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4 reported dead in fiery Lexington County crash

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Names of 4 fatalities in fiery crash, released by coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the names of four people killed in a fiery crash, Friday evening. Those who died in the crash are: Harry C. Gunnells, 73 of Saluda. He was driving a Ford Sport Trac.  His wife Barbara Gunnells, 74 of Saluda, was in the backseat. Steven Gunnells, 16, the Gunnells’ […]

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Santa and the Grinch Holiday Bazaar photos

The Santa and the Grinch Holiday Bazaar expo and holiday market shopping event is Saturday  from 9 until noon.  It’s at East Point Academy, just off of Sunset Boulevard. The bazaar is a Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce event.  

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Girls are on the Run in Cayce, Saturday

Hundreds of girls, in the Girls on the Run (GOTR) program descended upon Cayce, Saturday.  The 5K run is the end of a 12-week training regimen for third-through-fifth-grade female students. The run was held at the Historic Columbia Speedway. Students from Wood Elementary participated and ran in shoes provided by Fleet Feet Columbia. Link to […]

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8-year-old injured in Thursday accident, dies

Kalieah S. Richardson, 8, of Batesburg, died from the injuries she received in an accident involving a logging truck and the vehicle in which she was a front-seat passenger. Kalieah was pronounced dead Friday evening at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital where she was transported after the car she was riding in collided with a logging […]

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Pineview, Saluda River could remain open, new school size be reduced

The Lexington School District 2 Board voted to explore options that could keep Pineview Elementary and Saluda River Academy for the Arts, open. When a $225 million bond referendum was passed by voters in November 2014, the plan was to build a mega elementary school. That school – on Henbet Drive –  would house kindergarten-through-fifth grade […]

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Flag dedication held Tuesday, at Thompson’s

There was a Flag Dedication Event at Thompson Funeral Home on State Street, Tuesday. Here are some photos from it. Photos by Laurie Gargis, Thompson’s administrative manager. 

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Update: Corley Mill Road closing due to possible dam breach

SCDOT Closes Corley Mill Road – Updated at 10:25 p.m., Thursday : ​SCDOT has closed Corley Mill Road in Lexington County on Thursday, Nov. 18, due to a possible breach in a low hazard dam. Officials from the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) have requested the dam closure until a thorough daylight inspection can […]

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