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Gas line break at I-20 and Augusta Road in Lexington closes road, causes detour Thursday afternoon

TRAFFIC ALERT – AVOID AUGUSTA ROAD AND I-20 A gas line break has Augusta Road (US-1) and I-20 closed. All traffic on I-20 is being detoured through the Town of Lexington, SC from Sunset Blvd. and South Lake Drive. All traffic inbound and outbound on Augusta Road is being detoured […]

Music, shopping, dining – Everything you need for a great weekend in West Columbia

Are you looking for a fun weekend? There are a plethora of opportunities to enjoy in West Columbia’s River District, beginning with your Saturday morning. This Saturday, until Aug. 6, the Meeting Street Artisan Market will be open from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Beginning Aug. 6, the Meeting Street Artisan […]

Lexington Medical Center, USC form a partnership, 2 new facilities to be built in West Columbia

Lexington Medical Center has announced a partnership with the University of South Carolina. The two are forming the union to combat a nursing nursing shortage and to increase the number of primary care physicians. Lexington Medical Center will build a 50,000-square-foot state-of-the-art nursing simulation center and teaching space on the […]

Breakfast at Ruiz conducting soft opening at 116 State Street, West Columbia

Breakfast at Ruiz is conducting a soft opening at 116 State Street in West Columbia. The breakfast-brunch establishment opened a week ago (June 29.) Hours are 7 a.m. until 3 p.m., Tuesday -thru- Sunday.Breakfast at Ruiz currently has a limited menu, but will expand the menu after a grand opening […]

Cayce-West Columbia Rookie Baseball Champions honored by West Columbia City Council

The Cayce-West Columbia Rookie Dixie Youth Baseball Team was recognized at the West Columbia City Council meeting Tuesday night. The C-WC Rookie Ball Team won the 2022 District 4 State Championship and advanced to the State Tournament in Orangeburg in June. At the State Tournament, June 24-28. The C-WC Rookie […]

Officer Mike Brazell is the WCPD Officer of the Quarter

West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce recognized Officer Mike Brazell as the WCPD Officer of the Quarter during the West Columbia City Council meeting Tuesday night. Brazell was nominated by his shift supervisor for his character in general and his actions in helping an individual who was suffering a mental […]

Coroner says man found dead in West Columbia was beaten to death

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the man who was found dead near the 2600 block of Augusta Road in West Columbia on Sunday, at approximately 5 p.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Michael Lawrence Crolley, 62, of West Columbia was pronounced dead at the scene due […]

Lexington County man identified as victim in fatal jet ski accident on Lake Murray

The man who died in a jet ski accident on Lake Murray, Saturday, has been identified by Newberry County Coroner Laura Kneece. Christopher Day, 35, of Gaston died. He was being pulled on a tube behind a jet ski near Dreher Island State Park, when he hit another watercraft. The […]

4th of July is the biggest day of the year for Hite’s BBQ in West Columbia

The smell of smoking hickory and oak rose from the back door of Hite’s Barbeque on the Fourth of July. Cars full of hungry drivers filled the parking lot at 240 Dreher Rd, West Columbia. “It’s our biggest day of the year,” said David Hite, owner of Hite’s.Preparation begins for […]

Man dies in Lake Murray tubing accident and a body is recovered from drowning 2 weeks ago

A 35-year-old man riding on a tube behind a boat was killed after he hit a watercraft on Lake Murray, Saturday. The incident happened near Dreher Island State Park around 2:30 p.m., according to the SC Department of Natural Resources. The man was being pulled on a tube behind a […]