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Lexington County Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Trafficking Heroin

Angel Misael Ibarra, a 24-year-old man, has been sentenced to twenty-five (25) years in prison following his conviction in Lexington County for Trafficking Heroin, 28 grams or more; Possession of a Weapon during a Violent Crime; Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol and Possession of Methamphetamine. Circuit Court Judge Debra R. McCaslin imposed a sentence of […]

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Obituary – The Reverend Dr. Charles Ward Easley of West Columbia

The Reverend Charles Ward Easley, DD (Pastor Easley) of West Columbia died on May 27, 2022. He celebrated his 91st birthday on Wednesday, May 25. Charles was born to the late Laura Louise Colbert Easley and Lefflette Teed Easley on May 25, 1931 in Georgetown, SC. Pastor Easley graduated from Winyah High School, Newberry College […]

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Airport High School held its graduation ceremony, Friday

Airport High School held its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2022 Friday morning at Eagle Stadium. Family and friends, along with school and district administrators, board members and other elected officials, and Airport High faculty and staff turned out to recognize the accomplishments of the nearly 300 graduates in the Class of 2022.  Airport’s […]

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West Columbia’s Lydia Pettit signs to play volleyball at the college level for Lees- McRae

Lydia Pettit has signed to play volleyball at the college level for Lees-McRae. Lydia is graduating from Brookland-Cayce High School and she is the daughter of Kevin and Jessica Pettit of West Columbia. She signed her college letter-of-intent at a ceremony with her parents and Coach Jerry Dorneker of Intense Volleyball.Lydia plans to major in […]

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Brookland-Cayce’s Sara Corley signs a to play rugby with Newberry College

Senior Sara Corley signed a letter of intent to play rugby with Newberry College. She has been a member of the soccer team at Brookland-Cayce. Corley participated in a signing ceremony Monday at the school. Coaches, teammates, fellow students, and family members attended the event, which was held in the arena’s Hall of Fame room.

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Gray Collegiate is 1 win away from playing in state baseball finals

Gray Collegiate defeated Chesterfield, 9-6, Saturday in the state high school baseball playoffs.With the game tied at 1, the War Eagles scored five runs in the top of the third inning to go up 6-1. On Wednesday, Gray will play the winner of a Monday elimination game. The War Eagles will go to the state […]

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Airport picks up win Saturday in state baseball playoffs

Airport defeated James Island, 2-1, Saturday in 4A State Playoff Baseball.The Eagles’ John Allen Forrester hit a walk-off homerun for Airport for the margin of victory.Airport will play Hartsville in a winner’s bracket game Monday or Tuesday.

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Woman, age 68, dies in Lexington County crash

Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, has identified the individual who died in a single vehicle accident in the 2300 block of Ridge Road in Leesville shortly after 6 p.m. on Saturday. According to Fisher, Ms. Janet Johnson Caulk, 68, of Wagener was traveling westbound on Ridge Road when the vehicle she was driving left the […]

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