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Taylor Watford Foundation’s 5K Run/Walk to fight substance abuse is this Saturday – Link to register or be a volunteer

Sign up for the Taylor Watford Foundation’s 5K Run/Walk for Hope. It’s this Saturday (May 18) The Run/Walk starts at the Brookland-Cayce High School Arena. This year the race is in memory of McKenna Harris. The Taylor Watford Foundation is asking you to consider racing or sponsoring and supporting local substance use prevention efforts. Register […]

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Lexington District 2 announces the hiring of a new assistant principal for instruction at Airport High School

Lexington School District Two announces the hiring of a new assistant principal for instruction at Airport High School for the 2024-2025 academic year. Denise Fowler, who has nearly 20 years of education experience, is currently an assistant principal at Richland Northeast High School in neighboring Richland Two.  Her hiring at Airport was recommended by Superintendent […]

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Portion of the West Columbia Riverwalk, from the Moffatt Street Entrance, to the Amphitheater closed due to flooding

The portion of the West Columbia Riverwalk from the Moffatt Street Entrance, 100 Riverside Drive, West Columbia, SC, to the West Columbia Amphitheater is temporarily closed due to flooding.

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Economic numbers and city planners point to strong accommodations, hospitality and business growth in West Columbia

The City of West Columbia has made a lot of progress in the last five years. That was the assessment of Sharon McCormick of Redevelopment Management Associates. She was referring to West Columbia’s Citywide Redevelopment and Revitalization Plan that was initiated in 2018.  McCormick spoke at the West Columbia City Council meeting, Tuesday, May 7, […]

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Sen. Nikki Setzler receives Irish flag after South Carolina-Ireland Trade Commission established

Senator Mark Daly visited the South Carolina Statehouse from Ireland earlier this week. On his visit, Daly presented Sen. Nikki Setzler with an Irish Flag. Daly was in Columbia for the passing of a Setzler-supported Resolution that sets up the South Carolina-Ireland Trade Commission. The South Carolina-Ireland Trade Commission will meet throughout the State to […]

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Emmylou Todd announced as Lexington 2’s new director of special services

Lexington School District Two announces a new director of special services for the 2024-2025 school year. Emmylou Todd currently serves as a coordinator of special services (secondary) in the district.  Her hiring as the new director was recommended by Superintendent Dr. Brenda Hafner and approved by the Board of Trustees at a special-called meeting on […]

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33 Lexington 2 Innovation Center students inducted into the National Technical Honor Society

Thirty-three Lexington Two Innovation Center students have been inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. The 2023-2024 inductees, recognized at a May 6 ceremony, are Tanner Addy, Addison Allen, Valeria Almeida-Cortez, Kirklyn Areheart, Hazia Bethea, Luke Boozer, Keagan Brazell, Kerrigan Buff, David Cade, Savannah Chappell, Cristal Cruz-Barela, Jacobi Cullum, Arya Desai, Sydney Edmond, Kaiya Goff, […]

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Lexington County Coroner identifies pedestrian who died after being hit near I-26 in Cayce

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident on Frontage Road near Commerce Drive along the 113 westbound of the I-16 exit ramp in the Cayce area of Lexington County at approximately 4:24 a.m., Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Curt Alan Davis, 49, of Cayce was […]

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