Cayce City Council to meet, 6 p.m. Tuesday

The City of Cayce has scheduled its regular City Council meeting for 6 p.m. Tuesday at Cayce City Hall- 1800 12th St. Items on the agenda include annexation of property and rezoning. Council is scheduled to discuss the Knox-Abbott Drive Pedestrian Safety and Traffic Calming Project in executive session.

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Deputy assaulted, suspect dead after suspicious person call

A Lexington County deputy responded to the 100 block of Glenda Court in the southern portion of the county around 7 a.m. Monday. The deputy was responding to a call of a suspicious person in a vehicle, according to a release from Capt. Adam Myrick, Lexington County Sheriff Department public […]

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Sen. Nikki Setzler demands accountability from SCDOT over I-26 Project

State Senator Nikki Setzler has issued a statement demanding answers from South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) officials over the serious shortcomings in the I-26 widening and rehabilitation project in Lexington and Calhoun counties. “Every day my constituents grow more and more frustrated with the lack of progress on this important […]

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West Columbia releases sewer system overflow notice

The City of West Columbia responded to a sewer overflow at the sewer pump station located on the 1500 Block of Charleston Highway on Sunday. The overflow entered a storm drain, which impacted a tributary to the Congaree River near Monkey Springs Branch. Crews stopped the overflow entering the tributary […]

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Teachers plug into alternative energy learning

It’s summer, but school is not out for everyone. Teachers from Lexington Two, Richland One and two private schools are in a class to learn about alternative energy. It is a continuing education opportunity, said Karen Campbell, project manager from the University of South Carolina’s College of Education. The class […]

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Two Injured In Lexington County Home-Invasion Shootout

Release from the LCSD:  Two Injured In Lexington County Home-Invasion Shootout Lexington County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting Saturday morning near Pelion that left two people injured during a home invasion. Deputies responded to a call of shots fired around 1 a.m. Saturday morning in the 100 block of […]

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Man dies after boat overturns on Congaree River

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim that is believed to have drowned on the Congaree River in Lexington County at approximately around noon on Saturday. Coroner Fisher states  Marvin E. Browne, 63, of Gaston,was with a friend in an approximately 10-ft.  non-motorized John boat when the boat overturned.  Neither […]

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Updated: Not drowning death in West Columbia, natural causes

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Cayce Public Safety officers assist distressed boaters, Saturday

Release from Ashley Hunter- City of Cayce spokeswoman: Earlier today, City of Cayce Department of Public Safety officers were dispatched to assist two people that fell into the water while boating on the Congaree River. The City of Cayce appreciates the swift actions of our officers and of the citizens […]

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West Columbia City Council to meet Tuesday at 6 p.m.

West Columbia City Council Regular Council Meeting Tuesday, August 2, at 6 p.m. 200 N. 12th Street West Columbia Agenda Mr. Justin Black, City Treasurer/Assistant City Administrator, Re: The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Awarded to the City of West Columbia Mr. Marquis Solomon, Chief of Operations, […]

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