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Airport High School’s Trick-or-Treat Lane draws more than 1,000

Airport High School got into the Halloween spirit  Tuesday night. More than 1,000  turned out to trick or treat at the school’s annual Trick-or-Treat Lane. More than 100 volunteers including students, teachers, church and parent groups, Rise-Above-It members, and fellow district schools Fulmer Middle and Lexington Two Innovation Center, were on hand to decorate — […]

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West Columbia Police Department not shaving to raise money to fight cancer

 The West Columbia Police Department (WCPD) is growing hair to raise money for No-Shave.org (benefitting Colorectal Cancer Research, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and Prevent Cancer Foundation) and the West Columbia Police Officers Foundation. Beginning Thursday, 35 members of the WCPD will begin growing their beards or goatees and donating $1 per day to raise funds […]

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A crash closed eastbound lanes of I-26 in Cayce, Wednesday

The Caye Department of Public Safety reported an accident around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the I-77/I-26 split. All east-bound traffic to I-26 has was closed, according to the Cayce DPS. There was a report of  a minor injury.

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Train and truck collide in Lexington County

A train in Lexington is rolling again after a collision with a truck at Melanie Drive and Chapin Road. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department reported the crash. A cleanup and an investigation was going on just after noon, Wednesday. You can expect continued traffic delays near the crash site. Deputies were on Chapin Road directing […]

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Airport High School’s Trick-or-Treat Lane draws more than 1,000

Airport High School got into the Halloween spirit  Tuesday night. More than 1,000  turned out to trick or treat at the school’s annual Trick-or-Treat Lane. More than 100 volunteers including students, teachers, church and parent groups, Rise-Above-It members, and fellow district schools Fulmer Middle and Lexington Two Innovation Center, were on hand to decorate — […]

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4 candidates running for 3 Lexington Town Council seats

There could be a fresh face on the Lexington Town Council. In next Tuesday’s general election four candidates are running for three open seats. The top three vote-getters will be elected. The candidates running are: Hazel Livingston, Todd Lyle, Kathy Maness and Todd Shevchik. Shevchik, who is a former town councilman,is the only candidate who […]

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State Museum offers free admission Saturday, Sunday to celebrate its 30th anniversary

In celebration of its 30th anniversary, the South Carolina State Museum is offering free general admission to the public Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from noon until 6 p.m. There will be a lots of special activities taking place during the weekend, according to an announcement from the museum. “This Free […]

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4 candidates running for 3 Lexington Town Council seats

There could be a fresh face on the Lexington Town Council. In next Tuesday’s general election four candidates are running for three open seats. The top three vote-getters will be elected. The candidates running are: Hazel Livingston, Todd Lyle, Kathy Maness and Todd Shevchik. Shevchik, who is a former town councilman,is the only candidate who […]

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