West Columbia

Thanksgiving Day dining options in West Columbia 

Thanksgiving Day is always the 4th Thursday in November. This year, Thanksgiving Day is Thursday, Nov. 24. Thanksgiving Day is also the time for West Columbia families to gather, give thanks and enjoy a big meal. The tradition is for everyone to come home and sit around the table for a feast. Most West Columbia […]

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West Columbia woman, age 38, dies in head-on collision on Alexander Road in Cayce

Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, has identified the individual who died in a head-on collision in the 800 block of Alexander Road in Cayce shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday. According to Fisher, Ms. Jessica Ann Shiltz, 38, of West Columbia was driving eastbound on Alexander Road when she crossed the center line in a curve […]

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Play on State Street at West Columbia’s Fall Back Fest Friday, Nov. 4

Make plans to celebrate fall at West Columbia’s 6th Annual Fall Back Fest. On Friday, Nov. 4, from 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM, on the 100 Block of State Street in West Columbia, SC, local artists will be painting temporary murals on the street. Some of the best local bands, Seventy Six & Sunny and […]

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West Columbia Colite site to be redeveloped as commercial, then residential space

Plans for a new mix-use development project in West Columbia were announced by Jams and Stark, Wednesday. The new project will be called Colite City. The Colite property is at 228 and 229 N. Parson Street in West Columbia. Phase one of the former Colonial-Hites Company manufacturing plant will involve using 150,000-plus sq. ft. of […]

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Street closed in West Columbia for Gervais Street Bridge Dinner

The Gervais Street Bridge will be closed to driver and pedestrian traffic beginning Sunday, October 9, 2022, at 6:30 AM, until Monday morning, October 10, 2022, at 12 AM, for the Gervais Street Bridge Dinner. Traffic will be blocked on Sunset Blvd at State Street, on Meeting Street at State Street, and on Alexander Road […]

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Heavy Lexington County Sheriff’s Department presence in the parking lot of a West Columbia business early Sunday morning

There was a heavy law enforcement pressence in the parking lot of a business on Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia around 7 a.m. Sunday. Several Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies were on the scene. There was also a SWAT vehicle and a support unit from the West Columbia Police Department. It was described as an LCSD […]

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Ian’s winds could begin in Lexington County Friday morning, lots of rain expected, West Columbia City Hall closed amid storm warning

The SC Emergency Management Division predicts Hurricane Ian will make landfall on the South Carolina coast as a Category One hurricane. Lexington County should prepare for high wind and large volumes of rain. Lexington County is under a tropical storm warning and is expected to experience the effects from Tropical Storm Ian including strong winds, […]

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Hurricane Ian could bring lots of rain and high winds to Lexington County

Hurricane Ian is expected to have an impact on Lexington County. Forecasters with the National Weather Service are predicting gusty winds Thursday and Friday, heavy rain possible for Friday through Saturday from the storm. Wind gusts could be higher than 30 mph and the area could receive up to 6 inches or more of rain […]

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