needed items for area families. Some drives wrapped up around Thanksgiving, though several are running through the December holiday […]
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Lexington Two’s 2017-18 Teachers of the Year were honored at a reception Nov. 30. As family, friends, educators and students looked on, each teacher was introduced with a short biography and given a clock and a cash award. District Teacher of the Year Daniel Bailey of Airport High School delivered remarks about his own experiences […]
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The Greater Cayce – West Columbia Holiday Parade of Lights is Saturday at 5:30 p.m. And remember, the parade begins in Cayce, not West Columbia, like before. This year, the route will begin in front of the Cayce Municipal Complex at 1800 12th Street. According to Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Director of Operations […]
Read More >>Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a manufacturer of sterile inhalation and 503B outsourcing medications, today announced a $12.5 million expansion to add 36,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The new investment is expected to create 125 new jobs by June. “The improvement of the facility will help us meet our commitment to solve the critical problem of […]
Read More >>That Christmas-season play entitled “Jesus is His Name,” began last year. It will start its second year on Friday. The play will run on six nights: Dec. 8 and 15 at 7 p.m., and Dec. 9, 10, 16, and 17 at 6:30 p.m. It is being shown at the South Congaree Arena. (More info. below) A […]
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Vestiges of the civil war were aroused at the West Columbia City Council meeting Tuesday night. The Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, each year for the last 12 years, have requested that Alexander Road be closed. The SCV conducts a mock firing on Columbia to commemorate Gen. William T. […]
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West Columbia City Council Elects Councilman Temus C. “Tem” Miles, Jr. as Mayor Pro-Tem West Columbia, SC (December 6, 2017 at 10:45 AM) — The City of West Columbia City Council elected Councilman Temus C. “Tem” Miles, Jr. as Mayor Pro-Tem at the December Regular Council Meeting on Tuesday. Mayor Bobby Horton said, “We look […]
Read More >>State Treasurer Curtis Loftis – of West Columbia- recognized more than 75 fifth-grade students at Oak Grove Elementary School in Lexington Monday for completing the Future Scholar Financial Literacy program. “It is imperative to instill financial understanding at a young age,” said Loftis. “The Future Scholar Financial Literacy Program is teaching South Carolina students how […]
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