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Byron Snellgrove is the new Cayce Police Chief

The City of Cayce has announced that Byron Snellgrove is the new Cayce Police Chief. Snellgrove will be taking the place of Charles McNair who retired after 16 years of service in Lexington County. Prior to accepting the role as Chief,Byron served as Public Safety Lieutenant, Patrol Operations and Training Division Commander for the Cayce Department of […]

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Lexington fatal crash victim identified by coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was fatally injured in the three-vehicle accident. It happened at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Friday, May 20, 2016, on Barr Road near Wildlife Road in Lexington. The man killed was identified as Clyde Richard Poole, 63, of Lexington. Poole was pronounced dead at the scene from […]

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Congaree, Springdale Elementary, and 10-pt grade scale, Lexington 2 topics

Notes from the Thursday (May 19) Lexington 2 Schools Board Meeting The Lexington 2 budget for 2016-17 will be about $76 million, and include no request for a tax increase. In accordance with state protocol, Lexington 2 will go to a 10-point grading system for the 2016-17 School Year. It is is currently on a […]

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West Columbia man charged in armed robberies

A West Columbia man faces multiple charges in connection to four armed robberies at the same convenience store. Darryl Stephon Walker, 26, was armed with a pistol when he robbed the Scotchman in the 2900 block of Sunset Boulevard four times between October 2015 and May 2016, according to arrest warrants. “Walker is also charged […]

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S.C. Highway Patrol reporting traffic fatality in Lexington County

  No more details have been reported yet.

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New District 2 elementary school $2 million under budget

The Lexington 2 School Board got some good news Thursday. The cost for the new elementary school being built off of 12th street extension in Cayce is coming in at more than $2 million under budget. The projected cost for the school was $31.8 million. Jenny Kirk, of Thompson Turner Construction, told the board the […]

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Lexington 2 recognizes district’s retirees before its meeting

Lexington School District 2 honors its retirees before its meeting, Thursday evening. Board Chairwoman Linda Alford-Wooten presented the retirees with decorative clocks upon their retirement.  Each retiree submitted their plans for retirement, and Alford-Wooten read those plans. She also spoke about each retirees career. 2015/2016 Lexington 2 Retirees. Listed are school and retiree’s name: B-C Grammar No. […]

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Leaphart Road Bridge, over I-26, open Thursday morning

The Leaphart Road Bridge, over I-26, in West Columbia was open to traffic Thursday morning. The South Carolina Department of Transportation issued a release announcing the closing of the bridge, Wednesday, but the reopening has not yet been officially announced. The bridge was closed after it was struck and damaged by a vehicle, traveling on I-26, […]

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