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7 charged in armed robbery, mob assault in Lexington County

From the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department – Lexington County deputies have arrested and charged seven people accused of robbing and assaulting two men on Sunset Boulevard. Elijah Karos Clark (top row left), 19, De’Aci Marquette Corley, 18, Lane Rathburn Hein, 20, Jonathan Michael Kidd (bottom row left), 20, Mason Wilbur Mims, 20, Mason Caldwell Murphy, […]

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Shelley Breedlove is Northside Middle Teacher of the Year, Mark Thompson is Staff Member of the Year

Shelley Breedlove has been named Northside Middle School’s Teacher of the Year. Mark Thompson has been named Northside Middle School’s Staff Member of the Year-

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Lexington Medical Center, DHEC to offer free COVID-19 testing

From the LMC Blog – At the request of Senator Katrina Shealy, Lexington Medical Center and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control are working together to provide free COVID-19 testing at White Knoll High School in Lexington County on Tuesday, June 2 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The free testing is […]

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Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin speaks live at Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin spoke live at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast Tuesday. The meeting was held at the Corley Mill House on Corley Mill Road in Lexington. It was the first post-COVID-19 Chamber Breakfast. Benjamin, who joked about the many themes of protective masks he carries, said there was an option to tele-communicate […]

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3 charged with impersonating law enforcement officers

Two men and a woman are charged with impersonating law enforcement officers after Lexington County deputies said the suspects claimed to be cops and talked their way into a Pelion home last month. Chad David Andrews, 31, Emily Kristin Moore, 24, and Kenneth Ray Wooten, 43, are also charged with first-degree burglary, according to arrest […]

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Krystal Toole is SRAA’s Teacher of the year, Lucy Collins is Top Staff Member

Mrs. Krystal Toole has been named Saluda River Academy for the Arts Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Lucy Collins has been named Saluda River Academy for the Arts Staff Member of the Year-

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Coroner identifies Columbia man who died in crash

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the name of the individual who died in a vehicle crash that happened Sunday, just before 9 p.m. A two-vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of Mountain Brook Drive and Leesburg Road in Columbia, according to the coroner’s office. As a result of that collision Johnny Dickerson, 67, of […]

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Lexington County Detention Center contractor, inmate charged in contraband case

An Orangeburg man who works for the Lexington County Detention Center’s food service provider is accused of providing forbidden items to an inmate. Joshua Lawrence Clyburn, 28, is charged with furnishing contraband inside a county correctional facility, according to an arrest warrant. Michael Channing Moses, 45, is charged with possessing contraband while being housed as […]

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