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Participants preparing for West Columbia’s April 20, Kinetic Derby Day and iMAGINE STEAM Festival family-friendly event, register now

 The City of West Columbia is gearing up for Kinetic Derby Day featuring iMAGINE on April 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It’s held on State and Meeting streets. The Kinetic Sculpture Parade leads the way, followed by soapbox and obstacle course racing. State Street transforms into the iMAGINE STEAM Festival, fostering creativity. The […]

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Lexington County Coroner identifies victim of fatal crash on Fish Hatchery Road

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident in the 5800 block of Fish Hatchery Road in the Pelion area of Lexington County at approximately 10:38 p.m. on Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Antonia Deshawn White, 32, of Columbia was the passenger in a pick-up truck traveling southbound […]

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Multiple railroad crossings in Lexington County, will be closed for maintenance and repairs starting Monday, Jan. 29

Multiple railroad crossings across the Midlands, including Lexington County, will be closed for maintenance and repairs starting Monday, Jan. 29. CSX Transportation announced in early January that their teams will be conducting routine maintenance and repairs on railroad crossings in Richland County starting Monday, Jan. 29. From there, the crews will work their way northwest […]

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Gov. Henry McMaster delivers State of the State address

State of the State Address Delivered Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at The State House, Columbia, S.C. Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of the General Assembly, my fellow South Carolinians: We are here tonight to address successes, challenges and opportunities. But first, as in prior years, I’d like to recognize those in uniform whom […]

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Lexington Police work crash near North Lake Drive, Wednesday

Lexington Police worked a crash in the vicinity of North Lake Drive and Round Knob Road, Wednesday. Emergency personnel were on hand to clear the road. Inbound lanes on North Lake Drive were blocked with the exception of one lane. The cause of this collision is failure to yield right of way.

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1 person dies in Lexington County crash

One person died in a crash on Fish Hatchery Road near Patricia Drive in Lexington County, around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, according to Cpl. David Jones of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Jones said a 1991 Ford F-150 was traveling south on Fish Hatchery Road when it ran off the road to the right, then over-corrected […]

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Lexington Medical Center President Tod Ausberger gives an update on the hospital at the C-WC Monthly Business Meeting

Tod Ausberger, President and CEO of Lexington Medical Center was the guest speaker at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Business meeting, Tuesday, at Stone River in West Columbia. Ausberger characterized LMC as the only local and independent health care facility with its headquarters on Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia. He said it is one of […]

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Gang Member Sentenced to 25 Years in Lexington County for Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Crack Cocaine

Brandan Lamont Richardson, a validated gang member, age 35, was convicted on Thursday, Jan. 11, by a Lexington County jury for Trafficking Methamphetamine over 100 grams, Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine. Circuit Court Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV, presided over the trial and sentenced Richardson to […]

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