City Wide Litter Pick-Up Day and West Columbia Beautification Foundation Plant Sale is April 29
Take pride in the West Side! The City of West Columbia’s City Wide Litter Pick-Day is Saturday, April 29, 2023. Volunteers will meet at City Hall, 200 N. 12th Street, West Columbia, SC, at 9 AM, and disperse to different areas of the city for a litter pick-up. Volunteers must […]
Woman faces attempted murder charges after allegedly shooting into vehicle with a child inside
A Swansea woman faces multiple charges after shooting into a vehicle with a child inside Thursday morning. Shamara Janaye Greene, 20, is charged with possession of a weapon during a violent crime, stalking, discharging a firearm into a vehicle and two counts of attempted murder, according to arrest warrants. “Based […]
West Columbia Police arrest man in connection to July murder
Law enforcement officers with the West Columbia Police Department made an arrest, Sunday, following an investigation from a July 3, 2022 murder. Officers arrested 40-year-old Charles Edward Way of Lexington for the murder of Michael Crolley. West Columbia Police Officers responded to the 2600 block of Augusta Road in West […]
Gray Collegiate Academy Competitive Cheer team honored at the State House for winning State Championship
The Gray Collegiate Academy Competitive Cheer team were recognized at the South Carolina State House last week. The Gray team won the 2A-3A State Competitive Cheer Championship in the fall. The Lady War Eagles’ Head Coach is Griffin Woods. House Rep. Chris Wooten and House Rep. Micah Caskey are pictured […]
Irmo Fire responds to crash on I-26
Irmo Fire crews were on the scene of a multi vehicle collision involving a rollover Sunday afternoon. It happened on I-26 Westbound at mile marker 104. One lane was blocked, and traffic was backed up while crews worked to clear the site.
Man allegedly shot and killed by his grandson is identified by Lexington County Coroner
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of a man who was shot and killed during an incident at approximately 2:30 p.m. Friday in the 1400 block of Sunnyside Drive in Cayce. Click for a link to the original report of the shooting Fisher stated that Mr. Raymond […]
Dixie Youth Baseball – a rite of spring in the South – is back; opening ceremonies held Saturday
The crack – or ping – of the bat and fathers and mothers getting into the game could be heard at Wilson Howard Park in West Columbia. Youth baseball – a rite of spring in the South – is back. West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles, City Councilman Mickey Pringle, Brookland-Cayce […]
Juvenile allegedly shot and killed his grandfather and shot at his grandmother, arrested by Cayce Police
The Cayce Police Department apprehended and arrested a juvenile Friday afternoon after receiving a call that gunshots were fired inside of a home on Sunnyside Drive. The call came in to Cayce PD at approximately 3 p.m. The juvenile allegedly shot and killed his grandfather and shot at his grandmother. […]
Saluda River elementary school student, Maggie Campbell, wins Future Chefs Challenge
A fourth-grade Saluda River Academy for the Arts student is the winner of the 12th Annual Future Chefs Challenge. Maggie Campbell was the top chef in a field of 16 finalists, all third-, fourth- and fifth-graders representing their Lexington Two elementary schools. Finalists were selected from an original field of […]
Lexington to close some roads Saturday for 8th Annual Shamrock Parade
Chief Terrence Green would like to notify the Town of Lexington community of several road closures in downtown Lexington on Saturday, March 11, 2022, for the 8th Annual Shamrock Parade. The road closures and detours will begin at 12:30 p.m. with the closure of West Butler Street, from Columbia Avenue to […]
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