NEWS

I-26 at Mile Marker 112, Westbound, is blocked due to crash

South Carolina Department of Public Safety Advisory: Lexington 5/20/16: I-26 @ Mile Marker 112 Westbound is blocked due to a crash. Use caution and expect delays.

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Lexington 2 recognizes district’s retirees before its meeting

Lexington School District 2 honors its retirees before its meeting, Thursday evening. Board Chairwoman Linda Alford-Wooten presented the retirees with decorative clocks upon their retirement.  Each retiree submitted their plans for retirement, and Alford-Wooten read those plans. She also spoke about each retirees career. 2015/2016 Lexington 2 Retirees. Listed are school and retiree’s name: B-C Grammar No. […]

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New District 2 elementary school $2 million under budget

The Lexington 2 School Board got some good news Thursday. The cost for the new elementary school being built off of 12th street extension in Cayce is coming in at more than $2 million under budget. The projected cost for the school was $31.8 million. Jenny Kirk, of Thompson Turner Construction, told the board the […]

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S.C. Highway Patrol reporting traffic fatality in Lexington County

  No more details have been reported yet.

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West Columbia man charged in armed robberies

A West Columbia man faces multiple charges in connection to four armed robberies at the same convenience store. Darryl Stephon Walker, 26, was armed with a pistol when he robbed the Scotchman in the 2900 block of Sunset Boulevard four times between October 2015 and May 2016, according to arrest warrants. “Walker is also charged […]

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Cayce-WestColumbia Chamber members tour Babcock

The Babcock Center mission is to empower people with lifelong disabilities to enjoy life by promoting abilities and respecting choice. Members of the Greater Cayce-WestColumbia Chamber of Commerce took a tour of Babcock’s West Columbia facility, Wednesday. It was a Chamber “Lunch and Learn” event. About 25 Chamber members found out that workers, being trained […]

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Springdale Baptist Church holding Block Party

There will be a Block Party from 6 p.m.-until-8 p.m. on the Grounds of Springdale Baptist Church, Saturday (May 21.) 357 Wattling Rd. There will be food, a Bouncy House, an air slide, a dunking booth, games. Everything is free. Channel 146 will provide music.

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Cayce City Council wrestles with budget choices

Revenue for the City of Cayce’s $11.9 million general fund 2016-17 budget is more than $197,000 short. At a special meeting Wednesday, city council members struggled to find answers, and a way to fund the shortfall. A $3 increase in sanitation fees would close the gap. The monthly sanitation fee would go from $10.50 to […]

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