NEWS

6-0, Airport at home to take on Aiken, Monday night

Airport is at home to take on Aiken in football, Monday night. The game is at 7 p.m. p.m. The game date was changed due to flooding last week. Aiken brings a 4-2 record to Airport. It’s a Region V, 3A game. Airport is 6-0. Both teams are 1-0 in the conference. Airport is strong in every phase […]

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Highway Patrol reports Lexington County traffic fatality

According to an advisory from the South Carolina Highway Patrol there has been a traffic fatality in  Lexington County on Monday on S.C. 6. The notice was posted at 3:51 p.m. No other information was posted at this time.

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Coroner reports a pedestrian fatality in Redbank

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the pedestrian that was struck and killed on Highway 6 in the Redbank Community of Lexington County. David John Thans, 46, of Pelion was walking east on the eastbound side of Highway 6 near the intersection of Highway 6 and Lexington Hills Parkway at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Sunday when […]

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Man killed Sunday on moped, on his way to work

A man was killed in the 3000 block of Charleston Highway around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, according to the office of  Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. Robert Charles Dolifus, 55, of Columbia was killed.  He was on his way to work at the Amazon Fulfillment facility. The moped Dolifus was riding was struck from the rear […]

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Fatal accident victim identified by coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who was killed in the single-vehicle accident that occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, October 9th. David William Austin, 44 years old, whose last known address was Broken Arrow, Oklahoma was pronounced dead at the scene from the injuries he sustained in the accident. […]

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Lexington 2 students, teachers go to work for flood victims

ACADEMICS NOT THE FOCUS AS LEXINGTON 2 EMPLOYEES RETURN TO WORK From Kay Joseph, Lexington School District 2 As employees in Lexington District Two returned to work Friday, the emphasis was not on our students’ academic success, but their well being. Across the District today, school administration and office staff called to check on the status of our students […]

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Alexander Road, next to Riverwalk, closed

The West Columbia Police Department is reporting that at the Gervais Street Bridge, is closed. Closing of the road  is due to water line work that is being completed to assist the City of Columbia. Please use other routes if you are in this area.  

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West Columbia House of Raeford contributes millions to local economy

Besides chicken, West Columbia’s House of Raeford produces a substantial benefit to its community. The entity has a workforce of 857. It is the seventh largest employer in Lexington County. House of Raeford and its employees generate millions of dollars for the local economy. When the numbers are combined, House of Raeford in West Columbia  – […]

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