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The Board of Trustees of Lexington County School District Two will meet in special session at 7:30 pm, on Tuesday, January 31, in the, Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West Columbia, SC. A proposed Agenda is below. Notices and Agendas are also posted on the District’s website, www.lex2.org / Board […]
Read More >>The City of Cayce has recognized its 2016 Outstanding Employee-of-the- Year – The winner of the award is Mr. Keith Crawford from the Cayce Sanitation Department. He is pictured with Cayce Mayor Elise Partin. Crawford also received his 20-year pin for his years of service to Cayce.
Read More >>The Lexington County Museum is holding its annual Civil War Encampment and Candlelight Tour again this year. This event will take place on Saturday and Sunday (this weekend.) The encampment is free to the public, and it will allow visitors to learn more about the daily lives of soldiers in the Civil War, their uniforms, […]
Read More >>Two people were killed in a crash of two pickup trucks, Thursday afternoon, according to Cpl. Sonny Collins of the S.C. Highway Patrol. The two pickups, a 2008 Chevrolet and a ’92 Dodge, crashed on Hwy. 391 about one mile north of Batesburg-Leesville. Collins said the Dodge crossed the center line and the two trucks […]
Read More >>Roger Sipe, Lexington Medical Center’s Senior Vice President of Operations, gave a construction progress update at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Tuesday. The hospital is in the middle of a $400 million expansion plan that will add a 10-floor tower, 545,000 square feet, 175 beds, eight operating rooms, and 20 specially […]
Read More >>Release from Lexington County Sheriff’s Department: Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon has received approval from the Lexington County Council to use state dollars to start a body camera pilot program. “I’m thankful to council for supporting our plan. Body cameras are valuable tools that our citizens expect us to have,” Koon said. “They help us be […]
Read More >>A Groundbreaking Ceremony was held Tuesday for Brookland. Brookland is the multi-million-dollar residential, commercial and retail development planned for four acres at State and Meeting streets in West Columbia. West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton said West Columbia was once named “Brookland” and we are “embracing Brookland again.” Teresa Hodges said Brookland will be a “landmark” […]
Read More >>Bruce Wayne is the Springdale Police Department’s drug-sniffing K9. Bruce Wayne was honored at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Tuesday as the Law Enforcement Officer-of-the-Month. Bruce Wayne is pictured with Springdale Police Chief Kevin Cornett and Pvt. Evan McWilliams. Bruce Wayne has helped police discover methamphetamine, heroin and other drugs. Vaughan Dozier […]
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