West Columbia is friendly to business, a one-stop shop

Businesses are the backbone of the community. They are a sign of prosperity and health.  And the rate of new business coming to the City of West Columbia is ever-increasing. If there is a key to growth, it’s a prompt response, efficiency and a general respect for the prospective entrepreneur. […]

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Former Brookland-Cayce Bearcats, Byars brothers sign at CIU

Two Brookland-Cayce High School brothers will be back together when classes begin at Columbia International University this fall semester. Dominik and Braydon Byars have both signed athletic scholarships at the Columbia school. “It all just seemed to work out,” said Winn Fitzgerald, the boys’ mother. Braydon signed for cross country […]

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Woman killed in Lexington after vehicle rolls over her, says sheriff’s department

Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 1400 block of Murrayhill Circle, Monday night. There was a report of a a vehicle rolling over a person in a driveway. according to the LCSD.  The victim was a woman in her 80s. She was pronounced dead at the hospital. The […]

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Lexington man stabbed in domestic dispute involving child

Deputies arrested a Lexington man Sunday after he was stabbed by a man intervening in a domestic dispute. Terrance Maurice Sligh, 29, is charged with third degree assault and cruelty to children, according to arrest warrants. “Based on what investigators determined at the scene, Sligh was stabbed by a man […]

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Former Brookland-Cayce Bearcats, Byars brothers sign at CIU

Two Brookland-Cayce High School brothers will be back together when classes begin at Columbia International University this fall semester. Dominik and Braydon Byars have both signed athletic scholarships at the Columbia school. “It all just seemed to work out,” said Winn Fitzgerald, the boys’ mother. Braydon signed for cross country […]

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Woman killed in Lexington after vehicle rolls over her, says sheriff’s department

Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 1400 block of Murrayhill Circle, Monday night. There was a report of a a vehicle rolling over a person in a driveway. according to the LCSD.  The victim was a woman in her 80s. She was pronounced dead at the hospital. The […]

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Lexington man stabbed in domestic dispute involving child

Deputies arrested a Lexington man Sunday after he was stabbed by a man intervening in a domestic dispute. Terrance Maurice Sligh, 29, is charged with third degree assault and cruelty to children, according to arrest warrants. “Based on what investigators determined at the scene, Sligh was stabbed by a man […]

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Cayce Public Safety looks for burglary suspect

The Cayce Department of Public Safety, with the community’s help, has identified a suspect involved in a burglary to Brookland-Cayce High School on July 31. An arrest warrant for Kevin Earl Schumpert has been issued and investigators are currently trying to locate him. Schumpert is a white male, age 30, […]

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Nominations being accepted for Brookland-Cayce High School Athletic Hall of Fame

Nominations are being accepted through August 18, for the Brookland-Cayce High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The Athletic Hall of Fame recognizes the accomplishments of former athletes and coaches.  In order to be eligible for the Athletic Hall of Fame, nominees must have graduated from BCHS a minimum of ten […]

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River-related businesses sue Carolina Water Service

Several companies have suffered because Carolina Water Service has let polluted water seep into the Saluda River, according to a law suit. River pollution from CWS has resulted in “business losses, loss of recreational opportunity, loss of customers and clients, a negative stigma associated with the river and other losses […]

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