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Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 9- 15. Fire Prevention Week began in 1922 and this is the 100th year of observing it. During Fire Prevention Week, children, adults, and teachers learn how to stay safe in case of a fire. Firefighters provide lifesaving public education in an effort to drastically decrease casualties caused by fires. […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the individual who died in a vehicle collision in the 1500 block of South Lake Drive in Lexington at approximately 2 a.m. on Saturday. According to Fisher, Mr. Connor George Ilisie, 17, of West Columbia was traveling westbound on South Lake Drive when the vehicle he was driving crossed […]
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Gray Collegiate Academy won its fourth game in a row Thursday night. The War Eagles defeated Columbia High School by a score of 70-0. Gray is now 4-0 in region play. Gray is now 4-3 on the season.
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The recreational use of the Congaree River has been a major benefit to West Columbia, especially in the summer months. River outfitters conduct tubing trips down the river and many of those tubers exit the river at the West Columbia Riverwalk Park. The river as an eco-tourism attraction means that many more users are in […]
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The SC Emergency Management Division predicts Hurricane Ian will make landfall on the South Carolina coast as a Category One hurricane. Lexington County should prepare for high wind and large volumes of rain. Lexington County is under a tropical storm warning and is expected to experience the effects from Tropical Storm Ian including strong winds, […]
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I Heart Mac and Cheese held a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Celebration, Wednesday at 2712 Emmanuel Church Road, West Columbia. It’s in the Three Fountains area. A crowd grew for the grand opening because the first 10 customers got free mac and cheese – once a week- for a year. The Greater Cayce-west Columbia […]
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The Columbia Lions Club donated a plastic composite bench for Guignard Park in Cayce, Wednesday. Lions Club President Winn Fitzgerald said the bench was made by Trex (Trex Composite Decking) from recycled materials. Trex made the chair after the Lions Club gave them 500 pounds of recyclables that went into the chair. “We collected 500 […]
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With forecasts of inclement weather associated with Hurricane Ian, Lexington Two schools will move to an eLearning day on Friday, September 30. All after-school activities, programs and athletic events that were scheduled for Friday are canceled or have been rescheduled. The district will continue to monitor weather conditions for Thursday evening’s athletic events, in case […]
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