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The 11th Circuit Court has ordered the Town of Lexington to pay West Columbia $5.7M for lost revenue. According to a newspaper report from the Charleston Post and Courier, (Link to P&C article) the 11th Circuit court found that the City of West Columbia had lost close to $4 million in revenue that the Town […]
West Columbia Police officers made 340 traffic stops in the month of August and there were 89 collisions, 174 citations written and 165 warnings issued, according to statistics released by the WCPD. There were 18 DUIs reported. Click here to see all statistics WCPD officers made 86 arrests and there were 2785 calls for service.
For a portion of the summer, work crews were busy enhancing the river access points on the West Columbia Riverwalk. A 20-foot concrete launchpad with steps has been added, along with an adjoining landing area for gear. At the entrance to the Riverwalk Park parking lot a set of concrete steps have been built. The […]
Construction is officially underway on the City of West Columbia’s Meeting Street Improvement Project, with the first lane closure scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 14. The City received the required encroachment permit from the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) in August, allowing construction to move forward. AOS Specialty Contractors, the project’s general contractor, began […]
The Lexington Police Department posted a report detailing incidents in Lexington for the month of August. Link to Report Officers wrote 532 tickets and worked 105 collisions. See data below:
Lexington County recently introduced Smart911. Smart911 allows you to create a personal safety profile that provides vital information to our 911 dispatchers in case of an emergency. By creating a Smart911 account, you can: Your Smart911 profile can include as much or as little information as you choose, and it will automatically display to our […]
The Cayce Police Department has made an arrest in connection to the Aug. 23, hit-and-run collision that resulted in the death of Cayce resident Janyne Renee Mbeng. In the early morning hours of Aug. 23, officers traveling on Frink Street found Mrs. Mbeng lying in the road after she had been struck by a vehicle. […]
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident at the 105 mile-marker westbound of I-26 in the Columbia area of Lexington County on Monday, Sept. 7, at approximately 4:10 a.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Robert Edward Dove, 42, of Easley, was walking on I-26 when he […]