FBI to conduct church awareness symposium at Brookland Baptist

  The Columbia Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Field Office will hold a Situational Awareness symposium from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sept. 22 , at Brookland Baptist Church (1054 Sunset Blvd.)  West Columbia. David A. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the  in South Carolina released an advisory, Tuesday. […]

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Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigating fatal shooting

“Deputies responded to the 100 block of Roundtree Road in Gaston about 10:15 (Monday) night and found a man fatally shot,” according to Adam Myrick, Public Information Officer for the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. The incident remains under investigation. No other details about this case are available at this time.

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Cayce City Council special election is in one week

Cayce is set to choose a new council member. The special election to fill the unexpired term of City of Cayce District 4 Councilman Tim James is Sept. 15. Phil Carter, Alex Mowery, and John Raley have filed to run for the Cayce Council District 4 seat. It is a […]

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Reminder, West Columbia Council meeting, 4 p.m. Tuesday

Agenda Special Council Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8,  at 4 p.m. Council Chambers II. Determination of a Quorum A. Consideration to Amend the Award of the Cedar Road and Mineral Springs Road Waterline Relocation Project – Mr. Mark A. Waller, P.E., Director of Planning, Engineering and Water Plants B. Consideration to Approve […]

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Wooden cut out a tribute to Cayce’s Revolutionary War past

Ever wonder about the significance of the wooden cutout of a man on a horse on State Street in Cayce, at Lyles Street. Below is the inscription explaining the reason the figure was placed there by The River Alliance. During the Revolutionary War the Congaree River provided a line of […]

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River District banners planned in West Columbia

Look for some new banners to promote some West Columbia businesses. Martha Wise, president of the River District Merchants Association, told West Columbia City Council last Tuesday of a plan to attract attention to an area of town. The River District is bounded by the State Street and Meeting Street, […]

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Volunteers sought for Cayce Congaree Bluegrass Festival

Cayce’s Congaree Bluegrass Festival staff are looking for a few volunteers for this year’s event. The Congaree Bluegrass Festival takes place Oct. 3 and 4, at the Historic Columbia Speedway in Cayce. If you have a group or organization that might be interested and would like more information, please contact [email protected] or […]

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West Columbia will not pick up garbage on Labor Day

The City of West Columbia Sanitation Department will not pick up garbage or recyclables on Labor Day (Sept. 7.) Garbage that is normally picked up on Monday will be picked up on Tuesday (Sept. 8) or it may take until Wednesday (Sept 9.) to get all stops in. A release […]

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West Columbia City Council to meet, 4 p.m. Tuesday

Agenda Special Council Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8,  at 4 p.m. Council Chambers II. Determination of a Quorum A. Consideration to Amend the Award of the Cedar Road and Mineral Springs Road Waterline Relocation Project – Mr. Mark A. Waller, P.E., Director of Planning, Engineering and Water Plants B. Consideration to Approve […]

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UPDATE – Man fired shots, barricaded in West Columbia, surrenders

A man who had barricaded himself in a house has surrendered to police.  “He came out of the house peaceably,” said Capt. Scott Morrison of the WCPD. He surrendered to police around  noon Sunday.  He could be charged with discharging a firearm in the city limits. Morrison also said the man […]

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