Month: February 2021

Brookland-Cayce wrestling team in playoffs Saturday, 3 are Region Champs

Brookland-Cayce High School Wrestling features three 3A Region 5 Champs. They are: Deante Strader, Jonah Del Priore and Sam Yeargen. The team is coached by Craig Watts. And Brookland-Cayce had 10 wrestlers qualify for the 3A lower state Wednesday night at the Region 5 Tournament. The Brookland-Cayce wrestlers will compete in the first round of […]

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Man accused of using phone camera to video woman in the nude

 A Lexington man was arrested last week after investigators said he used his smartphone to record a video of a nude female without her knowledge. Harley Keith Wiles, 31, is charged with aggravated voyeurism, according to an arrest warrant. “This case started with a tip from the community,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “That […]

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15-year-old dies 6 days after crash, coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died, Wednesday, as a result of a motor vehicle collision. The crash occurred on Feb. 5, in the 3800 block of SC Highway 6, near the intersection of Edmund Highway, at approximately 7:20 p.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Dillan Alexander Roldan, 15, of Pelion was […]

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Airport High School’s Jayla Jamison signs to run track for the Gamecocks

The University of South Carolina track team is billing it as a huge pickup. Airport High School’s Jayla Jamison, a state champion, is going to run track and cross country for the Gamecocks. The 2021 signee enters the collegiate ranks with some serious credentials. She is the two-time S.C. Gatorade Player-of-the-Year and three-time Athlete of […]

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Man who died in Wednesday shooting abducted woman before he shot her, says coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died of a gunshot wound sustained at approximately 10 a.m. on Wednesday, in a wooded area at the end of Adams Terrace Court in Dixiana. According to Fisher, Mr. Raymond Antonio Metze, 28, of Leesville was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced […]

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Man who allegedly stole car with child in it, is arrested

The man accused of stealing a car in Cayce with a two-year-old girl inside has been found and charged. Cayce Department of Public Safety Director Byron Snellgrove announced Wednesday the arrest of Shyheem Malik Phillips. Phillips is charged with vehicle theft and kidnapping. Snellgrove said he stole the car from a motel in Cayce. There was […]

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Columbia Metropolitan Airport featuring art of children and young adults with disabilities

The Columbia Metropolitan Airport has partnered with Family Connection of South Carolina to display LOOK! – a unique and thoughtful photography collection. “The intent of LOOK! is to showcase the beauty and unique abilities of the person being photographed, and to help those viewing the photos pause, reflect, and see disability in a different way,” […]

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Sheriff: Man shot woman, then himself

A Lexington County man has died after shooting a woman this morning and turning the gun on himself, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department reported Wednesday. “Investigators have determined the man abducted the woman from a medical office in Lexington before forcing her to drive to some woods at the end of Adams Terrace Court in […]

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