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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a multi-vehicle accident at the intersection of Augusta Highway and Olde Farm Road in the Lexington area of Lexington County at approximately 2:30 p.m., Tuesday. According to Fisher, Mrs. Lelar Mae Dunn, 69, of Batesburg was the passenger in a vehicle traveling northbound […]
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There are four open seats on the Lexington Two School Board. The election to fill those seats is scheduled for Nov. 5. Abbott “Tre” Bray and Liz Chitty Castles are currently on the school board and they are running to retain their seats. In all, nine candidates have filed to run. Longtime board members Beth […]
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Gov. Henry McMaster was in a historic building on the grounds of Savage Craft Ale Works in West Columbia, Wednesday, for the ceremonial signing of a bill which extends the state’s Abandoned Buildings Tax Credit through 2035. The bill also increases the maximum tax credit that can be earned in a year from $500,000 to […]
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At the West Columbia City Council meeting, Monday, Anna Huffman introduced a video that features many of the sites of West Columbia, including restaurants, its unique residential neighborhoods, shops and the scenic West Columbia Riverwalk and the Congaree River. The Video is narrated by Huffman who is the West Columbia Director of Public Relations and […]
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The City of West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Market is this Thursday, Aug. 22. There are only two more chances this summer to shop with the local vendors, and then it will be back for the Meeting Street Music Fest on September 7, Fall Back Fest on November 1, and the first three Saturdays in […]
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James Austen Gillespie, 33, of Lexington, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to production of child sex abuse materials. * Evidence presented to the court showed that on July 11, 2021, Gillespie used his cellphone to edit himself into two compromising images of a nude minor child. United States District […]
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Barbara Jane’s Boutique in the Granby Village shopping center (at 1505 Charleston Hwy, Ste. B-10 West Columbia) is hosting a Stuff a Bag 50% off Charity Sale this coming Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24. The details are: purchase a bag for $10.00. Stuff the bag (bag must be able to shut and nothing […]
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Units from the Irmo Fire District responded a structure fire early Tuesday morning in an assisted living facility in the 900 block of Columbia Avenue. Fire and EMS crews worked to evacuate residents and extinguish the fire. Fire damage was limited to a laundry room and did not extend into the rest of the structure. […]
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