Sunset Boulevard
Both inbound lanes and one outbound lane of Sunset Boulevard (US-378) were closed for a while Friday afternoon, due to a collision near Northside Boulevard. Inbound traffic was detoured to Darby Ambrose Road. The collision resulted in injuries. According to the Lexington police Department, the crash was caused by a reckless driver traveling outbound who […]
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West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce released a Monthly Statistical Review of crime and call-related data that included information for January and February. The West Columbia intersections where the most accidents occurred in February were: Sunset Blvd. @ Harbor Drive – 4 Sunset Blvd. @ W. Hospital Drive – 3 Augusta Rd. @ Dreher Rd. […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has released a composite image of a suspect in a recent sexual assault.The victim told investigators it happened about 4 a.m. Thursday (March 3) in the general area of Fairlane Drive/Pine Lake Drive between Sunset Boulevard and Ephrata Drive. That’s in an unincorporated part of West Columbia, close to Lexington. […]
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A dense fog had descended over Lexington County at daybreak, Thursday. On Sunset Boulevard, at Riverbank Elementary School and Northside Middle School, and I-26 visibility was reduced as a result of the fog. By 8 a.m. the fog was beginning to burn off.
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The Lexington Police Department reported a collision on Sunset Blvd. (US-378) at Mallard Lakes Drive around 3:30 p.m. on Monday. EMS was also on the scene. By 4:30 p.m., police said the road had been cleared and all lanes were reopened. The collision was caused by a driver disregarding the red traffic light, according to […]
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After an overnight roadway improvement by the Town of Lexington Transportation Department, drivers now have two left turn lanes from Hope Ferry Road at Sunset Blvd. (US-378) in Lexington. The change will increase the volume of traffic that is able to make a left turn during green signal light, according to the Lexington Police Department.
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Work crews are on the site of a new Murphy USA gas station in the 2900 block of Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia. The new gas station is in the West Columbia City Council District of Councilman Jimmy Brooks. “A new gas station is a good use of the property,” Brooks said. The station is […]
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Have you been to the Hilton Garden Inn Columbia Airport, lately? A lot of changes have been made. The facility became a Hilton Garden Inn in 2020. It was a Holiday Inn Express before that.“The rooms are brand new and we have a full-service restaurant and bar, with a complimentary hotel shuttle to the Columbia […]
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