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ALEIGHSA WELCH TO VISIT B-C GRAMMAR SCHOOL NO. 1 Former USC Gamecock Women’s Basketball star, Aleighsa Welch, will visit Brookland-Cayce Grammar No. 1 on Monday, August 24. Welch will visit a 5th grade group of boys who took on a challenge during the 2014-15 school year from their 4th grade teacher, Brittany Daniels. Because […]
Read More >>The has released a composite sketch of a robbery suspect in hopes of generating leads in its investigation. The incident happened about 10 p.m. on Aug. 17 at the DoubleTree hotel on Bush River Road. A male suspect approached a woman in the hotel’s parking lot and, after a struggle, took her purse. The suspect […]
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Running back A.J Brown rushed for two touchdowns and freshman quarterback Reed “Razor” Charpia threw two TD strikes to WR Justice Mills in the Bearcats 36-25 win at Fairfield Central. Running back Charles Balkcom had a touchdown run, too. Fairfield Central is a perennial high school football power. Brookland-Cayce fumbled the ball twice in the first […]
Read More >>Lexington County Sheriff’s Department deputies along with agents of the county’s Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested five individuals earlier this week as part of an undercover prostitution sting. The following individuals were arrested at a Saint Andrews-area hotel and charged with prostitution: · Gayethel Coleman, 28, Irmo · Anthony Craft, 34, Columbia · Janet Ford, […]
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Dr. Ben Carson, who is running for the GOP presidential nomination, will be in West Columbia, Sunday. Carson will be on the Airport Campus of Midlands Technical College for the Back to School Bash at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, according to a press advisory released by his campaign staff. Carson is a neurosurgeon. He was the first […]
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A traffic plan submitted by Walmart has been approved by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT.) But it has yet to be determined who will hold the bond related to work at Knox-Abbott Drive and Charleston Highway in Cayce. Shaun Greenwood, Cayce’s assistant city administrator, said the permits for the project would be issued once […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is warning the public about scam telephone calls from people claiming to be law enforcement officers. “Our investigators have received numerous reports of scammers impersonating law enforcement officers over the phone offering to take care of legal matters for a fee,” Lexington Sheriff Jay Koon said. “They often mention outstanding […]
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Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigators have charged a Gaston man with murder in the fatal beating of Joanne White Taylor. According to arrest warrants, 41-year-old Peter Lynn Coffey killed Taylor at her Gaston home sometime between Aug. 7-9. Coffey is also charged with sexually assaulting Taylor. “Physical evidence connects Coffey to the scene of the […]
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