Month: January 2017

Lexington County offices closed Monday for MLK Day

County of Lexington Administrative Offices Closed For Martin Luther King Jr. Day The County of Lexington Administrative offices will be closed for the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 16. County of Lexington Solid Waste Management administrative offices will be closed, but all other solid waste operations in unincorporated parts of […]

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S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis reacts to effort to remove him from Retirement Commission

S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis, a West Columbia resident, sent  an “Urgent Message” Thursday.  Loftis has decried the loss of billions of dollars in the State’s retirement system funds. Now members of the retirement system hierarchy want to remove Loftis from the Retirement System Investment Commission. Below is the letter Loftis sent:  You have probably heard that […]

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Site plan released for new Lexington 2 elementary school

While there is still much to be determined, plans for a second new Lexington 2 elementary school are coming together. The school will be on Cougar Drive, in West Columbia, next-to Northside Middle School. It is just off of Sunset Boulevard. Plans for the school are being drawn up by Carter, Jumper, Sease Architects. Included is […]

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Colorful sunrise over Sunset

The clouds were arranged at sunrise Wednesday to make for a colorful morning. The sky was orange  with the white and a little blue, over Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia.  Click on photos below to enlarge  

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Lexington 2 Kindergarten, first-grade Registration begins Jan. 25 

Attention Parents/Guardians of: Rising 4K, 5K, and 1st grade students Registration for the 2017-2018 School-year begins Jan. 25. You MUST have the following information at the time of registration: · Child’s Birth Certificate (long form required) · Child’s Immunization Certificate · Two Proofs of residence (one utility bill and a lease/mortgage) · Proof of income […]

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West Columbia woman identified as victim in car fatal accident

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the woman who died in a single-vehicle accident on Monday. Fisher said Patricia Ann Steele, 52, of West Columbia was killed when her vehicle crossed the center line, and she over-corrected. The accident happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Pine Street near Cedar Creek Road in Lexington County. Click link […]

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Love’s Travel Stop cuts the ribbon on Cayce property in Richland County

The Greater C-WC Chamber of Commerce held its First Ribbon Cutting in 2017  at Love’s Travel Stop,  2015 Bluff Road, Cayce. Love’s General Manager Darius Jackson helped cut the ribbon with Love’s District Manager Tony Cribb. Cayce City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem James “Skip” Jenkins represented the City of Cayce. Jackson said the truck […]

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Cayce receives energy grant for new LED lights at city complex

The City of Cayce is pleased to announce that the City has received a $5,000 energy efficiency grant from the South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff, Energy Office to purchase new LED lights for Cayce’s Municipal Complex and Utility Compound. With the grant, the City of Cayce will purchase 66 LED lights in a variety […]

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