West Columbia
West Oaks Village is opening soon in West Columbia. It’s a tiny home community that will welcome its first residents in April. There will be eight homes on the site. Another tiny home community is planned near Lake Murray. Tiny homes are as small as 400-square-feet, with one or two bedrooms. They are built at […]
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A West Columbia man accused of drug trafficking charges is also accused of neglecting a child after Lexington County narcotics agents stopped him during a drug investigation. Curley Brooks, 44, is charged with trafficking cocaine, trafficking crack, and unlawful neglect of a child, according to arrest warrants. “Agents from the county’s Narcotics Enforcement Team, along […]
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The Richland County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the West Columbia woman who was shot and killed at the intersection of McCaw Street and Malcolm Drive in Columbia. Ashli G. Haigler, 28, of West Columbia, was killed in the shooting, said Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford.The shooting occurred around 5 a.m., Saturday, March […]
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A period of warm weather in mid-March is producing colorful blooms in our neighborhoods. It’s not yet St. Patrick’s Day, but the colors of yellow, white, pink, and fuschia are popping out all over. The high temperature is predicted to be 54 degrees, with rain, Tuesday. But highs will be in the 70s and upper […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was killed in a vehicle collision that occurred on Thursday shortly before 10 a.m. The incident occurred at the intersection of Bethany Church Road and Boiling Springs Road. According to Fisher, Mr. Phillip Auston Jones, 26, of West Columbia was pronounced dead at an area […]
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Select members of the media were allowed to view the Clemson football team last Friday, while the Tigers conducted drills. There was a scrimmage – not a full scrimmage, but a situational scrimmage – Saturday. At the scrimmage, Quarterback Hunter Helms who played at West Columbia’s Gray Collegiate Academy, accounted for all of the scoring […]
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TownePlace Suites by Marriott is now open at 2915 Sunset Blvd. in West Columbia. The 111-room hotel is across from Lexington Medical Center.TownePlace Suites by Marriott is owned by Lexington 26 Hotel Associates LLC and the property is managed by Solara Hospitality of Columbia. “We are excited to introduce the TownePlace Suites brand to the […]
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By Terry Ward – WestMetroNews – I’ve searched for a way to deal with the loss of my good friend, Bill Mooneyhan who passed away last Saturday. His funeral is at 2 p.m. Friday at Providence Presbyterian Church, Hummingbird Drive, West Columbia. The death of Bill is not only my loss, but a loss to […]
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