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, […]
Read More >>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 […]
Read More >>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 […]
Read More >>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 […]
Read More >>Holland Avenue Baptist Church delivers school supplies for those without
Holland Avenue Baptist Church conducted a drive to collect school supplies. The effort resulted in a massive amount of supplies for students at Davis Early Childhood Center for Technology. Students report to school for the 2015-16 School Year, Wednesday. Teachers started back last Wednesday.
Read More >>F.L.O.C.K. donates school supplies to elementary schools
The 2015-16 school year begins in Lexington School District Two, Wednesday. And a local charity is helping some needy students. The non-profit organization, House Of Raeford FLOCK has donated $2,000 in school supplies to three local elementary schools Friday in preparation for the 2015-2016 school year. The presentation of school supplies […]
Read More >>Public hearing set to rezone State and Meeting property for “Brookland”
A public hearing is scheduled for the rezoning of the high-profile property at State at Meeting streets in West Columbia. West Columbia City Council and the Planning Commission will meet at city hall at 6 p.m. on Aug. 24 to consider rezoning. The 4-plus acres is currently zoned C-1 and […]
Read More >>Sub-Station II in Cayce building up
At the Substation II, next to the Brookland-Cayce football stadium, renovations are taking place. The popular sandwich shop is not expanding, it’s adding a conventional roof. The flat-roof on the building made it more susceptible to leaks.
Read More >>Tubers, kayakers rollin’ on the river
It’s mid-August, and students report to Lexington School District 2 schools Wednesday, to begin the school year. A record class of freshmen reported to USC this week and there was a football scrimmage taking place across the river at Williams-Brice Stadium, Saturday. But it was another carefree summer Saturday on […]
Read More >>Fatal crash on I-20 off ramp in West Columbia, Saturday evening
There was a traffic accident involving a fatality, near the I-20 Augusta Road (US 1) off ramp in West Columbia. The fatal collision happened about 7 p.m. Saturday on the I-20 eastbound 58 mile marker, according a report from the S.C. Department of Public Safety. A car left I-20 off ramp […]
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