Month: October 2021
There is a new housing development under construction off of Jessamine Road, between West Columbia and Lexington. The property is between Mineral Springs Road and Leaphart Road, close to Oak Grove. It is in the 1700 block of Jessamine Road. Some of the homes in the subdivision have been completed and are occupied. Others are […]
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Always Original Bakery in a partnership with Primal Gourmet Kitchen and Market is feeding frontline workers at Lexington Medical Center. The staff at the hospital has been overwhelmed recently because of a large number of COVID cases. Always Original Bakery is the newest member of WeCo River District Association. The program to provide meals for […]
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It’s a new era for the Cayce Department of Public Safety.Steve Bullard was sworn in as the Cayce Fire Chief, Tuesday just before noon.Cayce now has a fire chief and a police chief. Last week Chris Cowan was sworn in as Cayce’s Police Chief. Before the Cayce DPS had a director for both fire and […]
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From Channing Anderson – East Point Academy – Twenty six point two miles, two campuses, hundreds of cheering students, and one motivated teacher; East Point Academy Physical Education teacher Elease Anderson ran the Boston Marathon virtually at the school on October 8th. “Completing the Boston Marathon has always been a dream of mine since I […]
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The Lexington County Museum will offer its free “Murders and Mysteries” walking tour of downtown Lexington on Nov. 6, starting at 8 pm. The tour is a great way to learn about the history of the town and hear some very interesting stories along the way. Attendees will learn about some of the murders, trials, […]
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South Carolina grew 10.7% from 2010 to 2020. Only 11 counties in the state grew at a higher than 10.7 percent. Lexington County was one of those counties, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. West Columbia was the second-fastest growing municipality in Lexington County. West Columbia had a population 17,416 in 2020 and it grew […]
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The number of COVID cases last week at Lexington Medical Center were on the decline by Friday. The numbers are published on LMC;s Facebook page. On Friday (Oct. 8) the hospital reported 46 COVID patients, with 16 in the Intensive Care Unit. There were four COVID-related deaths reported that day. On Wednesday (Oct 6) there […]
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Units from the Lexington Police Department were on the scene of a collision on North Lake Drive (SC-6) near Columbia Avenue (US-378) Sunday night after 9. The crash resulted in the closing of southbound lanes. Police asked drivers to seek an alternate route while the crash was being investigated.By 10 p.m., the collision had been […]
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