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Crave Artisan Market is now open at 725 Meeting St. in West Columbia

Louis and James Williams have opened Crave Artisan Market at 725 Meeting St. It’s in the former Primal Gourmet building, beside the new location of Brickhouse Coffee. West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles was in for lunch Wednesday, Crave’s first day open. Crave specializes in regional products, artisan sandwiches, and salads […]

Retail space, a grocer and residential units, with a pool, are possibilities for Capitol Square redevelopment

The West Columbia City Council has seen a rendering of what the potential development of Capitol Square could look like. The rendering is included in West Columbia’s 2024 Updated Redevelopment Plan. Capitol Square is owned by Baker Commercial Properties and there are plans to develop the site. The last tenant […]

Man who was shot and killed is identified by Lexington County Coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of a man who was shot outside of his residence in the 1000 block of Calvary Church Road in the Swansea area of Lexington County on June Tuesday. Coroner Fisher states that Mr. Robert Todd Bailey, 60, of Swansea was pronounced […]

Lexington County man charged with shooting and killing a man and injuring another

A Swansea man is accused of shooting two men, one of whom died, Tuesday morning after a fight with one of them days earlier. Joey Len Inabinet Jr., 29, is charged with murder, attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and possession of a weapon by a […]

Carlisle Kennedy defeats Katrina Shealy in Primary Run-Off for Dist. 23 Senate seat in Lexington County, Jason Guerry wins Dist. 26 Run-Off

Republican Challenger Carlisle Kennedy defeated Incumbent Sen. Katrina Shealy in the GOP Primary run-off, Tuesday for State Senate Seat 23 in Lexington County. Jason Guerry defeated Chris Smith in the GOP Primary for Senate Dist. 26. Guerry will face Russell Ott in the Nov. General election. District 26 is the […]

Royce Shannon of Dominion Energy speaks at the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast

Royce Shannon, Dominion Energy’s director of electric operations, spoke at the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast Tuesday. He talked about how Dominion Energy delivers power to homes and businesses. Shannon said the most-frequent reason for power outages was fallen trees. He also said repair crews work to isolate […]

Five Below is coming to Parkland Plaza in Cayce

Five Below is coming to Parkland Plaza in Cayce. The space beside East Bay Deli is where the new store is being planned for. It’s the former Jewelry Warehouse block. A banner sign on the building says Five Below Coming soon in the Fall 2024. The sign also says “Now […]

Lexington Police conducting checkpoints on Tuesday

The Lexington Police Department will be conducting several Public Safety Checkpointson Tuesday, June 25, in the Town of Lexington, according to Chief Terrence Green. Officers will be conducting the Public Safety Checkpoints in response to collision incidents, Citizen Traffic Complaints, and previous enforcement in this area focused on speeding andunsafe […]

Stacey Baker selected as director of career and technology, based at the Lexington 2 Innovation Center

Lexington School District Two announces the hiring of a director for career and technology for the 2024-2025 academic year. Stacey Baker, an Airport High School graduate who most recently served as an assistant principal at Richland Two’s Spring Valley High School, has been selected as director of career and technology. […]