Month: July 2019

Man, woman arrested at Airport Boulevard motel

Members of the multijurisdictional Lexington County Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested a man and a woman earlier this month after responding to complaints of drug activity at a motel. Mark Jonathan Jeffcoat, 39, is charged with trafficking meth, possession of a Schedule IV narcotic, possession of a Schedule II narcotic, possession of marijuana within close proximity […]

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Cayce Public Safety Department conducting School Supply Drive

The Cayce Public Safety Department is partnering with organizations and local business in a School Supply Drive. Mrs. Doris with La Estrella has already made a huge dontation. The School Supply Drive is dedicated to providing those in need with school supplies and the tools necessary to be successful in the classroom. The Cayce DPS […]

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Rob Shaw Gallery presents Jamie Blackburn reception in West Columbia, Friday

There will be an Opening Reception – entitled Coastal Constructs- for Jamie Blackburn at the Rob Shaw Gallery on Friday, from 6-to-9 p.m., at 324 State Street West Columbia. Inspiration for Jamie’s art comes from many sources. He loves diverse cultural symbolism, experimenting with primitive design methods and modern computer technologies. He enjoys doing research, […]

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Lex 2 Innovation Center cosmetology department to partner with barbers and stylists for free cuts

How about a free back-to-school haircut? Mark your calendar for Sunday, Aug. 18, when the cosmetology department at our Lexington 2 Innovation Center will partner with area barbers and hair stylists to offer free cuts and styles to start the new school year. 

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Lexington Police ask for help to ID robbery suspect

Lexington Police are asking for assistance in identifying a white male who was involved in the armed robbery of the Sunoco gas station on Monday evening, according to Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green. At approximately 7:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Sunoco, which is located at 5019 Augusta Road in Lexington, for an armed […]

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1 dead after motorcycle, tractor-trailer crash on Lake Murray Dam

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the driver of a motorcycle who died in a collision with an 18-wheeler. The collision occurred on the Lake Murray Dam (S.C. 6) shortly before 9 p.m., Monday. According to Coroner Fisher, Mr. John William Bafford III, 32, of Gilbert was pronounced dead at the scene due to […]

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Results pending of autopsy of Lexington County man who died after car hits house

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the man who died in a vehicle collision that occurred in the 1000 block of Saint Matthews Road (SC-6) near Swansea at approximately 6:35 p.m. Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. Myron W. Riley, 61, of Swansea, was pronounced dead at the scene. Riley was traveling westbound when his […]

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Fatal crash near Irmo backs up traffic on I-26, Monday

One person died in a collision between a tractor trailer and a motorcycle.  The crash occurred in Richland County on Interstate 26 near Irmo, just after 12 noon, Monday. Traffic was backed up into Lexington County while emergency response teams cleared the scene. And I-26 West was closed at the 101 mile marker (Broad River […]

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