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A Lexington Police officer attempted to stop a vehicle on Roberts Street for a headlight being out and an expired license plate when the driver failed to stop for blue lights and continued driving at a high rate of speed. Due to the police department’s policy, those violations did not allow the LPD officer to […]
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The new 1,500-seat basketball arena aka “The War Zone” was opened on the campus of Gray Collegiate Academy, Friday night. Several dignitaries, along with school officials, turned out for the occasion at the West Columbia school. In the first games in the new site, Gray swept Fairfield Central. The Gray girls won, 56-37. The GCA […]
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If you are looking for a public event on MLK Day, the 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration will be held on Monday (Jan. 16) at 4 p.m. at MLK Park, 2300 Green Street. Columbia. This year’s keynote speaker is NBA Hall of Famer Alex English Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born […]
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Gregg Tuner of Thompson Funeral Home presents a $500 check to Alexis Sellers of Brickhouse Coffee. She is the VP of the WECO River District. The $50 is a donation to the WECO River District. The monthly WECO River District Meeting was held Thursday at Moseley Funeral Home on Meeting Street in West Columbia.
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The West Columbia Police Department said a 15-year-old girl from West Columbia has been found and she is safe.
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Lexington Two has its district spelling bee winner. After roughly an hour and nearly 170 words, Northside Middle School sixth-grader Ivy Smith, left, won. She will represent Lexington Two in the regional competition of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. She is shown with second-place finisher Emma Summers, competing in her first spelling bee; and third-place […]
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The Lexington Police Department is seeking the identity of a man who allegedly approached a victim at 6:50 a.m. on December 17, 2022, at Dollar General at 5146 Augusta Road in Lexington and presented a handgun. The man struck the victim in the head and stole items from the victim before running away. This is […]
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The City of West Columbia’s 2nd Thursday Night Meeting Street Artisan Market is this Thursday, January 12, from 4 PM – 8 PM, 425 Meeting Street, West Columbia. Local vendors will be selling their handmade items and Emerald Artistry will be onsite with free entertainment for the kids. Bring the family, enjoy the art, and […]
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