The Wooden Dead display is back for Halloween 2020
COVID-19 does not affect them. The zombies are are back for Halloween at 1705 Redbird Lane in West Columbia. The display of scary wooden figures are created by artist Jeff Matthews who lives at the house that has presented The Wooden Dead for the last five years. Matthews cuts out […]
Read More >>Airport High School holding drive-thru Trick-or-Treat
Airport High is inviting families in the community to enjoy some Halloween fun on Wednesday, October 28, at its annual Trick-or-Treat Lane. The school event, a favorite community tradition for more than 20 years, will be a drive-thru from 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. on the school campus, 1315 Boston Ave., West […]
Read More >>Brookland-Cayce swimmers set 5 school records at 3A State Championship
Brookland-Cayce High School swimmers set five new school records at the recent 3A State Championships at the North Charleston Aquatic Center. Highlights from the Brookland-Cayce’s girls meet, held Saturday (Oct. 10) include a fifth-place finish and a new school record by Kenlee Ann Cassella in the 500m Freestyle, and an […]
Read More >>Traffic circle coming to Fish Hatchery Road, in Lexington County
A traffic circle, for the sake of safety, is coming to Fish Hatchery Road at Busbee Road in Lexington County, according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation. The intersection will be turned into an “all-way” stop beginning Monday (Oct. 19.) The all-way stop will to remain in place until […]
Read More >>Cedarcrest Drive Bridge over I-20 in Lexington reopens Tuesday
A repaired bridge on Cedarcrest Drive over I-20, in Lexington, is reopening Tuesday afternoon, according to the SCDOT. The bridge was hit by a tractor-trailer in a fatal accident on Sept. 20. The crash damaged the columns and underside of the bridge. Construction crews have been working to restore the […]
Read More >>Lexington Police investigating shooting
Lexington Police detectives are investigating a shooting incident that took place Monday afternoon at the Park North Apartment complex on Brookhill Street West, in Lexington, according to Chief Terrence Green. At approximately 2:55 p.m., officers were dispatched to a shooting incident in the complex. Officers found a man inside an […]
Read More >>Lexington 2 will not implement, in-person class attendance before Nov. 12
Lexington Two School students will not go back to a five-day-a-week schedule before Nov. 12. That date is the end of the first nine weeks. District students now attend school in-person two days a week, or all virtually. “Right now we have a good plan,” said Lexington Two Superintendent Bill […]
Read More >>Lexington Police say at-risk teen is now home safe
Lexington Police detectives were seeking information on the whereabouts of a teenage runaway in crisis who left her home overnight, according to Chief Terrence Green. But she has been found and returned home safely. Monday morning, officers were dispatched to a residence on Creek Side Lane in the Town of […]
Read More >>Coroner confirms that body of missing USC teen found
Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the name of the individual who was located Sunday in Columbia. Samuel Laundon, 19, of Cary, North Carolina, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was found inside the Vulcan Quarry unresponsive. An autopsy revealed that Laundon died as a result of blunt […]
Read More >>West Columbia Beautification Foundation Recognizes Carpet One as Quarterly Featured Property
The West Columbia Beautification Foundation awarded the quarterly featured property to Carpet One Floor & Home, 1061 Sunset Blvd. The business received the award for the beautification of the building, entrance, and plantings around the new sign. Carpet One Floor & Home recently purchased the building and moved from their […]
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