Month: December 2019

Coroner IDs 26-year-old man shot at realty company Christmas party

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a shooting that occurred at approximately 11:30, p.m. Friday.  According to Fisher, Mr. Wesley J. Warren-Camp, 26, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene due to a gunshot wound to the upper body. Link to original report The Lexington Police Department and SLED are […]

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Man shot, killed after fight at a Christmas party at Lexington realty company

The Lexington Police Department is investigating an overnight death at the business of Southern Dreams Realty, 102 Gantt Street, according to a release from Police Chief Terrence Green. At approximately 11:36 p.m. Friday, officers with the Lexington Police Department were dispatched to a shooting that had just occurred and upon arrival, officers found a man […]

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West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Market Last Market of the Season

The City of West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Market last market of the season will be Saturday, December 21, from 10 AM – 2 PM, under the pavilion in the Interactive Art Park, at 425 Meeting Street, West Columbia. The market includes vendors selling original art, crafts, foods, and produce. Spring market dates will be […]

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Space-bound Boeing Starliner visible in the sky over Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Friday

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner Commercial Crew Vehicle Orbital Flight Test was launched at 6:36 a.m., Friday, from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Starliner streaking through the morning sky was visible at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Staff members of the National Weather Service- Columbia posted photos on Twitter of the Starliner as it propelled through the South […]

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39 middle school students selected for Lexington 2 District Honor Band

Thirty-nine middle school students have been selected for the 2019-20 Lexington Two District Honor Band. Students, who were selected through audition, will participate in a band clinic working with David Santiago, director of athletic bands and assistant band director at Newberry College. The Honor Band will hold a concert on Friday, March 6.  Honor Band […]

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Brookland-Cayce’s James Brown is Keep the Midlands Beautiful Outstanding Green Educator of the Year

From Dawn Kujawa – Lexington School District Two Comunications Director. James Brown is passionate about science and the environment, and he’s passing that enthusiasm along to his Lexington Two high school students. Brown was recently named the 2019 Outstanding Green Educator of the Year by Keep the Midlands Beautiful Foundation. We asked the fourth-year AP […]

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West Columbia restaurants do robust business for the holidays

From Cafe Strudel and Terra to Bricks and Stones Pizza Company and Compton’s Kitchen, West Columbia has some of the most popular restaurants around.  And the Christmas season is one of the busiest times of the year for those establishments. “We’re extremely busy right now,” said Mike Davis, owner and top chef at Terra on State […]

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Lexington County Fire Service puts out car fire

Lexington County Fire Service units responded to a fully-involved vehicle fire at the intersection of Pond Branch and Boiling Springs roads Thursday afternoon. The road were temporarily shut down, while crews extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported.

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