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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle incident that occurred in the 900 block of Sharon Church Road, Swansea, at approximately 8:40 p.m., Friday. According to Fisher, Mr. Walter Mark Cassidy, 53, of Swansea was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries. Mr. Cassidy’s vehicle left […]
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One person was killed in a crash on Sharon Church Rd near Antioch Church Rd. in Lexington County. According to Trooper Tyler Tidwell of the SCHP, the crash occurred at 8:40 p.m. Friday. A pick-up truck was traveling west on Sharon Church Rd. The driver ran off the right side of the road, then overcorrected […]
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Lexington Two will return to five-day face-to-face instruction on Tuesday From Dawn Kujawa, Lexington Two Communications Director – Lexington Two will return to five-day face-to-face instruction on Tuesday (Jan. 19) following Monday’s MLK holiday. (Photo from Riverbank Elementary Twitter page) This shift in instruction follows a two-week remote learning period after winter break, aimed at […]
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Springdale Police officers, along with assistance from Lexington County Sheriff deputies, arrested Daniel Scott Burgess, after a traffic stop. Burgess has been charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl 3rd, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine 3rd, and Tampering with Physical Evidence. Officers seized the illegal narcotics along with $13,766 in cash and the […]
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One of the most valuable parts of your car – and an item of high interest to thieves – might be under it. A catalytic converter is a device on the underside of a vehicle that reduces environmental emissions. Required on all cars that operate in the U.S. since 1975, catalytic converters contain expensive precious […]
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US Rep. Joe Wilson said President Donald Trump is cooperating and Wilson opposes the impeachment that is taking place less than a week before Trump is slated to leave office. Congressman Joe Wilson lives in Springdale and represents Lexington County in the US House of Representatives. In a statement, Wednesday, Wilson said President Trump “has […]
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed each year on the third Monday in January. In King’s honor, the Columbia Urban League’s Annual MLK Breakfast will be held at 8 a.m., Monday, at the Brookland Banquet and Conference Center at 1066 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia. The theme of the MLK Breakfast is economic empowerment. […]
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Lexington County Fire Service units responded to a commercial structure fire just after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of Brookhill West. The Lexington Police Department assisted with crowd and traffic control. Arriving units discovered smoke and fire coming from a commercial dryer system at the laundry facility of the complex and immediately began extinguishing […]
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