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On Jan. 17, a gunman held police officers at bay from the fifth story of the Hilton Garden Inn in West Columbia. After a six-hour stand-off that resulted in the closing down of Sunset Boulevard and many other restaurants and businesses in the area, the gunman was taken into custody with no one being killed. […]
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Investigators from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department were on the scene, Thursday, in the 200 block of Longs Pond Road looking into what led up to a shooting that injured a man. Based on preliminary information they’ve gathered, shots were fired after two women and two men were fighting. One man was shot in the […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has been working since Wednesday night to locate Neville and Bre Ritchey. Their foster father told the Sheriff’s Department he was the last one to see the siblings near their Rose Hill Court home. All signs point to the boy and the girl leaving home together and willingly.Deputies don’t have […]
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Daniel Scott Burgess, 39, of West Columbia, was sentenced to 6.5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that between November 10, 2018, and September 5, 2021, law enforcement from various jurisdictions in Richland, Lexington, and Berkeley Counties […]
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The new school year is upon us. Teachers returned to school on Monday (July 31) and students will report for the first day of class on Monday, Aug. 7. There are several Lexington County School District Two schools in West Columbia. The district is comprised of 8,641 students in grades pre-kindergarten-to-grade-12. Also, Gray Collegiate Academy is a charter […]
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West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles has been included in the Post and Courier newspaper’s Columbia’s 2023 Power List. Several Facebook posters congratulated Miles for his inclusion on the list. (Click here to see Facebook post) Miles was cited for his unwavering and excellent service to citizens and businesses of West Columbia.
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The Lexington Police Department reported around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday that spilled load from a dump truck resulted in an inbound lane of West Main Street (US-1) at George Street being closed.police asked drivers to avoid the area if possible until the roadway is cleared and reopened. (LPD photos)
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Lexington County Fire Service responded to a commercial structure fire in the 4600 block of Edmund Highway near South Congaree, before noon Wednesday. Two lanes of Edmund Highway were shut down while emergency crews worked. By 1 p.m. the Lexington County Fire Service reported Edmund Highway had reopened and that the scene was under control. […]
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