According to Richland County’s website, the ordinance makes it unlawful for anyone to use, discharge, shoot, or ignite fireworks or similar explosives within unincorporated Richland County between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. However, exceptions are being made for the night of the Fourth of July as well as New Year’s Eve.
Pfentner was awarded the Jeffrey Vaden Chavis Medal of Valor for that December day — an award named for a fellow Lexington County firefighter who was critically injured while battling a house fire in 2001.
After the three month renovation is complete, the Koger Center will bring a slew of big Broadway shows to Columbia audiences including “Hamilton,” “Mean Girls,” and “Pretty Woman.”
“Everybody wants to feel safe in their hometown. Everybody wants to feel safe in their community. Everybody wants to feel safe where they go eat or watch a movie. So that’s where I think the commonality is at for everyone, is we all want to feel safe in our community,” Fordham says.
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) — According to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, the autopsy results of 29-year-old Shavon M. Wright are now available. Mr. Wright was involved in a standoff with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department on June 21st. According to Sheriff Jay Koon, the suspect barricaded himself in his home on Montclair Circle that morning, after deputies arrived to execute…
“It’s like a pre-plan if someone goes missing. We have all the information ahead of time. Because there’s been times we’ve responded to missing persons and it turns out we’ve driven by them because we didn’t have a good picture or description of them,” Lt. Haig says.
New allegations were made regarding Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins and his department’s response following the tragic death of firefighter James Muller last month.
The suspect made multiple posts on social media, giving personal updates from inside his home as the day played out.
“And what happened out there is unfortunate. Unfortunate. And by all means we’re still investigating what happened out there because I don’t know what caused SFC Contreras to die. I want to know as well,” says CSM Rickey Jackson.
“The more individuals that do talk about it, the more who are educated about it, the more likelihood it will lead to… hopefully… a cure one day in the future for those living with sickle cell disease,” says Malerie Hartsell with DHEC.
