Sunset Boulevard
The West Columbia Fire Department was on the scene of an accident in the 2600 block of Sunset Blvd, near the I-26 off-ramp, in front of Lexington Medical Center, Tuesday. All inbound lanes were shut down for an extended time and drivers were asked to please avoid the area. Below is a Facebook photo by […]
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Lexington Police Department responded to a collision in the 4800 block of Sunset Blvd. (US-378) Thursday. The crash resulted in the closing of an outbound lane.All lanes were reopened. The wreck was caused by a driver failing to yield the right of way during a turn.
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Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day. It was originally celebrated in Ireland with festivals in honor of St. Patrick, one of Ireland’s patron saints. The first March 17 celebration was in 1631. Irish immigrants eventually brought St. Patrick’s Day traditions to the United States and the day has become a celebration of Irish culture by everyone. […]
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House of Raeford may be investing $185 million to build a plant in Aiken, according to an article in the Aiken Standard newspaper. Link to Aiken Standard article It is not certain if the building of another plant would affect House of Raeford’s West Columbia poultry processing plant. But Sen. Nikki Setzler said if House […]
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Lexington Police responded to a collision at the intersection of Sunset Blvd. (US-378) at Old Cherokee Road, Wednesday morning, before noon. Inbound lanes were closed. Drivers were being detoured onto Old Cherokee Road as first responders were on the scene. The road was cleared by 11 a.m. and the cause of the wreck was under […]
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January is a busy month in the fitness industry. The number of new gym memberships spikes in the New Year. “We definitely see an uptick in new memberships in January,” said Gabe Hoover. He’s the general manager of MUV Fitness, in the Westside Plaza Shopping Center at 2307 Augusta Rd., West Columbia. According to a […]
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An existing West Columbia Business has evolved into a new format. Overstock Bins opened in West Columbia’s Sunset Court at 2271 Sunset Boulevard in Aug. 2021 as a “great deals on grab-bag” items dumped in bins. That business transitioned into a vendor-based site called “Overstock Marketplace” in early October. “Interest has been tremendous since we’ve […]
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Lexington Police were on the scene of a rollover collision on Sunset Blvd. (US-378) near Whiteford Way. Lexington County EMS and Lexington County Fire Service were also on the scene. The crash, reported around 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, resulted in inbound traffic merging into a single lane to use the median around the scene. Police also […]
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