2 vehicles heavily damaged by fire in Columbia parking garage, Monday afternoon
Two vehicles were heavily damaged by fire Monday afternoon inside a parking garage on Assembly Street near Laurel Street. No cause of the fire was reported.Columbia Fire Department crews responded to a vehicle fire inside the parking garage shortly after 1:30 p.m. (Columbia Fire Department photos)
Precision Tune Auto Care has reopened at Ricky’s Tire and Auto Center location on Sunset Blvd. in West Columbia
Ricky’s Tire & Auto Center joined forces with Precision Tune Auto Care and has re-opened at 1534 Sunset Blvd. Ricky Branham was the owner of Ricky’s Tire & Auto Center. Ricky’s Tire and Auto closed in July. The new Precision Tune Auto Care is open with Ricky on board.
Temperatures to drop sharply Tuesday evening, cold is coming
Highs were in the mid-80s Monday, but be prepared because cold weather is coming. A cold front was headed toward Lexington County Monday night. With the cold front, temperatures are expected to drop on Tuesday for trick-or-treaters. Freezing conditions are possible on Wednesday morning, Make sure you prepare your 4 […]
New salon coming to State Street in West Columbia
The building at 124 State Street in West Columbia is the home of State Street Salon. It’s the space where Tall Oaks Boutique was. Tall Oaks moved out in late August. Now there are stations for cosmetology installed. No opening date has been announced, but the signage is on the […]
Airport, Brookland-Cayce, and Gray make high school football playoffs – See their opponents
The football playoffs start this Friday (Nov. 3) for the South Carolina High School League. All three area schools are in the playoffs. Airport (5-5) travels and Brookland-Cayce (8-2) and Gray (11-3) have homes games. See the opponents below: Airport at Westside Lake City at Brookland-Cayce Pelion at Gray Collegiate
Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigating a shooting
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting that happened Saturday morning in the 200 block of Two Notch Road in Lexington. One man was shot. No information about his condition has been given. Detectives were talking to neighbors in the area in an effort to collect statements. Crime […]
Driver is cut out of vehicle in Irmo after roll-over crash, Saturday
Irmo Fire crews and the Lexington County EMS were on the scene of a vehicle collision on Nursery Hill Road at Willow Creek Drive, Saturday. A vehicle rolled over and the driver had to be cut out of the vehicle. There were minor injuries reported for everybody involved. Nursery Hill […]
Brookland-Cayce defeats Gilbert to win the Region 5-3A championship
Brookland-Cayce defeated Gilbert, Friday night 28-21 to win the Region 5-3A championship. The game was played at BC. The game turned on a Jared Holmes interception early in the third quarter. The game was tied at 14, but the INT stopped the Indians’ drive at the BC 14-yard-line. BC then […]
Peggy Ledford at West Columbia’s Creative Sewing Machine Center is a Triangle City tradition and a meeting place for creative women
Creative Sewing Machine Center is an institution in West Columbia’s Triangle City. It has been open for 22 years, said Peggy Ledford. She is the owner. She opened the store with her husband Russ, He passed away in 2015. Click here for Website —- Click here for Facebook page “We […]
Driver arrested for DUI after car hits power pole and knocks out power around Lexington intersection
Signal lights in the area of downtown Town of Lexington were out for a while, Thursday morning after a vehicle struck a power pole. The intersection of Gibson Road and Bickley Road was closed for an extended period of time while Dominion Energy crews worked to restore power.The driver of […]
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