NEWS
Tubing, Kinetic Derby Day giant slide, and a shower area at Riverwalk highlight West Columbia spring
Are you ready to get outside and enjoy the spring? If so, West Columbia is the place to be. Palmetto Outdoor tubing trips down the Congaree River begin in mid-April. Kinetic Derby Day, with a giant slide, is April 22. And a new shower and restroom at Riverwalk Park is scheduled to be open before May. Those […]
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Teen found and is safe – The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department was working to locate 17-year-old. She was last seen Sunday when she left her home. She is 5’1″ and weighs 153 pounds. Elizabeth suffers from medical issues and takes prescribed medication every day.
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A subject who barricaded himself in the Hilton Garden Hotel on McSwain Drive in West Columbia was taken into custody, between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce. The subject faces attempted murder, discharging a firearm, and a possible domestic violence charge.The stand-off escalated after police made contact […]
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As a part of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Parade of Lights the cities will be highlighted and the businesses will be promoted. The Parade is at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. To steal a line from the 1970s song “Convoy” there will even be a “Bear in the Air.” Saturday will offer a whole day of […]
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Cayce singer and songwriter Ken McMurray has not hit it big, but that won’t stop him. “I love playing music and I love writing songs,” McMurray said. He has been at it for more than 20 years and he’s still going strong. McMurray will play The Taylor Boys 17th Annual Christmas Extravaganza at The Senate […]
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Jim Sonefeld, drummer for Hootie and the Blowfish, recounted his story of addiction to redemption at the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast, Tuesday. “What a wonderful message,” said Tim James, C-WC president. “He spoke from the heart.”In 1995, the careers of the members of Columbia-based Hootie and the Blowfish took off after an appearance on the […]
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At Monday’s Special West Columbia City Council meeting, approval on first reading of West Columbia redistricting map failed with a 4-4 vote. There is an even number of council members currently because of the resent resignation of Dist. 3 Councilwoman Casey Hallman. Council will hold a special meeting at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to vote again […]
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The Cayce Police Department and the Lexington 2 school district hosted the Blossom and Beau’s Spring Ball Saturday evening. Culinary Arts students from the Lexington Two Innovation Center and the Fulmer Middle School Beta Club helped treat many of the district’s special education students to pizza, chicken wings and punch after they worked up an […]
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