Dominion Energy
There was a lightning strike at the Lake Murray Public Park, Tuesday, near the dam. According to a detection monitoring system, the lightening strike occurred around 4:44 p.m. The strike resulted in 20 people (8 adults and 12 children) being hit. Reports stated that up-to 15 people were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening […]
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A strong wind and rain storm moved through Lexington County beginning Monday night into early Tuesday morning. Parts of the county, in the Chapin/Lake Murray area, were under a tornado warning. The storm caused more than 3,000 power outages in Lexington County at one point. There are reports of trees down and damaged power lines, […]
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Employee volunteers from Dominion Energy recently completed some much-needed work at the Good Samaritan Clinic, 1316 Leaphart St. It’s a nonprofit health care provider serving the West Columbia community. Nearly 20 volunteers painted interior walls, revitalized landscaping and enhanced safety features for the clinic’s patients. The project was funded by a Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation […]
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The City of Cayce is excited to welcome more than 1,200 employees with the South Carolina Department of Public Health to the former Dominion Energy Building on Cayce’s 12th Street. In 2023, the South Carolina General Assembly passed a law that split the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) into two separate agencies. The […]
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Update: Update: Most of the road was back open by 4:30 p.m., Thursday. The Westbound lanes were back to normal traffic and the eastbound lanes were closed. The eastbound traffic is routed through median. Dominion is staying on scene, but the leak has been mitigated. West Columbia Fire Department units are working with a Dominion […]
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(From the LCSD) Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies have been working to clear road debris since Hurricane Helene hit Lexington County Friday morning. There are still more than 130 impassable roads (as of Monday afternoon) in Lexington County, according to the Lexington County Emergency Operations Center. Deputies continue to answer calls for service. Please remember to […]
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Royce Shannon, Dominion Energy’s director of electric operations, spoke at the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast Tuesday. He talked about how Dominion Energy delivers power to homes and businesses. Shannon said the most-frequent reason for power outages was fallen trees. He also said repair crews work to isolate line breaks to the smallest […]
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Dwight DeLoach is a veteran, a graduate of The Citadel, and a member of the SC Air National Guard. He has served in Afghanistan and Poland. His last tour of duty was in 2023 in Kuwait. Last Thursday, DeLoach was given a Quilt of Valor by Gail Sullivan and Leesa Stout of Lexington County’s Quilts […]
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