Month: March 2016

17-year-old charged with attempted murder in I-20 shooting

A Leesville teen is facing attempted murder charges in connection to gunshots fired at cars travelling on Interstate 20 Wednesday morning. According to arrest warrants, Kyle Len Ringo Pratt, 17, is charged with seven counts of attempted murder for firing several shots from a pistol at eastbound I-20 traffic as he stood on the Quattlebaum […]

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Lexington man arrested for solicitation of minor

AG Office Press Release: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Jason Glenn Jordan (DOB: 1987) of Lexington, on three charges connected to sexual exploitation of minors. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, made the arrest.  Investigators say Jordan, a registered sex […]

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Filing closes, lots of contested Lexington County races

From coroner and state House seats to Register of Deeds and 11th Circuit Solicitor, there are lots of candidates running in the 2016 election cycle. Sheriff Jay Koon did not get an opponent, but Sen. Katrina Shealy got two challengers. Sen. Nikki Setzler of West Columbia has an opponent and five candidates are running for […]

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Bill West, West Columbia newsman, will be missed

Bill West, of West Columbia, died last Friday. Bill, 76, was well-known locally. He covered Cayce, West Columbia and Springdale for many years for the Lexington County Chronicle. He was also the editor at Lexington’s Dispatch-News and he worked in television. He was news director at Sunny 100 radio. Bill also had the honor of […]

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Arrest made in I-20 bridge shooting

An arrest has been made in I-20 bridge shooting incident. The identity has not been released of the suspect in the I-20 shooting incident. The arrest was made in connection to shots fired at vehicles traveling east on Interstate 20 in Lexington County. The suspect has been taken into custody, according to the Lexington County […]

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Firefighters close road, extinguish Lexington County fire

Just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Lexington County Fire Service and EMS responded to a reported residential structure fire located in the 200 block of Old Metz Road, near Leonard Drive, in the County of Lexington. Upon arrival, firefighters closed the road and laid lines to combat the fire. Firefighters were quickly able to place […]

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Lexington County deputies look for I-20 shooter

Lexington County deputies look for I-20 shooter! At least one person was hit, and is in stable condition, after shots were fired at vehicles traveling east on I-20 in Lexington County. The shots were fired early Wednesday morning from the Quattlebaum Road bridge over I-20, in the Pond Branch area.  The person shot was taken […]

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Fulmer Middle’s Andy Posey wins Wilson Teaching Excellence Award

Fulmer Middle School teacher, Andy Posey, is the recipient of the Dr. Jennifer Wilson Teaching Excellence Award awarded by the SC Association for Middle Level Education. Fulmer is extremely proud of Andy’s commitment to excellence and his continued leadership.

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