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Rep. Joe Wilson lauds tax cuts at Mooneyhan’s Auto Repair in West Columbia

Congressman Joe Wilson held a press conference at Mooneyhan’s Auto Service in West Columbia Monday to congratulate owner Bill Monneyhan on the expansion of the small business. Wilson and Mooneyhan said the plans to expand the shop are directly related to the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. “We are […]

Brake applied to Amtrak train seconds before impact

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board, on Monday, examined the site of the collision of two trains that took place early Sunday morning in Cayce, at Charleston Highway and Pine Ridge Road. According to data from recorders recovered from the crash, the Amtrak train that hit the stationary CSX […]

Repair of Wilton Road in Springdale has begun

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is moving toward fixing Wilton Road in Springdale, according to state Rep. Micah Caskey. The road has been impassable since the flood waters of October 2015 washed out an earthen dam, and took part of the road with it. “We had a meeting in […]

Misaligned switch cause fatal train crash in Cayce

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt was in Cayce Sunday to begin the federal investigation into the train crash that resulted in the death of two Amtrak employees in the earlier hours of that day. Sumwalt, at a Sunday press conference, said a train track switch was in the […]

State Street Trading Co. cuts the ribbon at 134 State Street, West Columbia

The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber was on hand Friday to cut the Ribbon at State Street Trading Co. Lainie Lewis is the owner. She is pictured with Anna Huffman of the City of West Columbia and Richard Skipper, Executive Director of the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber. State Street Trading Co. is at […]

LeGrande Baker, dedicated West Columbia Utilities Department employee

Water and sewer are essential to the people of West Columbia. And they depend on the West Columbia Utilities Department. For 23 years, LeGrande Baker, who is a leader in the water and sewer department, has been a part of that. He said it’s not a boring job. “I’m not […]

“It was a tough scene,” Amtrak engineer, conductor killed in crash, coroner identifies

The train collision in Cayce early Sunday morning resulted in the deaths of two Amtrak employees. Killed was Michael Kempf, 54 of Savannah Ga. He was the Amtrak train’s engineer. Also killed was Michael Cella, 36, of Orange Park, Fla. He was the train’s conductor. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, […]

Gov. Henry McMaster holds press conference, 2 dead, 116 to hospital in Cayce train wreck

The train collision in Cayce resulted in the deaths of two Amtrak employees, according to Gov. Henry McMaster who held a crash update press conference Sunday morning at the SC Emergency Management Department headquarters in West Columbia. He was joined by State Sen. Nikki Setzler of West Columbia, and Lexington […]

2 dead, 50-plus injured in train collision, derailment in Lexington County

Lexington County emergency officials are on the scene of train collision and derailment near Charleston Highway and Pine Ridge Road. Lexington County reported the incident around 5 a.m. Saturday morning. No more details were available, but more information is coming according to Lexington County officials. Lexington County photo. Follow up- […]

West Columbia man dies in construction accident

A man is dead after he fell while doing construction work on a building in the Lugoff area of Kershaw County, Friday. West Columbia man dies in fall in Kershaw County Larry Durney, 45, of West Columbia is the man identified by Kershaw County Coroner David West as the victim of […]