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Football and athletic director coach Andre Cook is leaving Airport High School after one season. Mauldin High School confirmed the hiring of head coach Andre Cook to the head coaching position Monday. In a Tweet, Airport Principal Matt Airport principal Matt Schilit noted the change. “Airport High will soon be looking for our next Athletic […]
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The Soiree on State returns to Cayce’s State Street from 2 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 25. Once again, the city has partnered with the Avenues Neighborhood Association to combine the Cayce Festival of the Arts with Soiree on State. This partnership includes more artists, a free kid’s area with inflatable obstacle courses, face painting […]
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The City of West Columbia’s Riverwalk Park Amphitheater entrance and parking lot, at 109 Alexander Road, West Columbia, will be closed beginning on Wednesday, March 22, for renovations and repairs on the amphitheater bathrooms. Please use the Moffatt Street entrance and parking at 100 Riverside Drive, West Columbia.
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Airport High School’s Army JROTC drill team brought home another top honor this past weekend, finishing first overall in the 4th Brigade Best of the Best Drill Team Championship. It’s a title the Golden Talon team has held since 2014. Airport’s team competed in the invitation-only event against 15 of the top Army JROTC drill […]
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Curley Brooks, Jr., 47, of Lexington, was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. Evidence presented to the Court showed that the police were conducting a parcel inspection at the FedEx Express Hub in West Columbia when a K-9 gave a positive alert to a package. As […]
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On Friday, March 24, the I-77 northbound bridges from the I-26 Interchange to the Bluff Road exit (Exit 5) will be CLOSED for repairs from March 24 to April 3. The Southbound bridges will be closed for repairs in late April, according to SCDOT. Local drivers are instructed by the SCDOT to take local roads […]
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From the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office – Victoria Coxe Threatt, a 54-year-old West Columbia woman, was convicted this week by a Lexington County jury of Trafficking Methamphetamine, Possession with intent to Distribute Marijuana, and Possession of Oxycodone. Chief Administrative Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV, presided over the trial and sentenced Threatt concurrently to 25 years […]
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Officers with the West Columbia Police Department responded to Walmart located at 2401 Augusta Road Saturday at 2:16 p.m. in reference to a bomb threat, according to the WCPD. Officers worked with Walmart’s staff to evacuate the store. The WCPD contacted SLED for help assessing the scene. Investigators are working to determine the validity of […]
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