Brock & Scott leases office at Crown Pointe Columbia
Brock & Scott PLLC leased 4,358-square-foot office space. New location at Crown Pointe in Columbia’s St. Andrews area. Colliers brokers Mary Winter Teaster and Sydney Lanham represented tenant. Law firm relocating from Fernandina Road office in April. Colliers South Carolina‘s Mary Winter Teaster and Sydney Lanham...
Man sentenced for selling guns, drugs
Laclarence Lamarcus Anderson, 43, of Columbia, has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison following a jury trial where Anderson was convicted of 12 counts of drug and gun offenses. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Anderson sold 10 firearms and quantities of methamphetamine,...
Transportation leaders gather in Columbia to discuss future of South Carolina roads
Hundreds of transportation professionals gathered in downtown Columbia Tuesday, for the annual South Carolina Transportation Forum. The two-day event brought together engineers, industry partners, and government leaders to discuss challenges, solutions, and innovations in transportation across the state. Exhibitors...
Man sentenced in crash that killed two women after police pursuit in Richland County
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — A man has been sentenced in connection with a 2023 crash that killed two women after deputies say he fled from a traffic stop. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced that Jaquice Williams, 21, pleaded guilty on March 31, 2026, to two counts of Failure to Stop for Blue Lights Resulting in...
Arrests made in Gusty Lane shooting that left one person injured in Richland County
Two suspects have been arrested in connection to a March 21, 2026 shooting on Gusty Lane in Richland County. The Richland County Sheriff's Department says investigators with the department's Fugitive Task Force and Special Response Team arrested Allen Garner Jr, 19, and Mario Hooks, 19, on March 31 after the suspects...
Elderly man dies in Lexington house fire
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — An elderly man has been identified as the victim of a deadly Wednesday house fire. The Lexington County Coroner says 91-year-old Wilfrid J. Demers Jr. of Lexington was pronounced dead at a home in the 100 block of Longview Street shortly after midnight. An...
High-speed chase in Richland County ends behind bars
A Columbia man is behind bars following a high-speed pursuit that spanned two counties and ended with a K9 deployment and apprehension. At approximately 2:35 p.m. on March 31, a Kershaw County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on White Pond Road in Elgin. The driver, later identified as Isaac...
Let’s face it, Columbia is so much better than Clemson
The one debate that comes up every November when Clemson takes on USC Jr. is which school is better than the other. What we often glance over, however, is which city truly reigns supreme. Today, I say it’s finally time to take a look at the facts to determine which...
SC Lottery seeks vending machines to boost ticket sales
COLUMBIA — Whenever the South Carolina lottery director shops in the Food Lion grocery store in Five Points, which sits in the backyard of the University of South Carolina, she notices that the line for self-service checkout stretches down the aisle. “And where there are live clerks, they’re empty, because the...
This fashionable new store is planned for Columbiana Centre mall. What we know
A new clothing store is planned for a popular mall in one of Columbia’s key retail districts. Designers Closet, which focuses on contemporary clothing and streetwear and has stores in several states, is planning a new location in the Columbiana Centre Mall in the Harbison shopping district. The store was listed as...

















