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 […]

From Mary Beth Hill- Lexington 1 Communications – Lexington County School District One will reschedule the Pelion, Gilbert and White Knoll high school graduations from this week to next week. With the rain last week and the rain predicted this week, the scheduled graduations would struggle with rainy and wet conditions all week. If any […]

Memorial Day was commemorated Monday at a ceremony in Pelion. The heroes who bravely gave their lives for freedom were honored and remembered. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard participated in the Pelion Memorial Day ceremony, which featured the flag of United States Sheriff Jay Koon and his family were also in attendance.

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 […]

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 […]

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden reopened Saturday, and there are some changes at the West Columbia entrance at Botanical Parkway and Mohawk Drive. In April, an all-way stop was installed at the crossing. There are also some other intersections that now have all-way stops them in the neighborhood. The zoo had been closed for more than […]

From Dawn Kujawa – Lexington 2 Communications Director – Twenty-two Lexington Two high school students in the district’s Early College program have earned certificates, diplomas, or both, and are invited to participate in Midlands Technical College’s graduation ceremony. All of the Lexington Two students, from Airport and Brookland-Cayce High Schools, earned the college credits — […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was killed in a single-vehicle accident that occurred just before 3:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Church Street, in Gaston, Saturday. According to Fisher, Mr. Demetrius A. Holman, 39, of St. Matthews was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries. Mr. Holman […]