23-year-old dies in Columbia Airport Expressway crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident on the Columbia Airport Expressway in West Columbia. The incident occurred Sunday at approximately 5:15 p.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Alexander R. Jeffcoat, 23, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene due to his […]

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Bobby Horton receives award from Keep America – and Midlands- Beautiful

Bobby Horton, who just finished his term as West Columbia mayor received the Green Elected Official Midlands Green Award for 2019, Horton accpted the award at the Keep America – and Midlands- Beautiful Gala at the River Center at Saluda Shoals Park, Friday night.

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Airport, BC, and Gray fall in 3rd round of state football playoffs

Local Friday night football scores Ridge View 35, Daniel 28 (Thursday) Dutch Fork 48, Fort Dorchester 0 Myrtle Beach 35, Airport 10 Hartsville 22, Brookland-Cayce 21 Dillon 34, Gilbert 27 Saluda 56, Southside Christian 42 Abbeville 38, Gray Collegiate 35 Hammond 49, Laurence Manning 21

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Gray Collegiate QB Hunter Helms, Columbia Touchdown Club Player of The Year

Gray Collegiate QB Hunter Helms was recognized Thursday at the Columbia Touchdown Club luncheon as the Midlands’ Football Player of The Year. He was the only Midlands player selected multiple times by the State Newspaper readers as the Player of the Week. Helms won that distinction four times in 2019 […]

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Nephron CEO Lou Kennedy ends her term as S.C. Chamber president

Nephron CEO Lou Wood Kennedy has wrapped up a year of serving as South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Chairwoman. Under Kennedy’s leadership, the business community made a difference for Chamber members and taxpayers alike. She is passing the gavel to Spinx Company CEO Steve Spinks.

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West Columbia Meeting Street Artisan Market has expanded and has new hours

The City of West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Market is open every Saturday, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., through December 21, under the pavilion and now expanded into the parking lot at 425 Meeting Street in the Interactive Art Park. The market includes vendors selling original art, crafts, foods, […]

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Lexington woman dies in vehicle crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a motor vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Fox Branch, Smith Pond and Rawl Roads near Lexington. The incident took place at approximately 12:30 afternoon, Thursday. According to Fisher, Ms. Donna L. Lesperance, 66, of Lexington […]

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Affordable Medical Equipment building new facility on Sunset Boulevard

Affordable Medical Equipment has been at 1538 Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia since 2007. But that is going to change in the next 12 months. Affordable Medical Equipment is building a new facility at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Botanical Parkway. “We’re building a bigger facility,” said Chris Carpenter. […]

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U.S. Deputy Education Secretary Mick Zais visits Gray Collegiate in West Columbia

Education architects are rethinking the traditional educational model in an effort to better prepare students for success. That is the message of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Mick Zais. Zais also served as the S.C. Superintendent of Education from 2010 until 2014.He was the president of Newberry College for 10 […]

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Woman walking in road, struck and killed, in Lexington

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the pedestrian who died as a result of being struck by a vehicle Wednesday, in Lexington, at approximately 9:20 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Lake Drive.  According to Fisher, Ms. Terry B. Aughtry, 60, of Lexington was walking in the road […]

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