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Columbia Metropolitan Airport’s surrounding property will be master developed by Magnus Development Partners.
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Monday's finale of the fifth annual Crescent Construction Martin Luther King Jr. Bash pitted two defending boys' basketball champions against each other.
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Site work has begun on Savage Craft Ale Works in West Columbia’s River District. The yard of the buildings is being cleared, and crews are working inside, too. A security fence has been installed around the property.
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A scoring dual and the top two teams in Class 4A falling to defeat were among the highlights of day one of the Crescent Construction Boys and Girls’ Martin Luther King Jr. Bash.
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Ground was broken, officially, on Marriott International's TownPlace Suites at 2915 Sunset Blvd. in West Columbia (across from Lexington Medical Center) Friday morning. Site work on the project has been going on for a while.
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The Greater Cayce - West Columbia Chamber of Commerce 2020 Awards Dinner was held at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in West Columbia, Thursday evening. Brent Johnson of 93.1 The lake served as emcee for the 200 or so guests.
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The Quality Inn and Suites completed a total remodel of its 57 rooms in October. The hotel at 3020 Charleston Highway in West Columbia was formerly the Country Hearth Inn and Suites.
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To kick off the New Year, the West Columbia Public Works and Sanitation departments increased the recycling effort, along with reminding residents to recycle smart.
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Chief Terrence Green is providing details on the shooting death investigation that has been ongoing since it occurred on December 20, 2019, and he would also like to offer condolences to the family and friends of Wesley Warren-Camp.
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“I can barely believe it, either, but work is finally underway on Wilton Road,” wrote Rep. Micah Caskey on his Facebook page, Monday. He also posted a photo of a crew working on Wilton Road.
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Trailing as many as 10 points with less than three minutes left, the White Knoll girls' basketball team scored the final 10 points of the game to stun defending Region 5-5A champion Lexington 44-43 Tuesday night at Wildcat Gymnasium.
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The Batesburg-Leesville Fire Department needed some help. So Chris Swygert asked House of Raeford’s non-profit organization, FLOCK, what it could do.
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It was announced Tuesday morning that the West Columbia Riverwalk, from the Gervais Street Bridge to the Moffatt Street entrance, has been closed temporarily due to flooding.
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The Summit Adventure Park is a trampoline park that is opening soon in Cayce.
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Dominion Energy South Carolina will conduct the annual test of its Lake Murray Dam inundation sirens on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at noon. The sirens will sound for approximately three minutes.
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Former Lexington County Councilman Ned Tolar died at Lexington Medical Center Sunday. He was a businessman and he represented West Columbia and part of Lexington – District 8 – while on council. Tolar left council in 2018, replaced by Glen Conwell.
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Lexington County Emergency crews responded to the scene, early Monday morning, of a commercial structure fire in the 1600 block of Two Notch Road, in Lexington, according to a County of Lexington report.
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Passenger traffic at in 2019 was up… way up! 1,353,788 passengers traveled through the airport – a 13.03% increase over 2018, according to a release from Columbia Metropolitan Airport.
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The post-holiday season finds Midlands teams still prominent at the top of the S.C. Basketball Coaches Association rankings.
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National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is Thursday.
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There’s a restaurant giving new life to the former Carolina Café spot in West Columbia.
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The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles will soon embark on a statewide tour, aimed at getting more residents their REAL ID driver's licenses or identification card.
Region 4-4A teams A.C. Flora and Lower Richland will vy for the inaugural titles of the Cayce Roundball Classic Saturday.
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The opening day of the inaugural Cayce Roundball Classic saw host school Brookland-Cayce and four other Midlands teams reach the semifinals.
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a residential structure fire that occurred in the 400 block of Gardners Terrace Road in West Columbia. The fire occurred Tuesday evening.
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Saturday night was the longest night of the year, and at Columbia’s Riverfront Park it began with a group celebrating the darkness with lights.
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Some big changes are coming for Columbia area teams. The proposed South Carolina High School League 2020-2022 realignment was released Thursday and there are quite a few adjustments that will be made. This is done by the league every two years to level the playing field among the schools thr…
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A total of 18 Midlands teams are ranked in this week's S.C. Basketball Coaches Association's polls.
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The Celebrate Freedom Foundation, a South Carolina nonprofit, has been grounded after a vehicle damaged the organization's helicopter early Saturday morning.
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The Pinnacle Trophy remains at Gray Collegiate Academy for another year.
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Quarterback Tyler Olenchuk's Dutch Fork High football career ended with an overtime touchdown pass.
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A new West Columbia business welcomed four-legged customers and their humans to 1301 C. Avenue Thursday morning. Wags to Whiskers held its official ribbon cutting, hosted by the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce.
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Midlands teams and defending boys’ state champions Ridge View, W.J. Keenan and Gray Collegiate sit atop the latest S.C. Basketball Coaches Association Top 10 rankings.
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The last time Gilbert visited River Bluff High School, it left with the lone loss suffered this season.
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Defending state boys' basketball champions Ridge View, Keenan and Gray Collegiate are once again considered the teams to beat going into the 2019-20 season.
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A West Columbia man faces multiple charges in connection with a shooting at his home Friday evening.
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For the second straight year, All-Stars from throughout the Midlands will close out the 2019 football season at the Columbia Metro Bowl.
The National Weather Service-Columbia is warning motorists to "Watch out for areas of dense fog early (Tuesday) morning in central SC especially in the eastern Midlands.
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Prior to Chad Leaphart becoming head coach at Gilbert High School, his alma mater had never won a region title in football.
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According to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department, two males have been charged in separate, unrelated incidents with making threats to students, at their respective schools.
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A tradition that is nearly half-a-century old will continue Saturday.
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Sometimes the meaning or purpose of a work of art is mysterious, or open to the interpretation of each person who sees it. West Columbia’s newest installation, however, sends a very clear message.
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City of West Columbia officials will unveil the city’s newest public art installation Friday afternoon at the Riverwalk Amphitheater.
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The stage is now set for next week’s “Showdown in the Swamp” between two Lexington County undefeated teams.
Thomas Grant Jr. photo. The stage is now set for next week’s “Showdown in the Swamp” between two Lexington County undefeated teams. River Bluff and Gilbert both improved to 5-0 Friday and will face each other in each teams’ final non-region regular season contest. The Gators held off Irmo 14-7 at home. Shrine Bowl running back Braden Walker accounted for…
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It will not be long before West Columbia’s new Enabling Park, for people of all abilities, will be complete.
It will not be long before West Columbia’s new Enabling Park, for people of all abilities, will be complete. The park is on Hudson Street, adjacent to the West Columbia Riverwalk. “The parking lot has been paved and striped,” said West Columbia City Councilman and Mayor Pro-Tem, Tem Miles. “The playground equipment has been set up.” Miles said he expects…
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