Bill West, of West Columbia, died last Friday. Bill, 76, was well-known locally. He covered Cayce, West Columbia and Springdale for many years for the Lexington County Chronicle. He was also the editor at Lexington’s Dispatch-News and he worked in television. He was news director at Sunny 100 radio. Bill also had the honor of […]

From coroner and state House seats to Register of Deeds and 11th Circuit Solicitor, there are lots of candidates running in the 2016 election cycle. Sheriff Jay Koon did not get an opponent, but Sen. Katrina Shealy got two challengers. Sen. Nikki Setzler of West Columbia has an opponent and five candidates are running for […]

AG Office Press Release: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Jason Glenn Jordan (DOB: 1987) of Lexington, on three charges connected to sexual exploitation of minors. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, made the arrest.  Investigators say Jordan, a registered sex […]

A Leesville teen is facing attempted murder charges in connection to gunshots fired at cars travelling on Interstate 20 Wednesday morning. According to arrest warrants, Kyle Len Ringo Pratt, 17, is charged with seven counts of attempted murder for firing several shots from a pistol at eastbound I-20 traffic as he stood on the Quattlebaum […]

State Sen. Katrina Shealy will have an opponent. Michael Sturkie has filed as a Republican to run against incumbent Katrina Shealy, for S.C. Senate Seat 23. The senate seat covers a large part of Lexington County.  The Republican Primary is June 14. Sturkie ran for Senate Seat 23 against former Sen. Jakie Knotts in 2008. […]

The City of Cayce wanted dilapidated buildings torn down. In August, Cayce’s City Council approved a process that allows for the city to demolish unsafe structures that are left to stand by property owners. The plan follows International Property Maintenance Code guidelines. When the process was approved, Cayce Assistant City Administrator Shaun Greenwood said the […]

Fulmer Middle School teacher, Andy Posey, is the recipient of the Dr. Jennifer Wilson Teaching Excellence Award awarded by the SC Association for Middle Level Education. Fulmer is extremely proud of Andy’s commitment to excellence and his continued leadership.

Lexington County deputies look for I-20 shooter! At least one person was hit, and is in stable condition, after shots were fired at vehicles traveling east on I-20 in Lexington County. The shots were fired early Wednesday morning from the Quattlebaum Road bridge over I-20, in the Pond Branch area.  The person shot was taken […]