Black Rooster restaurant to open in Brookland development, according to post

A post appeared on the Brookland SC Facebook page Tuesday. According to the post, Black Rooster restaurant is going to open in Building One of the Brookland development in West Columbia. Post is below: Coming to Brookland this Fall: @blackroostersc! Local Columbia chef and restauranteur @kristianmn will be opening up […]

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Wilton Road dam repair could be in the next 12 months with SCDOT plan

A public forum with the South Carolina Department of Transportation to discuss road projects took place at Platt Springs Methodist Church in Springdale Monday night. One of the topics addressed was the repair of the dam on Wilton Road. The road has been impassable since an earthen dam on the […]

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2018 Rhythm on the River fall concert schedule released, changed to Fridays

The GCWC Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Rhythm on the River Fall Series is presented by House of Raeford. The Fall concert series has been moved (from Sunday afternoons) to Friday nights 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Note: There is a new sponsor and a new day of the week. SEPTEMBER […]

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Wilton Road dam repair could be in the next 12 months with SCDOT plan

A public forum with the South Carolina Department of Transportation to discuss road projects took place at Platt Springs Methodist Church in Springdale Monday night. One of the topics addressed was the repair of the dam on Wilton Road. The road has been impassable since an earthen dam on the […]

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2018 Rhythm on the River fall concert schedule released, changed to Fridays

The GCWC Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Rhythm on the River Fall Series is presented by House of Raeford. The Fall concert series has been moved (from Sunday afternoons) to Friday nights 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Note: There is a new sponsor and a new day of the week. SEPTEMBER […]

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West Columbia Fire responds to fire off of Meeting Street

A fire damaged a West Columbia thrift store called ‘Lets Just Plunder’ just off of Meeting Street, Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported, but The building and its contents are a total loss according to the West Columbia Fire Department. Crews from West Columbia, Irmo, Cayce, Richland, and Lexington County […]

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Small business optimism index nears record high

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index has marked its second highest level in the survey’s 45-year history at 107.9.  It’s within 0.1 point of the July 1983 record-high of 108. The July 2018 report also set new records in terms of owners reporting job creation plans and those with job […]

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West Columbia Fire responds to fire off of Meeting Street

A fire damaged a West Columbia thrift store called ‘Lets Just Plunder’ just off of Meeting Street, Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported, but The building and its contents are a total loss according to the West Columbia Fire Department. Crews from West Columbia, Irmo, Cayce, Richland, and Lexington County […]

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Small business optimism index nears record high

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index has marked its second highest level in the survey’s 45-year history at 107.9.  It’s within 0.1 point of the July 1983 record-high of 108. The July 2018 report also set new records in terms of owners reporting job creation plans and those with job […]

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Rainbow Drive bridge over I-26 on schedule to open in October

Work to replace the bridge on Rainbow Drive over Interstate 26 in Springdale is progressing and the bridge should open in a couple of months. Chris Drive and Harbor Drive, both north of Leaphart Road, and part of the Leaphart Road bridge over I-26 have been closed by the South […]

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