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Lexington County Coroner identifies victims of 4 fatal incidents

Fire claims the life of man Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died at the scene of a house fire that occurred in the 200 block of Bent Tree Circle in Gaston shortly after 4 A.M. on Sunday, According to Fisher, Mr. Sollie Keith Kenta Benjamin, 43, of Gaston was pronounced […]

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Power out at Northside Middle School after vehicle accident, school day canceled

The power is currently out at Northside Middle School in West Columbia due to a vehicle incident with the transformer. Dominion Energy is aware and is working to remedy the situation with the school’s maintenance team. It happened Friday around 6 a.m. It is possible that electric power to the school building will be out […]

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Chris Kueny, owner of Substation II in Cayce, has passed away

Chris Kueny, owner of Substation II in Cayce, has passed away. He was also, at one time, a candidate for Cayce City Council. His passing was acknowledged on the Congaree Riverkeeper website where the following was written:“Our community has lost a giant. Last night Chris Kueny, a founding board member of Congaree Riverkeeper passed away.” Link […]

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Football season is here, and so is tailgating

Football season is upon us.  Brookland-Cayce, Airport, and Gray Collegiate Academy begin the high school football season on Friday night. The Bearcats travel to Byrnes and Airport hosts Swansea. Gray is on the road at Oceanside. All games begin at 7:30 p.m. The University of South Carolina is coming off an impressive bowl win over […]

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City of Cayce issues “Call for Artists”

The City of Cayce is issuing a Call for Artists for various Cayce River Arts District improvements. Cayce would like to commission the following: • Adorn manhole covers and storm drains with art • Install decorative bike racks • Develop a plan to map and fill in key urban streetscape gaps Responding artists do not have to […]

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Lexington Police respond to wreck

A three-car wreck on East Main Street (US-1) at Harmon Street had the inbound lane closed in Lexington, Wednesday evening. Inbound traffic was directed around by Lexington Police officers. The collision was caused by a driver who failed to yield the right of way during a turn.

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Crash results in closed lanes in Lexington

The Lexington Police Department reported a collision on Harmon Street near Corley Street in Lexington around 5 p.m., Wednesday. The crash had both lanes closed. Officers were detouring traffic onto Corley Street and Legion Drive around the scene. Avoid the area if possible.

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Man had threatened his sister, broke into her home, before he was shot and killed, according to Lexington Police report

Lexington Police detectives continue to investigate an early morning shooting death that occurred in the Mallard Lakes neighborhood. At approximately 5 a.m., officers were dispatched to a home on the 100 block of Widgeon Drive for a home invasion in progress. When officers arrived they were met in the driveway by a man who had […]

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