Month: June 2018
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 […]
Read More >>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 […]
Read More >>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. […]
Read More >>S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson is likely headed to a GOP primary runoff against State Rep. Todd Atwater, of Lexington. Wilson had 49% of the vote and Atwater had 30%. Greenville attorney William Herlong got 22% of the vote. That was with 99% of the vote counted. Wilson needs 50% of the vote plus-one to […]
Read More >>Gov. Henry McMaster is headed to a runoff in the GOP primary. The Associated Press called the race after 9 p.m. Tuesday. With 99 percent of the state’s precincts reporting McMaster had 42% of the vote. In two weeks McMaster will go up against Greenville businessman John Warren who had 28% of the vote. McMaster […]
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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. […]
Read More >>The City of Cayce is offering a Guided Historical Walking Tour of Fort Congaree beginning at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 16, at the 12,000 Year History Park on Congaree Creek. The 12,000 Year History Park is at 1120 Fort Congaree Trail, Cayce. Tours are 60-to-90 minutes long, focusing on local history. National Park trained volunteers Gary and Sue Kelly […]
Read More >>There are candidates running for seats on Lexington County Council. The Primary is Tuesday. Voting hours are from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. There are three contested seats in Lexington County: Lexington County Council District 8 covers West Columbia, parts of Lexington, and Oak Grove. Ned Tolar is the incumbent. He is being challenged by […]
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