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22-year-old woman now charged with murder of her father

Geri Oswald, 22, has been charged with killing her father. Gerald Oswald died 12 days after his daughter, Geri Oswald, allegedly stabbed him. They lived at the same home in Lexington County. Geri Oswald was arrested on June 1 for allegedly stabbing her father, Gerald Oswald, multiple times in the chest with a large kitchen […]

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Carolina Together is the new host of The Gervais Street Bridge Dinner

The Gervais Street Bridge Dinner has transferred ownership from Soda City Friends to a new nonprofit, Carolina Together. The change was announced in a press release, Monday. This date for this year’s Gervais Street Bridge Dinner is Oct. 18. Preparations have already started for the dinner. The Gervais Street Bridge Dinner is an annual seated […]

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Good crowd for the first Artisan Market this season

The traffic was good at West Columbia’s first Artisan Market of the summer season, Saturday. Vendors were spaced in order to follow social distancing mandates in the area of the Interactive Art Park. Some wore masks. There was food, jewelry and many other products for sale at the market. It will be presented on Meeting […]

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Brookland United Methodist holding ALL FREE clothing sale, Saturday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Brookland United Methodist Church will be having a ALL FREE clothing sale tomorrow Saturday, June 13, from 10 am until 1 pm. Items included are Clothing, Shoes, Pocketbooks, blankets, hats, accessories. ALL FREE to people in need! Donations will be accepted to help ministries of the Church! Located at 541 Meeting Street, West Columbia.

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Crash causes car fire in Lexington

There was a collision on US-378 near West Main Street (US-1) in Lexington. It was reported around 3:30 p.m. by Lexington Police and involved a vehicle fire and all lanes were closed. Emergency personnel were on the scene. The collision was cleared from the road around 4:20 p.m. Police said it was caused by a […]

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Lexington man arrested on Cayce Riverwalk vandalism charge

The Cayce Department of Public Safety has arrested 22 year-old Noah B. Goering of Lexington, for malicious injury to real property for a vandalism incident that occurred on May 9, at the Cayce Riverwalk Park. A crime tip provided by the public on June 3, provided evidence and a witness identification last Friday, confirmed Goering […]

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Governor allows bowling alleys to open, lifts restrictions on occupancy of retail establishments

Governor Henry McMaster, by executive order is allowing bowling alleys to open immediately. He also lifted restrictions on occupancy for retail establishments and declared a new state of emergency. “South Carolinians know what they can do to keep themselves and their loved ones safe, and it’s incumbent upon each and every one of us to […]

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Former Lexington County deputy arrested for allegedly furnishing contraband to prisoner

State Law Enforcement Division agents arrested a former Lexington County deputy Friday in connection to contraband inside the Lexington County Detention Center. Bethany Brooke Harsey, 27, is charged with furnishing contraband to a county prisoner, according to an arrest warrant. The warrant said Harsey gave an inmate contraband while she worked jail shifts between December […]

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