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Prisma Health opening West Columbia Urgent Care Center

Prisma Health announces opening of their newest Urgent Care location in West Columbia. Offering convenient care, extended hours and a superior patient experience. The new location offers easy access to serve busy residential and commercial districts. For every location, walk-ins are welcome or patients can visit prismahealthurgentcare.org to book ahead at the […]

Gamecocks fall to Illinois in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

Illinois defeated South Carolina 21-17 in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Tuesday.The teams exchanged the lead five times in the game. Neither team led by more than one score. Illinois took its final lead on a Josh McCray touchdown run with 7:29 remaining. With a little more than three minutes […]

West Columbia Big Lots may not be closing

Is the West Columbia Big Lots at 3230 Augusta Road (US 1) going to close? Maybe not. Variety Wholesalers (Gordon Brothers Retail Partners) intends to acquire between 200 and 400 Big Lots stores, which it plans to operate under the Big Lots brand. Big Lots announced, before the deal with […]

It’s New Year’s Eve – Fireworks ordinances in effect in West Columbia, Cayce, Lexington, Springdale and Lexington County

West Columbia: In the City of West Columbia Fireworks can only be discharged from 9 AM on December 31 through 1:30 AM on January 1, 2025. Cayce: As we all look to celebrate the new year, our City, City of Cayce Police Department and City of Cayce Fire Department want […]

18-year-old arrested after West Columbia Police respond to a “shots fired” report, Saturday

West Columbia Police officers responded to a report of shots fired at the Bojangles at 12th Street and Augusta Road at around 5:30 p.m., Saturday. Two people were treated for non-life threatening injuries, related to the shots fired. Marterius Byrd, 18, was arrested Saturday evening on two counts of Attempted […]

Lexington Police respond to a collision on South Lake Drive at I-20, Sunday afternoon

Lexington Police responded to a collision on South Lake Drive (SC-6) at I-20 Sunday afternoon. The crash resulted in the outbound lanes and one inbound lane being closed. First responders were working to clean up the site of the crash around 5:30 p.m. All lanes were reopened and the collision […]

Large police presence at the corner of Meeting and 12th streets in West Columbia, Saturday night

A Facebook post reported a “LARGE West Columbia Police presence at Bojangles in Triangle City West Columbia.” Link to FB postThe poster said at least 6 possible gun shots, maybe 7, were heard before the WCPD arrived.There were 8 police cars present.

Driver fails to yield the right of way results in a collision in Lexington, Friday afternoon

A vehicle crash on Sunset Blvd (US-378) near I-20 in Lexington resulted in an outbound and inbound lane closing around 12:50 p.m. on Friday, according to Lexington Police. The collision was caused by a driver who failed to yield the right of way while turning onto Sunset Blvd. from a business […]