The loss of Mayor Bobby Horton leaves a sad void and poignant memories for a West Columba family
By Terry Ward – Former West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton was a neighbor and a friend. I watched as he was wheeled into an ambulance from his home on Saturday, June 24. It was the last time I talked to him. Less than a week later, on Thursday, June 29, he passed away. But […]
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Cayce-West Columbia World Series-bound baseball team will hold a car wash on Saturday
The Cayce-West Columbia World Series Dixie Youth Baseball Ozone All-Stars will hold a car wash on Saturday, July 22, from 11 AM- 5 PM at Ruby Tuesday at 2504 Augusta Road in West Columbia. C-WC won the State Championship and will play in the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series in […]
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West Columbia man and woman arrested after drugs found during home visit probation check, according to Lexington County Sheriff
A West Columbia man and woman face charges after agents allegedly found drugs in their home during a home visit probation check-in. Jamie Spencer, 45, is charged with trafficking fentanyl 28 grams or more, trafficking meth 100 grams to 200 grams, two counts of felony possession of a firearm or […]
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2 arrested by Lexington County Deputies for their roles in 2021 shooting, armed robbery
Lexington County deputies have arrested two men accused of shooting into a house during an armed robbery in 2021. Khartae Tyuan Bethel, 20, and Darreun Hampton Miller, 19, are charged with two counts of attempted murder, kidnapping and armed robbery, as well as discharging a weapon into a dwelling and […]
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New housing in West Columbia’s River District in high demand, a boost for local businesses
Buyers are rushing to the West Columbia housing market and that is creating traffic for local businesses. Construction began on St. Anns Alley in February of 2020. St Anns Alley, in the WECO River District, was billed as an in-town community of 34 single-family homes in the booming West Columbia River District. […]
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Plans for a massive development on Lake Murray have been withdrawn according to a Town of Lexington release
Developers have withdrawn plans to construct a 94-acre project, known as Smallwood Cove, on Lake Murray. The Town of Lexington announced the change of plans, Wednesday. The owners of land that had been marked for a lakefront resort near Lake Murray have withdrawn their consideration to annex multiple parcels of […]
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Donald Trump to speak in Columbia at SCGOP’s Annual Silver Elephant Gala on Aug. 5
Republican leaders, officials, and activists will celebrate the South Carolina Republican Party’s 56th Annual Silver Elephant Gala. President Donald J. Trump has been selected as this year’s keynote speaker. WHAT: 56th Annual Silver Elephant Gala, hosted by the South Carolina Republican Party. This is the longest standing Republican event in South […]
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Guns, marijuana, and stacks of counterfeit money seized by Lexington Police after traffic stop
Overnight, Tuesday, what started as a traffic stop, by Lexington Police, for several violations ended with two arrests. Police also seized two stolen guns out of Richland County, a half pound of marijuana, and several stacks of counterfeit money with the Bravo Shift of the LPD Patrol Division. The individuals […]
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Man sentenced to 22 years for break-in involving gunfire and the taking of a toddler and fleeing from West Columbia home
Jeremy Gerome Junious, a 35-year-old Columbia man, pled guilty to Burglary First Degree last week in Lexington County and was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Thomas W. Cooper to 22 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Under South Carolina law, burglary first degree is categorized as a violent, […]
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Cayce Police on the scene of Knox-Abbott crash
A unit from the Cayce Police Department was on the scene of an accident on Knox-Abbott Drive, in Cayce, Tuesday after 6 p.m. A pickup truck hit a utility poll. Police were on the scene until the accident site was cleared.
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