NEWS

Updated: Traffic fatality reported outside of West Columbia

The accident occurred at 3:18 p.m., according to the S.C.  Highway Patrol. The accident involved a 2006 Chevrolet and a 2004 Pontiac. The driver of the Chevrolet was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The were other injuries reported, including a passenger in the Chevrolet,   but not life-threatening. The identity of the […]

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Congaree Baptist holds a car show, Saturday

There was a car show at Congaree Baptist Church, Saturday. Here are some photos, taken by Jerry Smith, of the cars that were displayed in the show.  

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Cayce welcomes Brewers Festival, Saturday

Cayce’s first annual South Carolina Brewers Festival was held Saturday, at the Guignard Brick Works on Knox-Abbott Drive, at the Blossom Street bridge. It was from 12-5 p.m.

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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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Congaree, Springdale Elementary, and 10-pt grade scale, Lexington 2 topics

Notes from the Thursday (May 19) Lexington 2 Schools Board Meeting The Lexington 2 budget for 2016-17 will be about $76 million, and include no request for a tax increase. In accordance with state protocol, Lexington 2 will go to a 10-point grading system for the 2016-17 School Year. It is is currently on a […]

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