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Lexington crashes less than half as many in April, according to detailed report

The Town of Lexington has published a list, detailing the number and reason for traffic crashes. In April, there were 56 vehicle collisions in Lexington. Of those, 33 were on the town’s roads, and 23 were on private property. In March there were 80 collisions. The number of incidents for March and April have been […]

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Primal Gourmet Kitchen and Market Donates Lunch to City of West Columbia Frontline Workers

Primal Gourmet Kitchen + Market Owner Greg Martin reached out to the City of West Columbia and donated boxed lunches to all City of West Columbia essential employees on Wednesday. Employees, not working remotely, throughout the City of West Columbia Departments, including Police, Fire, Sanitation, Parks, Maintenance, Water/Sewer, Water Plants, Finance, Building, Customer Service, Planning […]

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Driver killed in crash on I-20 in Lexington County

One person was killed early Thursday morning after a truck veered off the road, and struck a guard rail. The incident occurred in Lexington County around 2:55 a.m. near mile marker 61 westbound on I-20, said Cpl. Sonny Collins of the SC Highway Patrol. The driver of a 2008 Ford F-150 pickup truck, traveling west, […]

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West Columbia restaurants reopening, customers eager to get out

Reopening has been a long time coming, and West Columbia residents are glad to see it.  Kim Odom was at Nick’s House of Pizza, Tuesday, with her mother Grace Caldwell. Both of them live in West Columbia. The two sat on the screened porch at Nick’s to dine. “This is the first time we’ve been out […]

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Nephron’s Lou Kennedy talks COVID-19, rural broadband, and governor’s leadership on S.C. Public Radio

Several years ago, S.C. Public Radio interviewed Nephron’s Lou Kennedy about why she decided to move her pharmaceutical manufacturing company from Florida to South Carolina.  It turned out to be a good move as the company has grown significantly since then.  But what has also happened since then, the virus crisis, has brought the company […]

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Truck overturns, blocks traffic lanes on Augusta Road, West Columbia

An 18-wheeler turned over on Augusta Road (US 1) at I-26 early Wednesday morning. The incident resulted in the closing of all lanes of Augusta Road. Traffic was being detoured onto the I-26. A tow-truck was on the site at around 6:30 a.m. to pull the overturned tractor trailer back onto its wheels. West Columbia […]

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Lexington Two students selected for Boys, Girls State

From Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two Communications Director – Several Lexington Two high school students have been selected to the prestigious 2020 Palmetto Boys and Girls State programs.  Both weeklong in-person sessions for the programs, sponsored by the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary, are cancelled this summer due to COVID-19, but students will be […]

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Man dies following SCHP chase, coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a vehicle collision following a police pursuit. The collision occurred in the 4300 block of the 12th Street Extension just before 11 p.m. Monday. According to Fisher, Mr. Quinton J. Nunn, 26, of Blythewood was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries […]

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