West Columbia NewsLocal news for West Columbia, SC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.West Columbia expanding- July 14, 2008 The city that is Lexington County's anchor for U.S. 378 is stretching itself to keep pace with the county seat, whose growth has exploded in the past 20 years.http://www.topix.net/city/west-columbia-sc/2008/07/west-columbia-expanding?fromrss=1 Cradell Byrd Knotts- July 13, 2008 A memorial service for Cradell Byrd Knotts will be held at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, West Columbia, SC, Sunday, July 13, 2008, at 4:00 p.m. Mr.http://www.topix.net/city/west-columbia-sc/2008/07/cradell-byrd-knotts?fromrss=1 Cooler shocked by Carolina Music honor- July 11, 2008 David Cooler performs at KennyGate III inside the SC State Fairgrounds to be The Next Big Star on Friday April 25, 2008.http://www.topix.net/city/west-columbia-sc/2008/07/cooler-shocked-by-carolina-music-honor?... Norman Francis Owens- July 9, 2008 Services for Norman Francis Owens, 83, of West Columbia, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington.http://www.topix.net/city/west-columbia-sc/2008/07/norman-francis-owens?fromrss=1 Larry Gilmer Merrell- July 7, 2008 A memorial service for Larry Gilmer Merrell, 78, of West Columbia, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 7, 2008, at Northside Baptist Church.http://www.topix.net/city/west-columbia-sc/2008/07/larry-gilmer-merrell?fromrss=1 Our Country's Newest "Blue Trail" - " The Congaree River In South Carolina- July 5, 2008 Jeff Johnson said: "Cybercat: We crunched those numbers in the original post. The difference is at most 65 cents per gallon, and a fair number of questions we..." read Jeff Johnson said: "Ugly American: ...http://www.topix.net/city/west-columbia-sc/2008/07/our-countrys-newest-blue-trail-the-cong... Panel awards $10 million in grants despite Sanford appointee's objections- July 3, 2008 A number of Midlands projects received state grants Friday. A sampling of those projects: Springdale - $5,000 - To expand Preston Street water service for 12 residents Elgin - $5,000 - To purchase mural and ...http://www.topix.net/city/west-columbia-sc/2008/07/panel-awards-10-million-in-grants-despi... Cops: Gunmen Held Victims at Gunpoint, Stole Valuables- July 1, 2008 The West Columbia Police Department is searching for two suspects linked to a home invasion from June 11th where about five gunmen forced residents and their guests to the ground as they stole from their ...http://www.topix.net/city/west-columbia-sc/2008/07/cops-gunmen-held-victims-at-gunpoint-st... Knotts wins runoff election- July 1, 2008 A Republican state senator who's known as a plainspoken bulldog won the fight of his political life Tuesday in a runoff that largely focused on his rocky relationship with Gov.http://www.topix.net/city/west-columbia-sc/2008/06/knotts-wins-runoff-election?fromrss=1 |