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West Columbia Sanitation, with the WCPD and SCDOT clean up under I-26 bridge

Did you see a lane closed on Augusta Road at the I-26 Spartanburg/Charleston ramp last Thursday. There was a reason. The City of West Columbia sanitation department, the SC Department of Transportation and the West Columbia Police Department cleaned up trash from under the bridge on US 1 and I-26, […]

Which intersections had the most crashes in West Columbia in August?

West Columbia Police Department has released its data for the month of August. The West Columbia Police Department responded to 3,059 calls in August. Down from 3,131 in July.There were 107 collisions responded to, compared to 84 the month before. Top locations for car crashes were: Augusta Road and Wade […]

Obituary of Peggy Deen Pinner

Peggy Deen Pinner, 84, of Laurel Crest Retirement Community West Columbia, SC passed away Friday, September 3, 2022, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Joe Pinner; children, Michael Pinner (Diane), Ventura, CA, Gregg Pinner (Paula), West Columbia, SC; grandchildren; Danica Pinner (Nick Campbell) […]

West Columbia Artist Kevin Pettit paints mural at State and Spring streets

If you have been to dine at Café Strudel on State Street, you may have noticed something new this summer on the building next door. West Columbia Artist Kevin Pettit adorned the south wall of the Desa Ballard Law Firm at 226 State St. He painted a mural on Spring […]

Crash in Lexington alters traffic pattern

The Lexington Police Department asked drivers to please use caution on Augusta Road (US 1) at Interstate 20, Saturday afternoon. A collision had reduced the outbound lane traffic to one lane (right lane is the open lane.) Emergency personnel was in the area. All lanes of traffic were eventually opened. […]

Firefighters are able to contain blaze at Lexington Green Condos Friday morning

Columbia Fire Department crews along with the Irmo Fire District put out an apartment fire that broke out at Lexington Green Condos Friday morning. Crews responded to the property off of the 1200 block of Bush River Road just before 9:15 a.m. Black smoke was seen pushing from one apartment […]

West Columbia Fire Department helps extinguish Lexington County fire

The West Columbia Fire Department worked a house fire with Lexington County Fire Services and the Cayce Fire Department in the 2900 block of Oswald Dr. Flames were visible from the home when crews arrived. The blaze was extinguished and brought under control within 15 minutes. There were no injuries […]

West Columbia restaurants anticipate the beginning of college football, Saturday

College football is a boon to some of West Columbia River District businesses. The University of South Carolina plays its first football game of 2022 this Saturday (Sept. 3.) The Gamecocks open the season at 7:30 pm., versus Georgia State. Clemson opens versus Georgia Tech at 8 p.m. on Labor […]

22 men arrested in potential sexual predator operation in Lexington County

Undercover investigators have arrested 22 more men as part of an operation over the past several months targeting potential sexual predators trying to contact children for sexual activity. “These arrests bring our arrest total to 33 suspects from the operation we hosted earlier this year with the Lexington Police Department […]

Airport High grad, USC track star, Jayla Jamison wins 2 silver medals for Team USA

(From USC Athletics) Airport High School graduate and USC track star Jayla Jamison took home a pair of silver medals for Team USA in the 2022 U20 Track & Field World Championships in in Cali, Colombia in August. Jamison captured silver in the 200-meter dash and aided the United States […]