Shane Thackston, former principal of Springdale Elementary School, has died. The news of Thackston’s death was delivered Wednesday morning to Thackston’s colleagues in Lexington School District Two. Thackston took a short leave from Springdale after suffering severe pain in his head in January 2015. He was back at at school, in his principal’s role by […]

The State Grand Jury has indicted Rep. Rick Quinn, Jr. on one count of common law misconduct in office and one count of statutory misconduct in office. Hours after the indictment was announced, S.C. House Speaker Jay Lucas suspended Quinn from the House. Quinn issued a statement after the indictment was announced. He said he’s […]

West Columbia City Council approved a revitalization and redevelopment plan on Monday, at its meeting. The winning proposals from Redevelopment Management Associates  presented ideas to plan growth for the West Columbia area as well as concentrate on some residential areas to stimulate economic development and investment. Redevelopment Management Associates  was chosen for the City Wide […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released her office’s Annual Report for 2016. The report documents the mortality patterns of the county. It shows heart disease – which is a top cause of death statewide and nationally – to be the leading reason for natural deaths in the county. Cancer ranked second. Drug overdoses were […]

The City of West Columbia will look into adopting an odor ordinance. The idea was debated at council’s meeting Monday. Councilman Tem Miles said he is ‘thankful” council is discussing odors specific to the House of Raeford poultry processing plant on Sunset Boulevard. Right: Don Icenhower of the Lexington 2 School District talks to council about […]

The City of Cayce, with the slogan “Time for Life” introduced its new branding campaign Monday at a press conference at the Cayce Municipal Building, on Monday morning. The rebrand includes the color blue and a new insignia. Cayce Mayor Elise Partin said the city’s residents were asked for feedback so that brand could reflect their perception of […]

Lexington County Sheriff’s deputies have been dispatched to the 100 block of Glasgo Lane in response to a homicide. SLED will be leading the investigation, according to Capt. Adam Myrick of the LCSD. Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon asked SLED to lead the investigation to avoid any potential conflict of interest. The homicide involves family […]