Month: May 2023
Close to 120 students are graduating with GEDs and high school diplomas from Lexington Two’s adult education program, and many of them walked in a graduation ceremony Tuesday night at Airport High School. Families, friends, district educators, board members, and other guests gathered to mark the milestone. This year’s graduates are heading off to career, […]
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Nicolle Sanchez-Peralta, 18, of West Columbia, has been convicted by a Lexington County jury on charges of Murder and Kidnapping in the shooting death of Sanaa Amenhotep, age 15. The trial began on Monday, May 15th and concluded late yesterday afternoon when the jury returned guilty verdicts on both charges. Sanchez-Peralta will remain at the […]
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Exit 111 to Exit 115 on I-26 headed west is moving slowly. Long lines of traffic developed in parts of Cayce and West Columbia, near Charleston Highway down Dreher Road, , around 6 p.m. Wednesday. According to the SC DOT there was a crash on I-26 that caused the delay in the traffic pattern.
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Oceanside Collegiate defeated Gray Collegiate by a score of 4- 2, in the 2A High School baseball Championship series. With the win, Oceanside becomes the 2A State Champion in high school baseball.Oceanside defeated Gray Saturday, 1-0 to take game one of the best-of-three series.
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Cayce Mayor Elise Partin was the featured speaker at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast, Tuesday. It was held at Steel Hand Brewery in Cayce. The venue was packed, with standing room only. Partin spoke about the access to the Congaree River and the many Cayce parks, but she also spoke of revitalization. She said the Soiree on […]
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Lexington Two has announced two new assistant principals for the 2023-2024 school year. On the recommendation of Superintendent Dr. Brenda Hafner, the Lexington Two Board of Trustees approved the hiring of assistant principals Tiffany Aull at Brookland-Cayce High School and Kendall Skelton at Riverbank Elementary School at its monthly meeting on May 18, Aull currently […]
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A Lexington County man is charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting in Leesville earlier this month. Vernon Ray Frick, 52, is charged with attempted murder, domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to arrest warrants. “Based […]
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Charlie Shift with the Lexington Police department Patrol Division was busy executing more than 20 drug charges with arrests, over the weekend in the Town of Lexington. The arrests were for trafficking methamphetamine, possession of cocaine, possession of scheduled narcotics (Pills), Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and Marijuana. Other charges included habitual offender, Driving […]
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