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East Point Academy, a charter school, is recognized as a 2023-2024 National Beta School of Distinction. The school earned this recognition by increasing their club’s membership by at least 10% from last year. EPA has two schools in West Columbia. An elementary school off of Sunset Boulevard and a middle school on Chris Drive. National Beta […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department issued an update after a man was found stabbed to death inside a burning house on Saturday night in Lexington County. The sheriff’s department said there is no ongoing threat to the community on Oak Ridge Lane. Click here for initial article At the time of the fire, investigators found […]
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The members of Cayce City Council have appointed Cayce’s Deputy City Manager and former Assistant Director of the Cayce Department of Public Safety, Jim Crosland, as the Interim City Manager. He has more than 26 years of state and local government experience. A South Carolina native, Jim served in the United States Coast Guard before going on to […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Thomas Clinton Jordan Lockridge, (age 31) of Lexington, on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, also […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of a man who was found dead at his residence in the 200 block of Oak Ridge Lane in the Lexington area of Lexington County, Saturday. Click link to read initial article: Lexington County firefighters find a body in a house, death investigation opened by sheriff’s […]
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If you’re outside, especially near a wooded area or places where there is water, look out for snakes. There are venomous snakes in the West Columbia area and in all of Lexington County. The snake pictured is a young, brightly-colored, copperhead. It was killed by a car running over it on Botanical Parkway in West […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department opened a death investigation, Sunday, at a home in the 200 block of Oak Ridge Lane. The County of Lexington, SC Fire Service responded to an overnight fire at the house. Firefighters found a body in the home. A man with multiple injuries was found inside a shed on the […]
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The intersection of East Main Street and North Lake Drive in Lexington was shut down Sunday night due to a collision. Emergency personnel were on scene and traffic was detoured onto Fort Street.The intersection was cleared later and opened. The cause of the collision is still under investigation, according to the Lexington Police Department. (LPD […]
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