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Overturned vehicle blocking lanes on I-26

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is reporting a crash on Interstate-26 westbound at Exit 116. Around 1:30, Tuesday, two left lanes were closed. A view from a SCHP interstate camera shows a truck or a camper overturned.

Crash causes traffic delay in Lexington Tuesday morning

The Lexington Police Department reported a collision on Sunset Boulevard in front of the Target shopping center around 10:30 a.m., Tuesday. the crash was affecting all lanes of traffic. The collision was caused by a driver disregarding the stop light because she was distracted by her pet who was in […]

Vice President Mike Pence scheduled to be in Columbia Tuesday

Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to be in Columbia Tuesday to discuss the reopening schools. Pence and his wife Karen will meet with Gov. Henry McMaster and his wife Peggy McMaster at the University of South Carolina to discuss efforts to fight COVID-19 , according to a release from […]

From West Columbia to New York City; An unexpected pleasure

By Terry Ward- I was filtering through some old photos and came across a file entitled NYC. It was June 2016, our anniversary, and my first trip to New York City. Airbnb was catching on, and my wife Lana, booked us in a six-story apartment building in Harlem. The flat […]

Woman dies after tree falls on her in boat on Lake Murray

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a fatal incident that occurred on Lake Murray on Saturday. The incident occurred at approximately 1 a.m. near Tom Drafts Point in Gilbert. According to Fisher, Ms. Kathryn Grayce Mullins, 20, of Statesboro, Georgia, was pronounced dead at an area […]

Do you know where the State Bank used to be in West Columbia?

This is a photo of the State Bank and Trust Company location in West Columbia in 1967. The photo came from an ad in the 1967 Airport High School Yearbook that is in the possession of Bill Mooneyhan. The building still exists and there is a business in the building […]

Is huge tenant coming to Sunset Court in West Columbia?

A big tenant is coming to Sunset Court in the 200 block of Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia, according to Horizon Commercial real estate. Sunset Court is across from Grecian Gardens and Food Lion. The company is marketing a 1600-sq-ft space at the west end of Sunset Court. Horizon said […]

3 candidates have filed for Cayce City Council Seat 3, Special Election

There will be a City of Cayce Council Special Election on Aug. 11, to fill the unexpired term the Seat District 3. The candidates for the seat are: Ann Bailey-Robinson, Robin Milton, and J Kelly Wuest, according to the South Carolina Election CommissionThe term for Council Seat 3 is set […]

Contributed by Joey Yandle: How God used hard times in life to grow a Southern church

Below is an article that ran in American Steeples Magazine: https://americanasteeples.com/ – It was submitted by Joseph Yandle of Brookland United Methodist Church in West Columbia. From Joey Yandle – Coronavirus? Covid-19? Those words are very frightening to most! Over the past few months, that is all we have heard […]

Lexington 2 going back Sept. 8, only 2 days a week, in-person

The Lexington Two School District Board met Thursday and approved a start date of Sept. 8 for the 2020-21 school year, following the recommendation of Gov. Henry McMaster. In-person classes will only be offered by the district for two days of the week. Virtual classes will be presented three days […]