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The City of West Columbia’s 8th Annual Fall Back Fest is Friday, Nov. 1, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the 100-300 blocks of State Street. The free event welcomes the community and visitors to celebrate the fall season with live music, art, food, and drinks. Local artists will paint temporary murals on the street […]
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First fatality report – Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died from the result of a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident in the 800 block of Chris Drive, in West Columbia on Monday, Oct. 21, shortly before 9:30 p.m. According to Fisher, Mrs. Heidi M. Bahrs, 49, of West Columbia was in […]
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A message below published by the Piggy Park Family: (Click here for a link to message on FB) “We are absolutely devastated to share that we suffered a horrible fire last night at our headquarters at Maurice’s Piggie Park, 1601 Charleston Highway, West Columbia. The BBQ Pits, food preparation and processing plant facilities, and our […]
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Three Lexington School District Two educators have been awarded Bright Ideas grants from Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative for innovative school projects. Kimberly Hardin, a science teacher at Brookland-Cayce High School, was awarded $1,000 for her project, “How Do Dissolved Gases Get in Water?” The grant will purchase dissolved glass probes that will allow students in her […]
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Maurice’s Piggie Park BBQ in West Columbia caught on fire Saturday night. West Columbia Fire Department Fire crews with Cayce Fire, Lexington County Fire Service, CFD, Columbia Fire and Irmo Fire units were on the scene in the 1600 block of Charleston Hwy.The distribution center, food processing facility and offices behind the restaurant burned around […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident in the 900 block of Highway 178, three miles north of Pelion in Lexington County on Thursday at approximately 7:17 p.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Robert W. Barrs, 74, of Pelion was walking across Highway 178 when he […]
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The architect firm of LS3P cut the ribbon on its new office in West Columbia, Thursday. It’s at : 103 State Street in the Brookland Development. The ribbon-cutting was a joint ribbon cutting with the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce and the Lexington Chamber. LS3P is based in Charleston, said Mary Beth Branham who manages […]
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation has closed Exit 73B from I-20 Eastbound to SC 277 for emergency repairs to a damaged shoulder. The exit is expected to be reopened by Monday. As part of this closure, a detour has been put in place. The detour will utilize Alpine Road and I-77. A map of […]
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