West Columbia Police investigating shooting
The West Columbia Police Department investigated a shooting incident that occurred on Double Branch Road, between Greenwood Road and North Brown Street, Wednesday. The victim’s injuries were non-life threatening. It is believed the incident was isolated, according the the WCPD. The general public was not in danger.
Read More >>Escaped fugitive, who caused school lockdowns in West Columbia, is caught
Daniel Hill who escaped from an ambulance while in custody, was captured before 10 p.m. Wednesday at a home on Lawrence Road in Red Bank. Before he was caught, Hill, age 30, was described as armed and dangerous. He was pursued for nine hours, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s […]
Read More >>C-WC Chamber Member Columbia Meats is your West Columbia go-to for beef, poultry, and pork
If you are looking for fresh, high-quality beef, poultry, pork and seafood, you can find it in West Columbia. Columbia Meats is at 1140 Carolina St. It’s across from behind Airport High School. Look for the big STOCK UP YOUR FREEZER sign. “Columbia Meats’ number one priority is customer […]
Read More >>Man in custody escapes from ambulance near intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Leaphart Road
UPDATE at 2:08 p.m.: Hill was last seen at the Bojangles on Augusta Hwy, 4863 Augusta Hwy, in the Ford truck. We are working to pull video from the Bojangles and surrounding businesses in a continued effort to find Hill. If you see Hill or the truck, please call 911. […]
Read More >>Lexington 2 schools had no internet access, phone lines were down, Wednesday
SERVICE WAS RESTORED LATER IN THE DAY – Reported earlier: Due to a power issue, Lexington School District Two schools do not have access to the internet and the phone lines are temporarily down. The school district reported the outage just before 11 a.m. Wednesday. A district email stated: “Dominion […]
Read More >>Byron Snellgrove, retiring Cayce Department of Public Safety Chief, receives Order of the Palmetto
Byron Snellgrove, retiring Cayce Department of Public Safety Chief, received the Order of the Palmetto for his 37 years of service to law enforcement in the state at the Cayce City Council meeting, Tuesday. State Sen. Nikki Setzler and Rep. Micah Caskey presented the Order of the Palmetto to Snellgrove. […]
Read More >>Ground broken in Springdale for Lexington 2’s new performing arts center
By Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two Communications – Lexington Two was joined by a host of district and school officials, local political and business leaders, and citizens Tuesday for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new performing arts center. Lexington Two’s district office will also move into the facility, so that […]
Read More >>40 seventh-and-eighth-graders selected for the Lexington 2 Honor Band
From Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two Schools – Forty Lexington Two seventh- and eighth-graders have been selected to perform in the Lexington Two Honor Band. The Honor Band is a two-day band clinic, scheduled this school year on March 3-4. Students will rehearse at Airport High School with master educator […]
Read More >>SC Highway Patrol seeks information regarding fatal Richland Co. Hit-and-Run
Incident: South Carolina Highway Patrol is seeking information about a Fatal Hit and Runcollision. An unknown vehicle was traveling north on US-321 (Fairfield Road) towardsCrane Church Road and hit a pedestrian. The pedestrian sustained fatal injuries as aresult of the collision. The suspect vehicle left the scene. When: Sunday, December […]
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