Victim in Saturday motorcycle fatality identified

Coroner Margaret Fisher said that Christian William Kallenbach, 49, of Chapin died as a result of the injuries he sustained when the motorcycle he was operating alone was traveling in the 3000 block of Wessinger Road in Chapin when the motorcycle left the roadway on the right side and went into a ditch. Kallenbach was pronounced […]

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West Columbia meets Monday to vote on new water-sewer rate

West Columbia City Council has scheduled a Special Council Meeting for 6 p.m. Monday (June 20.) The meetings are at City Hall, 200 N. 12th Street, West Columbia. There will be a  first reading and Public Hearings on the General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2016-2017, an ordinance for a 2% Hospitality Tax, and […]

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Motorcycle accident results in fatality

A 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle ran off the right side of the road and hit a culvert, killing the rider.   The name of the victim has not yet been released by the Lexington County Coroner.

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Coroner identifies early-morning fatal accident victim

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual that was killed in the single vehicle accident that occurred at approximately  3:10 a.m. Saturday.  Thomas M. Goad, 49, of Pelion  died, according Fisher. Goad was killed  as a result of the injuries he sustained when the 1999 Chevrolet truck he was operating […]

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Woman arrested after leaving kids in car

LCSD Release Lexington County deputies have charged a woman with unlawful conduct toward a child after she left two children inside a car while she went into a store. “Based on our investigation and witness statements, Maria Rivas-Velazques left a 5-year-old girl and a 23-month-old boy in her running car […]

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New Goodwill in West Columbia opens June 30

The new Goodwill facility in West Columbia has scheduled a ribbon cutting ceremony for Wednesday, June 29. “We can’t wait to open,” said Crystal Hardesty Director of Marketing/PR for Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands SC. Hardesty said the store will be open to the public at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June […]

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Bill Banning endorses Tem Miles in House Seat 89 race

Press Release from Thursday morning. BANNING ENDORSES TEM MILES FOR HOUSE SEAT 89 Citing the importance of experience and leadership, Former Lexington County Councilman and candidate for House District 89, Bill Banning, announced this morning that he is asking all of his supporters to now support Tem Miles in the […]

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Large crowd for House of Raeford hatchery ribbon cutting

Dignitaries, company officials, growers and vendors gathered just outside Batesburg-Leesville Wednesday. House of Raeford cut the ribbon on its new $16-million, 63,000-sq.ft. hatchery. It’s a state of the art facility that replaces an older operation. House of Raeford’s Columbia Farms is the largest employer in the City of West Columbia. […]

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Cayce’s booming, more to come, says Mayor Elise Partin

Cayce’s booming, more to come. There’s a lot going on in Cayce, and Mayor Elise Partin expects more to come. “We have lots of potential,” Partin said. She spoke to the West Metro Rotary Club in West Columbia, June 3. She called Cayce “business-friendly” where the effort is to preserve […]

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Chicken-keeping made permanent in West Columbia

  There should be plenty of eggs in West Columbia, now. A pilot program implemented in 2014, and allowed for one year of domestic chicken-keeping, has been made permanent. West Columbia City Council voted to keep the ordinance in place at its June 7, meeting. The initial ordinance was passed […]

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