Westover Acres

Noise from I-26 spurs West Columbia residents to contact SCDOT seeking relief

Some residents in the Westover Acres neighborhood of West Columbia don’t like the level of construction noise that is part of the Carolina Crossroads project taking place on I-26. The neighborhoods are right beside I-26 and the noise includes heavy equipment, drilling, car horns, sirens, traffic and other noise. The worst parts of the day […]

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Parts of road being repaired in Westover Acres in West Columbia

The SC Department of Transportation was out in the Westover Acres neighborhood marking off sections of Redbird Drive and Cardinal Drive in West Columbia two weeks ago. On Wednesday, crews from Lynches River Contracting, with heavy equipment, began cutting up parts of the streets for repair. The sections repaired included areas with severe pothole damage. […]

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St. Patrick spirit is strong in West Columbia and special at Savage Craft Ale Works, with SYR and The Bograts – Stone River St. Patrick’s Day Oyster Roast is Friday

The spirit of St. Patrick is alive and well in West Columbia. Entering the Westover Acres neighborhood from Sunset Boulevard, the gates are adorned with St. Patrick’s Day well wishes. Jarrett’s Jungle, just a few blocks down the street, is selling Irish Shamrocks. Affordable Medical Equipment, on Sunset, has a St. Patrick’s Day mannequin dressed […]

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SCDOT filling potholes in West Columbia, Friday

A crew from the SC Department of Transportation was in the Westover Acres neighborhood of West Columbia Friday morning, just after 11. There were two trucks on the job. The crew was filling pot holes on Cardinal Drive at Redbird.

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SCDOT filling potholes in West Columbia Monday

A crew from the SC Department of Transportation was spotted in the Westover Acres neighborhood of West Columbia Monday morning. There were two trucks on the job. The crew was filling potholes on Hummingbird Drive before 9 a.m. Monday.

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West Columbia Police respond to serious domestic incident, Tuesday evening

At approximately 7 p.m. Tuesday, officers with the West Columbia Police Department responded to a call from the 1400 block of Alpine Drive, in Westover Acres, in reference to a domestic disturbance. Units from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, and West Columbia Fire Department, were also on the scene. Upon arrival to the residence, officers […]

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See the Christmas lights around West Columbia

Here are photos of Christmas lights from some of the homes in West Columbia.

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Torrential rains cause West Columbia “brooks” to rage

It seems like it has been raining almost every day for a long time. West Columbia was first named Brookland because of the may streams that run through it. Click for link to raging stream video Those streams have become raging torrents at times because there has been so much precipitation. This brook, in the […]

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