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The City of West Columbia is gearing up for the award-winning 5th Annual Kinetic Derby Day featuring iMAGINE on April 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., on State and Meeting Streets, in West Columbia. The Kinetic Sculpture Parade kicks off the day and will feature participants dressed to represent their favorite cartoon characters (this […]
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Columbia Fire Department and Irmo Fire District units were on the scene of a fire Sunday. Crews worked to contain a fire that’s reached 3-Alarm status at The Hollows apartments off the 1300 block of Longcreek Drive. See video of the fire – Click here Crews responded to the complex shortly before 7 p.m. Upon […]
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Lexington County Fire Service has released data for the month of February. Click for link to published stats The fire service responded to: 20 Structure fires 16 wild fires, burning about 72 acres 26 Haz Mat incidents 5 technical rescues LCFS answered 1,682 compared to 1,752Jaunuary calls for service. Total losses in February: $532,700Total Amount […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested three teenage males in connection with an armed robbery and shooting in the Swansea area of Lexington County Wednesday evening. “After speaking with witnesses and victims, investigators determined one of the teens stole a gun out of a car at a gas station on Edmund Highway,” said Lexington County Sheriff […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced the arrest of James Leonard Carter, Jr. (age 20), of Elgin, on six charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators state Carter engaged in criminal sexual conduct with […]
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Michael Shawn Copson, 37, of Savannah, has pled guilty to two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – Second Degree in Lexington County General Sessions Court. Chief Administrative Judge Debra R. McCaslin sentenced Copson to two consecutive sentences of 14 years – totaling 28 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Under […]
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The South Carolina Senate adopted a Resolution, Tuesday, honoring Sen. Nikki Setzler. As of March 2, 2024, Setzler became the longest-serving senator in South Carolina’s history, surpassing former South Carolina Sen. L. Marion Gressette. The Resolution also authorizes the commissioning of a portrait of Senator Setzler that will be placed in the Senate Chamber. Senator […]
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Daylight Saving Time falls on the second Sunday in March, every year. This year it goes into effect at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 10. If you use your smartphone as an alarm, it will adjust automatically. For analog or a digital clock not connected to the Internet, you can set the clock one hour ahead before you go to […]
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