Month: July 2022
Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, has identified the individual who diedafter being hit by an unknown vehicle near the 106-mile marker on Interstate 26 westbound around 11:45 P.M., Monday. According to Fisher, Ms. Sierra Lachelle Parker, 23, of Columbia was in the westbound lanes when she was hit by a vehicle that fled the scene. […]
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Garibaldi Super Market and Restaurant opened in West Columbia, Tuesday. Plaza Garibaldi is between the old BC Grammar No. 1 school at the intersection of Klapman Blvd. and Hook Ave. adjacent to the light at Augusta Road. The hours are 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. for the Super Market and 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. […]
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The Gaston Dixie Youth Coach Pitch All Stars won the state title in Anderson over the weekend. The Division Two baseball team for ages 7-9-years-old is next headed to the World Series in Dothan, Alabama. The World Series begins July 28. The team will have a Send-Off Celebration at 7 p.m., July 26 at the […]
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Lexington School District Two announced Tuesday that Barry Bolen will serve as principal of Brookland-Cayce High School for the 2022-23 school year. He was serving as interim Lexington Two superintendent. The announcement reads: “Mr. Bolen has a long history with Lexington Two, beginning in 1988 when he was hired as principal of Fulmer Middle School. […]
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A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle on I-26 late Monday night, according to Lance Cpl. Nick Pye of the SC Highway Patrol. The pedestrian was hit in the area of Mile Marker 106 in the westbound lane of I-26, said Pye. The incident occurred around 11:46 p.m., Monday. Pye said the vehicle […]
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The Lexington Police Department started conducting several Public Safety Checkpoints Monday, until Wednesday, according to Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green. Officers will be conducting the Public Safety Checkpoint in response to collision incidents, Citizen Traffic Complaints, and previous enforcement in this area focused on speeding and unsafe driving practices. Officers will be checking driver’s licenses, […]
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Heads up if you live near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE): The 169th Fighter Wing of the South Carolina Air National Guard is conducting nighttime training flights this week (July 18-21) according to a Lexington County report. Anyone working or living near the airport may see and hear F-16 fighter jets taking off or landing […]
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Studio 221 Interiors is closing its West Columbia store. Studio 221 Interiors held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last November at 536 Meeting St. in West Columbia, to open the store. “While this is not the outcome we dreamed it would be, we are so incredibly grateful for everything we gained in this experience,” a post on […]
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