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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was killed in a motorcycle-versus-automobile accident at approximately 5 p.m. on Thursday. Mark Christopher Wheaton, 29, of Lexington was killed in the accident in the 5500 block of Sunset Boulevard in Lexington. Wheaton, who was a passenger on the motorcycle, succumbed to the injuries he sustained […]
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The Girls On The Run 5k is being held Saturday (April 30) in Cayce. It’s a run that features (mostly girls) school students. From Lexington School District 2, students from B-C Grammar No. 1 and Pineview will be running. Other Lexington 2 schools that have been in the GOTR program are: Wood Elementary, Congaree Elementary, Springdale Elementary and Taylor Elementary girls and […]
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Contributed by Vickie Lovett. Photos by Vicki Lovett. Since it’s founding in 1972, the Nancy K. Perry Children’s (NKP) Shelter has provided safe harbor for more than 5,000 children in Lexington County. The Shelter exists to provide residential care and nurture to children who are in crisis. Over the past year, many volunteers have crossed the […]
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“People recovering from addiction to alcohol, or drugs, still like to have fun,” said James Wilson. Wilson is the chairman of Faces And Voices Of Recovery of FAVOR. FAVOR is sponsoring the Rhythm on the River Concert Saturday. It begins at 6 p.m. at the Riverwalk Amphitheater in West Columbia. Quiet Storm is the band […]
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Release from the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office: Lexington County Man Sentenced to 55 Years for Sexual Assault and Exploitation of Child The trial of State v. Richard Boatwright began this week in Lexington County General Sessions Court. Boatwright, age 49, was charged with two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor and two counts […]
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The Rhythm on the River Concert Series, at the West Columbia Riverwalk, is a tradition. “This is the twelfth year of the concert series,” said Gregg Pinner, president and CEO of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Pinner was part of the brain-trust that established Rhythm on the River. It is held on the […]
Read More >>It’s been a cool spring, but that is changing this week. Highs are expected to get into the 90s. The long period of moderate weather has produced some beautiful flowers and foliage this time of the year. Here are some spring scenes from around the Cayce and West Columbia area. Click on photos below to […]
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Monday was a milestone for new school construction in Lexington School District 2; with the groundbreaking for the next elementary school in Cayce. “It feels fabulous to finally get to this point,” said Linda Alford-Wooten, Lexington 2 Board Chairwoman. Wooten said there has been plenty of planning to get to the construction stage. “A lot […]
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