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A Columbia man has been charged with five counts of attempted murder after deputies said he set a Swansea home on fire with five people inside late Saturday night. Joseph Harry Riester, 48, entered the victims’ home on Jones Wire Road with a knife shortly before midnight, according to the arrest warrants. “The victims told […]
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SCE&G will conduct two separate tests of siren warning systems Tuesday (Jan. 9) in two separate Midlands locations. At noon, SCE&G will activate the siren warning system along the Lower Saluda River as part of the Lake Murray Dam emergency action plan. A full, three-minute sounding of the sirens is conducted on the second Tuesday […]
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There were a few special people who were recognized at the meeting Tuesday night. Mayor Elise Partin and Cayce City Council honored the Cayce Woman’s Club for their service to the community on the club’s 80th anniversary. The club was recognized at the Cayce City Council meeting last week. “We are excited to consider a […]
Read More >>West Columbia City Council meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 12th Street at Jarvis Klapman Blvd. Click on agenda to read.
Read More >>Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual killed in a motor vehicle collision, Friday morning. The crash occurred on US 321 at Glenn Road in West Columbia at approximately 10 a.m. According to Fisher, Louis Connelley, 72, of Swansea was traveling toward Gaston on US 321 when he struck the side of a […]
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House of Raeford Farms is hiring all shifts. So you can work the shift that works for you. The house of Raeford job fair is Saturday, December 9, from 9 am until noon at 441 sunset boulevard.
Read More >>Lexington County deputies arrested a man early Thursday morning after responding to a stabbing that happened during a domestic incident on Cochin Court. Ezra Foster, 32, is charged with attempted murder and possessing a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “According to information we gathered at the scene, Foster attacked the victim with a […]
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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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