Turner AME Church
Rev. Kenneth Taylor is the newly appointed Presiding Elder of the Edisto District of the South Carolina Annual Conference of the AME Church, that includes Mother Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, the Mother Conference of African Methodism in the state. He is presiding over 34 churches. His departure as pastor from West Columbia’s Turner Memorial […]
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The City of West Columbia, in 2021, began a campaign to celebrate the individuals, entrepreneurs, and businesses that make up the city’s sense of spirit and unity. The Real Faces WeCo Places decorative pole banners were hoisted in the River District and Triangle City. More faces and places have been added over the years and […]
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⚠ Attention voters in the City of West Columbia, SC area: ⚠Due to a scheduling conflict, the following polling precinct changes have been made for the Republican Presidential Primary Election that will be held February 24, 2024 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ** Voters whose polling place is normally the West Columbia Community Center […]
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(From Dominion Energy) Dominion Energy crews have installed a new scoreboard at the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center (BLEC) in West Columbia at no cost to the nonprofit – the latest update for the 62-year-old historic high school football field. BLEC leaders thanked the company for its support of the facility by placing a Dominion Energy logo […]
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Sponsors of a Central South Carolina Habitat for Humanity home near Turner Memorial AME Church in West Columbia broke ground on a new house for Janzenia, Wednesday. The house will be built at 1113 Monticello St. in West Columbia. It’s near Turner Memorial AME Church and the Brookland Lakeview Empowerment Center. Turner Memorial AME Church […]
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If you are looking for a public event on MLK Day, the 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration will be held on Monday (Jan. 16) at 4 p.m. at MLK Park, 2300 Green Street. Columbia. This year’s keynote speaker is NBA Hall of Famer Alex English Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born […]
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The home going service for Mr. Boyd Jones will be at 10 A.M. Thursday May 5, 2022 at Turner Memorial AME Church, 1122 Monticello St, West Columbia. Burial will be at Ft. Jackson Cemetery at 12 Noon. Rev. Kenneth Taylor announced the service schedule. Jones is a former West Columbia City Councilman. He lost his life […]
Read More >> Former West Columbia City Councilman Boyd Jones has died. “He died in a car accident,” said Rev. Kenneth Taylor of Turner Memorial AME Church. Boyd was a member of Turner Memorial. Taylor said the accident occurred on Sumter Highway (US 378) in Richland County. Boyd represented District 5 on council. His last term ended in […]
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