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Gray Collegiate forced to schedule out-of-state football games after forfeits, SC High School League could possibly be restructured

Gray Collegiate Academy is being forced to schedule a couple of out-of-state teams this football season. Beginning this weekend the War Eagles will travel to play St. John’s College (Washington, D.C.) Another game will be Sept. 29 at home against Portal (Ga.) Gray will also travel to Clearwater Academy (Fla.) […]

Guide to the Meeting Street Music Fest, Saturday, Sept. 16, in West Columbia – Added features, including the Gamecocks on big screen TVs

It’s a big event and there will be some added features to Saturday’s Meeting Street Music Fest. The City of West Columbia’s first-ever Meeting Street Music Fest, on the 500 – 700 Blocks of Meeting Street, West Columbia on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 4 – 8 p.m. This highly anticipated […]

New Stop signs installed in the New Brookland Mill Village

The City of West Columbia is reporting that New Stop signs have been installed in the New Brookland Mill Village that is bordered by State Street and Alexander Road. A City Facebook post reads: “After residents requested speed control in the area, new stop signs were installed at Oliver and […]

Man gets 30 years for Lexington County murder, announced by SC AG Alan Wilson

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that, on Thursday, James Joseph Patterson, III, 26, of Columbia, was convicted by a Lexington County jury of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Judge Daniel Hall sentenced him to 30 years for murder and five […]

Hope Cup Golf Tournament, by the Taylor Watford Foundation, is Thursday, still time to register

The 5th Annual Hope Cup Golf Tournament is this Thursday, Sept. 14, at the Golden Hills Golf and Country Club in Lexington. It is presented by the Taylor Watford Foundation. Call Jade Watford at 803-465-4903 to register or Get more information at https://www.taylorwatfordfoundation.org/events2/ Tee times are available for 2 p.m. There […]

Truck hits house, results in minor injuries and substantial damage to the house

Irmo Fire units, and the Richland County EMS and the Irmo Police Department were on the scene of a truck-vs-house collision in the 300 block of Royal Tower, Saturday. The vehicle left the road and hit a house. There were minor injuries, but the house and the vehicle were heavily […]