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Couple dies in Lexington motorcycle accident, names released

Motorcycle Fatality in Lexington County results in two dead. The accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 6 and Meadowfield Drive in Lexington. Wayne E. Whitworth Jr., 43, of Columbia was operating a 2002 Harley Davidson, and his wife, Kristie Ann Mason, 40, of Columbia was a passenger on the motorcycle. Both were killed. The […]

NJ man arrested in Lexington for sex offenses

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Craig S. Wolfe (born 1955) of Cherry Hill, New Jersey on charges connected to sexual conduct with minors. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, a member of the Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, made the arrest. The arrest was announced in a press […]

Lexington County Coroner’s Office Employee Terminated for DUI Charge

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has terminated a part-time administrative employee of the Coroner’s Office. Ther termination was made after Fisher received notice from the South Carolina Highway Patrol that the employee Amanda Corley, 29, had been arrested and was being charged with driving under the influence. Corley was arrested and charged with driving under […]

BCHS’s Brayden Cullum plays guitar extraordinaire

Brayden Cullum, a ninth-grade student at Brookland-Cayce High School, played the next to the last set at Wing Wing Cafe in Harbison Thursday night. Youtube video of Brayden Cullum playing guitar Cullum (with the white guitar) played lead on the song Sultans of Swing, the guitar anthem made famous by world renown guitarist Mark Knopfler […]

Leesville man charged with sexual conduct with minor

A Leesville man has been charged with one count of criminal sexual conduct with a minor – third degree. According to arrest warrants, John Fleming Boineau, 33, committed a lewd act with a child under the age of 16 in December 2015. “This investigation has lasted more than three months and is ongoing,” Lexington County […]

Cayce-West Columbia Chamber’s Good Deeds Friday is March 25

The Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring Good Deeds Friday. It is scheduled for Good Friday, March 25. ** Location ** THE BALANCE INSTITUTE 1905 Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia Good Deeds Friday Benefits: Babcock Center; Beginnings SC and PETS Inc. DROP OFF TIMES: 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The FESTIVITIES are from: 11 a.m. ’til 2 […]

West Columbia City Council acts fast to allow for food truck court

Press Release from: Anna M. Huffman, Public Information Officer, for the City of West Columbia When the City of West Columbia was first approached with the idea of having a food truck court, zoning regulations created a road block. But city staff acted quickly to present city council with a plan to change zoning laws to allow this […]