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Roof collapses and significant damage to apartment complex worked by Irmo Fire and Columbia Fire Department

Columbia Fire Department and Irmo Fire District units were on the scene of a fire Sunday. Crews worked to contain a fire that’s reached 3-Alarm status at The Hollows apartments off the 1300 block of Longcreek Drive. See video of the fire – Click here Crews responded to the complex […]

3 teens charged in Lexington County shooting, and armed robbery

Lexington County deputies have arrested three teenage males in connection with an armed robbery and shooting in the Swansea area of Lexington County Wednesday evening. “After speaking with witnesses and victims, investigators determined one of the teens stole a gun out of a car at a gas station on Edmund […]

Lexington County deputies arrest man on charges of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, and manufactured files of child sexual abuse material

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced the arrest of James Leonard Carter, Jr. (age 20), of Elgin, on six 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 state Carter engaged […]

Sen. Nikki Setzler becomes the longest-serving senator in South Carolina’s history – Portrait of Setzler to be placed in the Senate Chamber

The South Carolina Senate adopted a Resolution, Tuesday, honoring Sen. Nikki Setzler. As of March 2, 2024, Setzler became the longest-serving senator in South Carolina’s history, surpassing former South Carolina Sen. L. Marion Gressette. The Resolution also authorizes the commissioning of a portrait of Senator Setzler that will be placed […]

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday – West Columbia’s BrickHouse Coffee and The Hideout in Weco can help put some bounce in your day

Daylight Saving Time falls on the second Sunday in March, every year. This year it goes into effect at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 10. If you use your smartphone as an alarm, it will adjust automatically. For analog or a digital clock not connected to the Internet, you can set the clock one hour […]

Bailee Hutto, Saluda River elementary student, recognized by West Columbia City Council

From West Columbia Public Information Director Anna Huffman – West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles and City Council approved a resolution recognizing Bailee Hutto, a 10-year-old Saluda River Academy for the Arts student. Bailee played an intricate role in the care for her father who passed away from cancer while continuing […]

MOTA ENTERPRISES and Mota Crosslinking Business Academy to celebrate 4th annual SC Women Leaders in Business Day Friday

MOTA ENTERPRISES and Mota Crosslinking Business Academy to celebrate the 4th annual SC Women Leaders in Business Day Proclamation in March 8th at 11 am. 633 12th Street, West Columbia. During this diverse event, the audience will witness the readings Proclamations of local counties and state recognition as SC Women […]

West Columbia City Council moves to annex nuisance property on Pinecrest Avenue

At Tuesday’s West Columbia City Council meeting, council passed “First Reading Consideration of an Ordinance to Annex a Total of .49 Acres of Property”…(Also Known as 110 Pinecrest Ave., West Columbia.) The property, that sits off of Augusta Road near the Murphy’s gas station, is the source of a high […]