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A man has been sentenced to life in prison as punishment for the abduction and killing of a 4-year-old Lexington County girl in 1986. Thomas Eric McDowell, 63, was found guilty of first-degree burglary, kidnapping and murder in the case that began when Jessica Gutierrez vanished from her home on South Lake Drive in June […]
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Valentine’s Day is Wednesday (Feb. 14.) If you’re looking for a great gift to pamper your Valentine, Spa 131 offers an experience to enhance your mind, body, and spirit. The elegant spa at 131 State Street is owned by Marci Ruffin Delaney. She said a gift certificate to Spa 131 is an excellent way to show your […]
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State Street Salon is open for business at 128 State Street, West Columbia. It’s in the former location of Clark’s Beauty Shop. Kelly Howell, a USC graduate with a masters, who taught first-grade for 10 years is the owner. The Clark family owned Clark’s Beauty Shop that opened at the site in the 1940s. Randy […]
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Lexington County narcotics agents arrested a West Columbia man last month accused of trafficking meth, cocaine and fentanyl. David Matthews, 51, is charged with trafficking meth, trafficking cocaine, trafficking fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, six counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and seven counts of possession […]
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Justin Stewart Goff, age 34, and Steven Allen Loan, age 36, pled guilty in Lexington County on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Goff pled guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Unlawful Conduct Towards a Child. Loan pled guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine, second offense. Circuit Court Judge William P. Keesley sentenced both Goff and Loan to fifteen (15) […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of William Michael Shuford (age 71), of West Columbia, on five 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 from the Attorney General’s Office, also a member of […]
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The New West Columbia Newsletter for February and March includes updates from Mayor Tem Miles and City Council members. The newest edition also contains an interview with Black Rooster’s Kristian Niemi. The restaurant switched over and now serves Italian food. There are also articles on Scratch N’ Spin record store in Triangle City and a […]
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WEST COLUMBIA, SC — When DeAndrei Carson took the helm as coach of Pine Ridge Middle School’s boys basketball team, he had big shoes to fill – his late father’s. Rich Gibson, better known as “Coach Rich,” was a beloved coach, mentor, and father figure at the Lexington Two middle school and around the Pine […]
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