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The El Camino pictured has been seen in relation to some Lexington County thefts, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. According to the sheriff’s department the El Camino was stolen. And it has been used to try to steal a trailer. Call 888-Crime-SC if you have information about this vehicle. Lexington Sheriff’s deputies look for stolen […]
Read More >>Lexington County Council and the county’s administration have been criticized for the handling of the Chapin Business and Technology Park at Brighton. Critics have said the park’s development is behind schedule and over budget. Lexington County Council Chairman Todd Cullum issued a statement in response to the critics late Friday. Link to Councilmen Tolar, Yarborough […]
Read More >>On Friday evening Lexington County Council Chairman Todd Cullum issued a press release. He responded to criticism over the pace of progress at which the Chapin Business and Technology Park is being built. Link to Lexington County Council Chairman Todd Cullum’s statement Saturday night, two Lexington County Council members responded. Their statements are included below: […]
Read More >>Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a suspected accidental drowning. The incident took place in Lake Murray Sunday. Austin Carson, 23 (age has been corrected) of Lexington was swimming with a friend near the Lake Murray dam when he began struggling to stay afloat. The incident occurred at approximately 2 a.m. […]
Read More >>Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the name of the individual who died as a result of a motorcycle crash. It occurred at approximately 9:20 p.m. Thursday night on South Beltline Boulevard, Columbia. William James Culpepper, 28, of North Point Road, Lexington, was the driver of a motorcycle that left the road and went down an embankment. […]
Read More >>Lexington County Fire services responded to a house fire in the 300 block of George W. Lewis Road. No injuries reported. Two adults displaced . The damages to the home were estimated to be $80,000. LCFS Photo
Read More >>A firm is developing a 1.62 megawatt solar facility in the Otarre development corridor off of I-77, beside South Carolina Electric and Gas. The 6,156-panel facility is expected to be completed by November. The area where the solar farm is going is in the 12th Street Extension portion of Cayce. TIG Sun Energy IV has been chosen […]
Read More >>Moody’s Investor Service has assigned an Aa3 issuer rating to the City of West Columbia’s water and sewer enterprise system. “The credit rating has a direct impact on the interest rate that an entity receives on its financing,” according to First Tryon Advisors, the city’s financial advisor. The rating indicates that the City is a […]
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