COLUMBIA — Lexington County is getting more Slurpee options. A new 7-Eleven, the seventh in the county, is set to open soon at 5229 Sunset Blvd., near the intersection with Mineral Springs Road. Exterior work is complete on a new freestanding building including gasoline pumps. 7-Eleven, a convenience store […]
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7-Eleven adds another location in Lexington; former Taboo store demolished | Columbia Business
COLUMBIA — Lexington County is getting more Slurpee options. A new 7-Eleven, the fifth in the county, is set to open soon at 5229 Sunset Blvd., near the intersection with Mineral Springs Road. Exterior work is complete on a new freestanding building including gasoline pumps. 7-Eleven, a convenience store […]
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Leaky roof could mean new cat shelter for West Columbia Gorge Humane Society
The West Columbia Gorge Humane Society provides many services to pet owners in the Camas-Washougal community on a case-by-case basis. It provides temporary boarding for dogs and cats. It runs a community pet food pantry and it also distributes pet food through Refuel Washougal, the Camas-Washougal Meals on Wheels People […]
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Columbia holds off Lancaster Mennonite for 73-65 win to claim L-L League Section 5 boys basketball crown | Sports
With its second-leading scorer Cole Fisher on the bench still recovering from an ankle injury, Lancaster Mennonite had to make some adjustments heading into Tuesday’s Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Five boys basketball matchup at first-place Columbia. The visiting Blazers stuck 6-foot, 6-inch sophomore center David Weaver in front of the basket […]
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Columbia’s retail sector weathering pandemic relatively well, market watcher says | Columbia Business
COLUMBIA — The coronavirus pandemic has taken less of a toll on Columbia merchants in the Vista and along Main Street than might have been feared, according to a veteran of the retail real estate scene. Rox Pollard, director of retail services in South Carolina for Colliers International, assessed how COVID-19 […]
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Columbia small businesses count on holiday sales amid COVID-19 | Business
COLUMBIA — Shuttered for weeks by public health mandates earlier this year and still struggling with reduced sales, locally owned retailers say this holiday shopping season is critical to small businesses’ ability make it through to the new year. “My lease is up at the end of the year. If […]