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Lexington Two Board meetings could be streamed on the Internet

Lexington School District Two, at its meeting Tuesday, moved forward with a plan to stream Board meetings on the Internet. Board Member Beth Branham said “a lot of districts are doing this,” and live streaming the meetings  should be possible without much expense. The Board agreed to look into live streaming the meetings. “I am am […]

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County Councilman Ned Tolar holds Constituent Service Night

Lexington County Councilman Ned Tolar held his first Constituent Service Night on Wednesday. Constituents were invited to Carolina Cafe in West Columbia, share their views on issues facing the county and constituent serice matters. Tolar will hold a similar Constituent Service Night for the western end of his district later this fall. Tolar’s district stretches from West […]

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Juvenile charged in Airport High bomb threat

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has charged a 15-year-old girl with communicating a threat to detonate a destructive device at Airport High School. About 10:25 Monday morning, a threat found written on a restroom wall prompted the evacuation of students and staff. “Our deputies, along with officers from Cayce, Springdale and South Congaree, secured the […]

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West Metro Rotary Chili Cook-Off is at Glenforest, Saturday

The 11th Annual West Metro Rotary Club Chili Cook-Off is Saturday, Oct. 31. It’s at Glenforest School. Advance tickets are $15 for 20 tickets. Tickets can be used on chili tastings, food, and games. Link to: Glenforest Chili-cook-off-information

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Plans presented for elementary school on Busbee site, Cayce

Tentative and fresh plans for the  new, two-story Lexington School District 2 elementary school on 12th Street Extension in Cayce were made public, Tuesday. Architect Todd Sease of Carter, Jumper, Sease, showed renderings at the Lexington 2 School Board meeting. “These are very early sketches. We’ll continue to develop it,” Sease said. The enrollment for the […]

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Plans presented for elementary school on Busbee site, Cayce

Tentative and fresh plans for the  new, two-story Lexington School District 2 elementary school on 12th Street Extension in Cayce were made public, Tuesday. Architect Todd Sease of Carter, Jumper, Sease, showed renderings at the Lexington 2 School Board meeting. “These are very early sketches. We’ll continue to develop it,” Sease said. The enrollment for the […]

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Lexington 2 approves two flood make-up days

Lexington School District 2 voted to use Nov. 11 and Jan. 16 as make-up days. District 2 students missed school on days beginning on Oct. 5. One of those days has already been made up, on Oct. 16, a day students were scheduled to be out of school. Instead school was in session. At the […]

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Chamber names Jennifer Burgos-Carnes Teacher of the of the Month

Jennifer Burgos-Carnes was named teacher of the of the Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast, Tuesday morning. She is a teacher at Brookland-Cayce Grammar School No. 1, in Lexington School district 2. Pictured with Carnes is B-C Grammar Principal Walter Clark.

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