NEWS
A three vehicle collision, involving a school bus, had all lanes of Mineral Springs Road closed, around 4:30 p.m. Friday, according to the Lexington Police Department There were three students on the bus and were injured. Lexington County School District One is on scene working to reunite the students with their parents. Traffic was being […]
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Units from the West Columbia Fire Department were on the scene of a gas line break after 1 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Arehart Street. Traffic was blocked on all lanes of Sunset Boulevard between Botanical Parkway and Arehart Street, according to the West Columbia Police Department. Traffic heading east is […]
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South Carolina Department of Revenue agents arrested a Lexington County restaurant owner on Friday and charged him with two counts of and one count of operating a business without a state Retail License. Donald Herbert Prevette, 62, of West Columbia, was the owner of Olde Country Buffet. The restaurant has been operated at two locations on […]
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TCT (The Competitor’s Tour) was held last Friday-thru-Sunday (Oct. 27-29) at the DoubleTree Inn. The TCT is a Sport Martial Arts series of competitions. The TCT circuit includes Georgia, Virginia, and North and South Carolina. The Columbia event drew a large contingent of parents, families, judges and supporters. “We sold out the DoubleTree,” said Sensei Brian Pena, […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Lawrence Albert Threatt (age 45) of Frederick, MD, on six charges connected to the attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Mount Pleasant Police Department made the arrest. Investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, also […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a 19-year-old from Blythewood accused of firing shots that injured a man in a restaurant parking lot last summer. Trennis Lakeith Sumpter Jr. is charged with attempted murder, criminal conspiracy and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Detectives have been pursuing leads on this […]
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The leader of a local street gang, Carlos Antonio Grooms, a/k/a “B Lord,” 36, of Columbia, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, following a federal drug conspiracy conviction. Three co-conspirators were also sentenced to federal prison for their role in the scheme. Between 2020 and 2022, Grooms led a drug trafficking organization that […]
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The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce will hold a very special evening entitled: “Light Up the CWC.” It’s a ceremony to kick off the Holiday season in the Greater Cayce-West Columbia community. Lexington Medical Center, the presenting Parade Day sponsor, will ‘flip the switch’ lighting up the North Pole. The Holiday Lighting Ceremony is […]
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