Mickey Pringle was sworn in as the West Columbia District 5 representative on city council Monday night. Judge Kenneth Ebener administered the oath of office to Pringle. Kameron Pringle, Mickey Pringle’s grandson, holds the Bible. Pringle was not seated earlier because there was a challenge to his election win. The Nov. 7, vote was overturned because the Lexington County Elections Commission […]

An emergency crew from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources is searching for a possible drowning victim in Lake Murray Sunday afternoon. The S.C. DNR sent its dive team in response to the report of a male in the lake near the Lake Murray Marina, according to DNR spokesman Capt. Robert McCullough. The call came in around 1 p.m. The […]

A former Lexington County deputy sheriff has been charged with sharing the personal information of private citizens last year. Brandon William Jones, 32, allowed and facilitated the unlawful examination of private records to citizens and friends from Jan. 1, 2017, until July 5, 2017, according to an arrest warrant. An affidavit attached to the warrant said the private records included […]

At approximately 1 a.m. early Friday, the University of South Carolina police were executing a routine traffic stop on the Blossom Street bridge. At that time, a man was spotted briefly near the bridge railing. Within seconds, the man was believed to have fallen or jumped from the bridge. The Cayce Department of Public Safety, USC, SLED, the City of Columbia and others […]

The City of West Columbia is proud to have Chris Smith as its fire chief. Smith was inducted as the South Carolina Fire Chiefs Association 74th President at a ceremony held at Stone River in West Columbia. In return for the city’s commitment, Smith is is vocal about who he represents. “I’m proud to be the leader of the 25 […]

A Lexington man faces multiple charges in connection with a shooting last week in a West Columbia road. Christopher Fuller, 29, is charged with attempted murder, discharging a weapon into a vehicle, possession a weapon during a violent crime and possessing a weapon after a violent felony conviction, according to arrest warrants. “Based on the information gathered by detectives and […]

Vanessa Brooke Biery, 43, of West Columbia, died Monday, April 30. She was the wife of Dr. Adam Lazzarini. After her death, Lazzarini was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the October death of William Player Holland, who was shot at 256 Hunters Mill Dr. in Cayce. That’s the same address where Biery died. The cause of death has […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single vehicle accident. It occurred in the 2000 block of Cedar Grove Road in Leesville at approximately 10 p.m. Tuesday. According to Coroner Fisher, Mr. Timothy Robert “TJ” Langfitt, Jr., 18, of Leesville was pronounced dead at the scene due to the traumatic injuries sustained. Langfitt’s vehicle […]

The Town of Lexington is slated to go live with the SC-6 One-Way Pair Project on Saturday, June 23. This is the first traffic and tourism project funded by the 2% Hospitality Tax. Construction began in October 2017 and will be finalized in July 2018. The purpose of the project is to make the intersection of Main Street at Lake […]

In Lexington County Council District 8, Glen Conwell had 52% of the vote, incumbent Ned Tolar had 31% and Charles Crouch had 18%. The results are unofficial, and the  last update in Lexington County, with 97 of 101 precincts counted. Conwell thanked his supporters, and his family, for working hard to bring home the victory. Conwell said his daughters Rebekah, […]