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Fire destroys house in Gaston

Structure Fire: Shawnmoor Lane residential structure fire On Sunday evening, just before 10 a.m., County of Lexington 911 dispatched firefighters and EMS to the 100 block of Shawnmoor Lane, in Gaston, in reference to a residential structure fire. Upon arrival, heavy smoke and flames could be seen engulfing the residence. The neighboring residence also sustained […]

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Fulmer Middle’s Sabrina Williams top teacher gala is April 20

Lexington 2 Teacher Sabrina Williams will find out if she is the state’s Teacher of the Year, soon. The South Carolina Teacher of the Year Celebration is scheduled for April 20, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. It is the 50th consecutive year of the event. Williams teaches seventh-and-eighth-grade social studies and humanities at Fulmer […]

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Good crowd comes out for Cayce Festival of Arts

The Cayce Festival of the Arts had a good second year. “I would call it a success,” said Aubrey Shaw, who organized the festival for the Cayce Avenues Neighborhood Association. She said she has not sifted through all the attendance data as of Sunday, but the feedback is good. The festival was Saturday at Brookland-Cayce High […]

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Victim in fatal accident identified by coroner

Coroner Fisher states that Scott R. Woodcock, 58, of Gilbert was driving his Dodge Truck on Crystal Springs Road when his  truck ran off the left side of the road and overturned. Woodcock was transported to Lexington Medical Center from the scene and was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital. An autopsy was […]

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Authorities say alleged rapist could be in S.C.

The U.S. Marshals are asking for the help of the public to try to find a man wanted for two alleged rapes. Michael Steven Hawkins has ties to South Carolina. He is charged with rape, aggravated sex abuse, and criminal sex act with a person incapable of consent from two separate incidents, one in which his […]

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Traffic fatality reported in Lexington County

Information regarding a fatal collision that occurred on Secondary Road 624  (Crystal Springs Road) has been posted on the S.C. Highway Patrol’s information site. The post was published at 3:30 a.m. Saturday. No other details were posted.

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Lexington 2 passes motion on new school, groundbreaking April 18

The Lexington School District Two Board took action, Thursday night. The Board approved the early site package and foundation installation for the new elementary school being built on Twelfth Street Extension and Bulldog Boulevard in Cayce. Thompson Turner is the general contractor chosen to build the new school. The Board voted to proceed with the […]

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Lexington County Fire, EMS respond to blaze in Chapin

Lexington County Fire Service, EMS responds to residential fire in Chapin community Thursday evening County of Lexington emergency personnel responded to a residential structure fire in the Chapin community Thursday evening. Just before 9 p.m., Lexington County 911 dispatched Lexington County Fire Service and EMS to the 100 block of Turkey Ridge Drive in reference […]

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