Boil water advisory ended

The City of West Columbia has ended a boil water advisory for water customers in the following area: 2400 to 2700 blocks of Rainbow Drive All addresses on Rainbow Circle, Dawn Drive, Armstrong Street, Kensington Court, and Decatur Street.  The water supply has been thoroughly tested and boiling water is no longer […]

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More candidates file to run in West Columbia

More candidates are filing to run in West Columbia’s municipal elections. Joe Owens has filed to run for the office of mayor at the City of West Columbia City Hall, said Kelli Ricard, West Columbia City Clerk and Events Coordinator. Owens is the current mayor and joins former mayor Bobby […]

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Lexington 2 Schools students return Wednesday

Lexington School District 2 schools open for students today. Teachers reported last Wednesday to begin getting ready for the 2015-16 school year. Be on the look out for more traffic, stopped school buses and kids walking to school. There are 16 schools in District 2. From Pine Ridge and Cayce […]

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Airport, Brookland-Cayce players named to All-Midlands team

The State newspaper released an All-Midlands football team last weekend. The team has players from Airport High School and Brookland-Cayce High school on it. From Airport is offensive lineman Trumaine Fleming. He is a senior, who is 6-3 and 310 lbs. From Brookland -Cayce is Tay Pringle. He is a Junior, […]

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Courtyard by Marriott to open in Cayce, at Otarre Pointe

Courtyard by Marriott Hotel To Open In the City of Cayce  SpringBridge Development, LLC is pleased to announce that development will begin this year for a proposed Courtyard by Marriott with a tentative open date of fourth quarter, 2016. The proposed Courtyard by Marriott will join a new corporate development […]

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West Columbia issues boil water advisory

The City of West Columbia has issued a boil water advisory for water customers in the following areas: 2400 to 2700 blocks of Rainbow Drive. All addresses on Rainbow Circle, Dawn Drive, Armstrong Street, Kensington Court, and Decatur Street. Customers in this area may have experienced low water pressure due to a […]

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Repair of Cayce Riverwalk Phase II a major project

There are three open sections and miles of Riverwalk available in Cayce. That’s the good news. But Phase II of the popular riverside trail is damaged and when it will be open again has not been determined. At some parts, the road has eroded from under the cement walkway. Debris, […]

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Townhouses changing West Columbia skyline

The Flow townhouses continue to rise upward beside the Bridgepoint condominiums and the city’s Water Filtration Plant in West Columbia. Although it may be modest, the new construction, next to Riverwalk, is changing the skyline. Where a vacant lot, and the O’Brien Supply Co. building, once was, the shape of the […]

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Fatal accident victim identified

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was killed at approximately 7 p.m. on Saturday., at I-20 east at mile marker 58. It was at the Augusta Road/I-20 exit.  Link to WMN accident report The victim is Jermain L. Watkins, 39, of Sumter. Watkins was pronounced dead at […]

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Update: Lexington Police says runaway girl located

Runaway Taylor Nicole Gray-Haner has been located safe, according to the Lexington Police Department.   The Lexington Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating an endangered juvenile runaway. Taylor Nicole Gray-Haner was reported missing to Lexington Police by her family on Aug. 16. She was last seen at her […]

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