NEWS
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher is releasing the identity of a man who was shot outside of his apartment in the 100 block of Riverbend Drive in West Columbia, Saturday. Fisher states that Mr. Bradley Freeman Tucker, 24, of West Columbia, was pronounced dead on the scene due to multiple gunshot wounds to the upper […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a suspect in a shooting investigation. The man was arrested shortly after the Saturday evening shooting at Riverbend Apartments off North Lucas Street in West Columbia. Major crimes detectives have interviewed those who live near the scene. Crime scene investigators have processed the scene and collected potential evidence. No additional […]
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Almost 200 single-family residential units have been planned for construction off of Methodist Park Road in West Columbia. The site stretches from the Pineview Baseball Complex to land behind the Carolina Pottery Plaza on Augusta Road. The construction of several homes is almost complete. The homes are being built by Mungo Homes. The project, first […]
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Irmo Fire District crews, along with firefighters from the West Columbia, Lexington County and City of Columbia fire departments, fought a stubborn structure fire in an abandoned restaurant at St Andrew’s Road and Woodland Hills Road, early Friday morning. The fire was reported just before midnight. First arriving crews found heavy fire throughout the building […]
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Steve Cohen is cooking Chicken Leg Quarters and his special recipe Bar-B-Que beans for this. The chicken is being donated by Chuck Underhill and House of Raeford and it’s being cooked on the grill of Jamie Hook. First Come First serve but if you call Steve Cohen he can be sure to have some when […]
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Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help find man wanted on drug trafficking charges
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is asking for your help finding Benjamin Johnson. He is wanted on multiple charges including possession of a weapon during a violent crime, trafficking meth and trafficking cocaine. Johnson sometimes goes by the name, “Deek.” If you know where Johnson is, or where he might be, please submit an anonymous […]
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The ribbon was cut at Eclectic Edge Woodworks at 305 Charleston Highway (in West Columbia’s Triangle City) last week. Speaking at the C-WC Chamber lighting ceremony on Monday, West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles said the Eclectic Edge Woodworks ribbon-cutting was the 19th ribbon-cutting in West Columbia this year. Steve Meyer is the owner. The Greater […]
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Join the Town of South Congaree for its Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.It’s at 5 p.m. on Dec. 1, on Main Street in South Congaree. (Link to more info) The ceremony will include: live music; food trucks with delicious dishes, and you can join in on some festive caroling, And there will be a special […]
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