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Lexington Woman Sentenced to 14 Months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud

 Keisha Carroll Banks, 52, of Lexington was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. Evidence presented to the court showed that Banks was an employee of Ridgeway Manor Health Care in Ridgeway. In her role, she was able to access money in an account of Ridgeway Manor that included […]

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5 men arrested and charged in connection to weekend Lexington County shooting

Lexington County deputies have arrested and charged five Leesville men accused of shooting toward a car and a house Saturday night in Pelion. Austin Michael Easterling (top left), 27, Brendon Charles Ray Parcell (top right), 20, Garvin Lee Parcell III (bottom left), 24, Damon Smith (middle), 21, and Keeley Edward Smith (bottom right), 23, are […]

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See the vendors list for Thursday’s Meeting Street Artisan Market

Meeting Street Artisan Market Vendor announcement for Meeting Street Artisan Market Summer Series market No. 3, Thursday, June 20, from 4-8 PM. FANTASTIC vendors coming your way. Summer Series Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/YA7S4H6B7JWJEBDw/ Vendors 22 Memory Lane LLC Alley & Loop Art from the Hollow Aurora Meadows Farm & Floristry Baked Joyfully Baubles and Glass craiggumbochurn Creations […]

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Lexington County Coroner identifies man killed in crash involving tractor-trailer on I-26

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a multi-vehicle accident near the 130 mile-marker eastbound in the Swansea area of Lexington County at approximately 7:06 p.m. on Tuesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Ulysses Donell Green, 36, of Blythewood was traveling eastbound on I-26 when he struck the rear of a […]

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1 person is dead after truck runs into the back of a tractor-trailer on I-26 near construction area

A GMC truck ran into the rear of a tractor trailer, around 7:05 p.m., Tuesday according to Master Trooper Gary Miller of the SC Highway Patrol. The driver of the GMC truck died on the scene of the collision on I-26 eastbound near the 129 mile marker, in Lexington County. Miller said the tractor-trailer slowed […]

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Newspaper article stirs controversy over West Columbia mural that’s drawing overwhelming support on social media

An article in The State newspaper, that calls into question the City of West Columbia’s support of artistic murals, is evoking a massive response, in support of the mural, on social media. The article is entitled “Art or ad? Midlands city debates vape shop astronaut as it considers mural program” The article also poses the […]

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Drastic rise in operating expenses results in proposed millage increase for Cayce residents

The City of Cayce will conduct a public hearing and second reading of its 2024-2025 budget at 5 p.m. on June 26, at the Cayce City Hall on 12th Street. Details of the budget are outlined in a flyer (below) published by the city. City of Cayce’s Facebook page The budget contains a tax increase […]

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Lexington is the second-best city in South Carolina to move to, according to USA Today

USA Today has published a list of the best cities in South Carolina. Lexington is No. 2 on the list of 26 cities, behind Greenville. According to the article in USA Today, South Carolina’s population is the fastest-growing in the U.S. The state’s population grew by 1.7% between 2022 and 2023, according to the U.S. […]

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