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September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. Children, especially those under the age of five, are the most-vulnerable in a home fire situation according to statistics from the American Red Cross. The Red Cross also attributes $280 million-a-year in property destruction because of children playing with fire. West Columbia Fire Chief Chris Smith advises all residents to have an adequate number of […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a man charged with six counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor. Michael Ray Stillinger, 53, is also charged with two counts of disseminating obscene material to a minor 12 years or younger, according to arrest warrants. “Our investigation started after a friend of the alleged victim shared information […]
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The Lexington Police Department reported a collision on East Main Street (US-1) near Library Hill Lane, after 1 p.m., Wednesday that affected inbound lanes. Police asked drivers to look for an alternate route while emergency crews were on the scene and worked to clear the road. By 2 p.m. the road was clear. The collision […]
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Crews from the West Columbia Police Department, West Columbia Fire and Lexington County EMS were on the scene of an accident between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., Wednesday. It occurred on Sunset Boulevard, at Hook Avenue, in West Columbia in front of the former Fred Anderson – now Pete Boulware – Toyota dealership.
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There’s been a change in stores in West Columbia. Overstock Bins will open at 9 a.m. Friday at the Dream Deals location in Sunset Court, 2271 Sunset Blvd. Stephen Hennessey is the owner of Overstock Bins. Overstock Bins is across from Food Lion and Grecian Gardens. Hennessey is moving Overstock Bins from the old K-Mart […]
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SC House Rep. Micah Caskey presented a SC House Resolution to Brookland-Cayce High School Principal Gregg Morton.The resolution is in recognition of the BCHS Boy’s Soccer Team’s State Championship in high school soccer. State Sen. Nikki Setzler of West Columbia honored the Brookland-Cayce Boys Soccer team and coaches with a resolution in the South Carolina […]
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Take a stroll on the Riverwalks in Cayce and West Columbia on a warm August evening. The river is like a sheet of metal in places and the purring of the flowing water is soothing. The river had been high over the weekend, swollen and brown. But on Monday the water-level was lower and a […]
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Mota Crosslinking Business Academy held the first European Business Day, Friday. European Business Day has also been proclaimed by the City of West Columbia and the City of Columbia. The festivities kicked off with guest speaker, Alan Geoghegan, of British and French descent sharing his experiences living and working in Europe. Tom Ledbetter, Associate Vice […]
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