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🌱 Longtime West Columbia baseball voice Craig O'Dell retires

West Columbia, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning West Columbia! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Longtime West Columbia baseball voice Craig O'Dell retires
  • West Columbia office building sells for $5.7 million
  • Wilson returns to his first workplace to outline governing plans

Also on today's calendar: Books for Gifts and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Thursday: Clouds and sun; breezy, nice, temps: high: 72, low: 44.
  • Friday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. SC American Legion baseball holds HOF ceremony (thecaycewestcolumbianews.com) — Longtime West Columbia Post 79 announcer Craig O'Dell announced his retirement after more than 27 years behind the microphone for local baseball programs. South Carolina American Legion Baseball recognized him at its Hall of Fame ceremony, which also inducted former Post 79 commander and organization co-founder Billy Oswald.
   

2. HOT PROPERTIES South Carolina commercial real estate sales and leases (scbiz.com) — A 72,140-square-foot office building at 3245 Platt Springs Road in West Columbia sold for $5.7 million, the largest of three local transactions reported in a statewide real estate roundup. The other sales were a retail building at 615 Meeting St. for $470,000 and about 4.5 acres on Dixiana Road for $230,000.
   

3. South Carolina's governor-elect holds first press conference at auto body shop (repairerdrivennews.com) — At the West Columbia auto body shop where he washed cars as a teenager, Gov.-elect Alan Wilson outlined plans for his administration. He said a state government audit would come first and pledged to seek authority to temporarily suspend the gas tax during price spikes, with safeguards for road funding.
   

4. The best nursing homes in SC for 2027, from US News & World Report (thestate.com) — West Columbia's Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community is among 31 South Carolina nursing homes recognized in U.S. News & World Report's 2027 ratings. The facilities earned a High Performing rating for short-term rehabilitation, long-term care or both, based on measures including staffing, patient outcomes and government health and safety findings.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday November 12
  • Citrus in South Carolina: A Growing Opportunity! →
    South Carolina Farm Bureau, 724 Knox Abbott Drive, Cayce
    11:30 am
  • STEAM Night
    Rosewood Elementary Columbia, SC 29201
    5:00 pm
  • Lex 2 Showcase
    Pine Ridge Middle School West Columbia, SC 29172
    5:30 pm
    • Friday November 13
  • Fall Dance Showcase
    A.C. Flora High Columbia, SC 29201
    6:00 pm

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  • Final Edit: My roommates and I are deciding to keep him!
    I found this guy outside, one of my neighbors has been taking care of him for a few months but if this is anyone's cat please lmk. I can't tell his… (Nextdoor Belmont Park)
  • Update: Pet Reunited
    Shadow, a dog who went missing in Columbia, SC, has been safely reunited with their family after 3 hours, 0 minutes. Message from Owner: "Our German… (Nextdoor Alexandria St/Grove St)
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Ok West Columbia! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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