Month: January 2024

Vendor Applications Now Open for the 2024 West Columbia Meeting Street Artisan Markets

he City of West Columbia is excited to announce that vendor applications are now open for the 2024 Meeting Street Artisan Markets. This seasonal market, located under the pavilion at 425 Meeting Street, West Columbia, SC, in the Interactive Art Park, invites local makers, artists, and vendors to showcase their original arts, crafts, fresh produce, […]

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Lexington County Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Murder that occurred on Fish Hatchery Road

Daniel Taylor Jones, a 22-year-old Lexington County man, was convicted last week by a Lexington County jury and sentenced to 40 years without parole for the murder of Barry Joe Chavis, Jr., which occurred on March 27, 2020, at 3630 Fish Hatchery Road in the Gaston area of Lexington County. Jones was also sentenced to […]

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Republican Chris Smith announces his plans to run for Dist. 26 State Senate seat

Republican Chris Smith has announced he plans to run for Dist. 26 Senate seat that is currently held by Sen. Nikki Setzler. Below is a copy of Smith’s campaign announcement. “As South Carolina enters into the 2024 election cycle, Senate District 26 will be one of the top races at the center of the watch […]

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Lexington County Fire Service, with West Columbia Fire, Cayce Fire Departments respond to mobile home fire, 5 adults, 4 children displaced

Lexington County Fire Service units responded to a call for a fire around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, in the 3900 block of Charleston Highway. Crews from the West Columbia Fire Department and City of Cayce Fire Department also responded to the scene. First arriving units saw fire showing from a single-wide mobile home and began […]

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Former Lexington County Councilman George “Smokey” Davis dies at age 79

George Hearn “Smokey” Davis- July 26, 1944 – January 24, 2024- Link to obituary Lexington, South Carolina – George Hearn “Smokey” Davis of Lexington died on January 24 at the age of 79. Born in Birmingham, Alabama on July 26, 1944, he was the elder child of Albert Lester and Virginia Davis. In 2008, he […]

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Lexington 2’s Annual Teacher Job Fair is Tuesday

Explore career opportunities in Lexington County School District Two for the 2024-2025 school year at our annual Teacher Job Fair, set for Tuesday, January 30, 2024. The fair is scheduled for 4 p.m.-6 p.m. at the Lexington Two Innovation Center, 509 Bulldog Blvd., Cayce.  Participants will have the opportunity to meet and talk with administrators […]

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19-year-old sentenced to 30 years for 2022 robbery of West Columbia Circle K

Kaleb Thomas Besancon, age 19, of Lexington, pled guilty last, to one count ofArmed Robbery and one count of Burglary Second Degree Violent in Lexington County stemmingfrom two separate incidents. Circuit Court Judge William P. Keesley presided over the guilty pleaand sentenced Besancon to 20 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections forthe armed […]

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Lexington County Deputy Jacob Smith receives Medal of Valor from SC Sheriffs Association

A Lexington County deputy shot in the line of duty has been awarded the South Carolina Sheriffs’ Association‘s Medal of Valor. Deputy Jacob Smith was shot after responding to a home invasion at a Lexington home last September. “Jacob acted bravely and selflessly when he found himself in an intense situation last year,” Lexington County […]

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