NEWS
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 […]
Read More >>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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Girls on the Run will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. It starts and finishes at the Historic Columbia Speedway. More than 2,300 runners are expected to participate . Many Lexington 2 students will be running.
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Georgetown defeated Brookland-Cayce 33-13 at Georgetown. Airport lost at Hartsville, 35-10. The undefeated Red Foxes are the top 3A team in the state. The loss eliminates Airport and BC from the state 3A playoffs. The Eagles finish the season at 10-2, with a playoff win. The Bearcats finish the season at 5-7, with one playoff […]
Read More >>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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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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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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