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Due to the threat of inclement weather, the City of West Columbia will close all City parks beginning Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The City will notify the public when the parks reopen. As a precaution, our Cayce Parks, the Cayce Riverwalk and Cayce’s Timmerman Trail will be closed tomorrow, March 5, due to extreme weather; […]
The South Carolina Department of Transportation will conduct a temporary nighttime lane closure on the new bridge over the Saluda River (Exit 108 B-A) on March 5 beginning at 10 p.m. and ending at 4 a.m. This closure is necessary to complete the installation of new overhead signage over the bridge as part of Phase […]
According to the National Weather Service- Columbia, a strong cold front will approach the Lexington County area Wednesday morning bringing the risk of severe weather into early Wednesday afternoon. Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat. Strong winds are expected through the day with wind gusts around 40 mph through the afternoon.
News was trickling out over the weekend, via Facebook, that Ronnie Jeffcoat has passed away. Ronnie is the longtime owner of Ronnie’s Jewelers at 710 12th Street in West Columbia’s Triangle City. There was a wreath on the door of his business, Monday, and a sign that let customers know the jewelry store will reopen […]
A crew from the Irmo Fire District was on the scene of a vegetation fire near I-26 at Mile Marker 107, Monday morning. Crews also responded to several car accidents and three structure fires. And Irmo Fire District Engine No. 174 and a crew were deployed to help fight a large fire in Horry County. […]
Ivy Tyrone Richardson, Jr., a 54-year-old Gaston man, has been sentenced to twenty (20) years in prison following his conviction on charges of two (2) counts of Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature and Discharging a Firearm into an Occupied Vehicle. Circuit Court Judge William P. Keesley imposed the sentence after a […]
Kayla Martin, 34, of Cayce, was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking. Evidence presented to the court showed that Martin and Michael Tart were arrested in April 2022 after Richland County Sheriff’s Department and Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigators seized over a kilogram of methamphetamine and […]
Brookland-Cayce High School’s Sustainability Club joined Cayce City Councilman Byron Thomas and “Keep the Midlands Beautiful” for a community clean-up in the Frink Street area of Cayce, Saturday morning. It was covered by TV news station WLTX – The Clean-Up started at the One Love Convenience Store and included the Julius Felder Neighborhood.The BC Sustainability […]