According to a release from Lexington County, the county has experienced an estimated 3.5 inches of rainfall – at about 3 p.m.- since the storm’s beginning Thursday evening. The country is also reporting that trees have fallen on homes, two trees have fallen on vehicles and one power line has been damaged due to a fallen […]

Press Release from the City of West Columbia UPDATE: West Columbia Road Closures Due to Flooding and Downed Trees Please avoid the following areas in West Columbia, as there are multiple trees down blocking roadways: ·         Westover Acres ·         Saluda Hills ·         Saluda Gardens Use other routes if you are in these areas, and do […]

Heavy rain in Lexington County is forecast about 3 p.m. Friday, with rainfall becoming more abundant into Friday night. Lexington County could get up to six inches of rain before Tropical Storm Hermine passes through by the early a.m. hours of Saturday. Press release from the SC DOT:  The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has intensified […]

The Lower Richland at Airport Football Game scheduled for Friday, September 2, has been postponed due to expected heavy rain and wind Friday afternoon and evening.  The game will be played on Saturday, September 3, at 11 a.m. at Airport High School.     

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was killed Wednesday evening, at the intersection of Bush River Road and Berryhill Road in Columbia, as Gwendolyn Ann Moody, age 59, of Columbia. Moody was turning south onto Bush River Road from Berryhill Road when her vehicle was struck by a vehicle traveling north […]

Lexington 2 Schools to Dismiss Early on Friday, September 2 Due to Inclement Weather   Lexington School District 2 will begin dismissing its high school and middle school students at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 2 and its early childhood center and elementary school students at 12:00 noon due to the inclement weather predicted by the […]

LEXINGTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY MONITORING HURRICANE HERMINE AND INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS The Lexington County Department of Public Safety, which includes the County’s Emergency Management Division, is closely monitoring Hurricane Hermine as it continues to develop in the Gulf Coast. National Weather Service reports indicate that Hurricane Hermine will affect Lexington County. Lexington County […]

The Brookland-Cayce Varsity football game that was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday will not be played on Friday due to predicted bad weather. A new time for the game has not yet been announced.