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Social Work Is a ProfessionAn Editorial by Brenda Armstrong Clark, LMSW March is Social Work Month — a time to celebrate the heart, strength, and dedication behind the profession. We are proud to be social workers. We are proud of the difference we make, the resilience we witness, and the compassion we bring into every […]
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On Tuesday, March 10, Gray Collegiate Academy (GCA) hosted a press conference to announce the opening of a new satellite campus in Columbia. The campus, located at 1001 Pinnacle Point Drive, will initially serve 554 students in grades K-5. As a satellite campus, the Columbia location will exist as an extension of GCA’s West Columbia […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident in the 5400 block of Platt Springs Road in the Lexington area of Lexington County onTuesday, at approximately 6:45 a.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Russell Keith Coufal, 73, of Lexington, was crossing Platt Springs Road when he was […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Robert John May III is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 13 before U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie. May pleaded guilty to five counts of distributing child sexual abuse material. U.S. Attorney Bryan Stirling and Homeland Security Investigations Acting Special Agent in Charge Kyle Burns will host a news conference following the sentencing […]
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It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of former Chief of the Cayce Public Safety Department, A.G. Dantzler, passed away on January 10, 2026. Chief Dantzler began working with the Cayce Department of Public Safety in 1959. After his retirement in 1998, Dantzler served as a Cayce volunteer fireman […]
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Statement from Tim James: “Our community has lost an icon who had a positive influence on anyone he knew. Chief A.G. Dantzler knew he wanted to be a public servant from a teenager,- he began his career in 1959, working tirelessly as a police officer, and as a volunteer firemen. Years later when City leadership developed […]
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Officers with the West Columbia Police Department made 99 arrests in the month of December. The response time average was 5:43. The information was included in the WCPD monthly statistical report for December, released Monday. Click here to see report data. The data report also shows there were 3,152 “Calls for Service in December and […]
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation will close the right westbound lane of Elmwood Avenue for bridge repairs on January 17 and 18, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The lane is expected to reopen by January 19. These dates may change depending on weather conditions. SCDOT asks that drivers slow down and pay […]
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