NEWS
By Terry Ward – Today is the 33rd anniversary of Hurricane Hugo. I wrote this article for the Greenwood, SC Index-Journal in 1993, on the five-year anniversary of that devastating storm – In September 1989, I was a reporter for the Florence Morning News. Florence, just 60 miles from South Carolina’s Grand Strand, has always […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identification of the person found deceased in a public bathroom at the Belk Store located in the Columbiana Center in Columbia (which is located in Lexington County.) She was found on Monday. According to Fisher, Ms. Bessie Durham, 63, of Columbia was found deceased shortly after 8 […]
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A strong Midlands area job market and free tuition incentives at South Carolina technical colleges are driving interest in Lexington Two’s adult education programs. “Students are earning their secondary credential (GED/HSD) to take advantage of the free tuition initiatives at our technical college programs,” said Christy Henderson, director of the Lexington Two and Lexington Four […]
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The southbound lanes of North Lake Drive (SC-6) near Columbia Avenue (US-378) were affected Tuesday, just before 5.p.m Tuesday. Emergency personnel were on the scene of a collision. Police asked drivers to seek an alternate route until the road reopens.
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the bicyclist who died after being struck by vehicle at approximately 6 a.m, Tuesday, in the 600 block of Mack Street in Gaston. According to Fisher, Mr. Larry Gene Davis Jr., 37, of Gaston was riding his bicycle in the southbound lane when he was struck by a […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a motorcycle accident in the 2400 block of St. Matthews Road, Swansea in Lexington County shortly before 8:30 P.M. on Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. Charles William Lutz, 50, of St. Matthews was traveling eastbound on St. Matthews Road when he collided with […]
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The Cayce Fire Department responded to 1987 Airport Blvd, the former Knight’s Inn, for a reported structure fire at approximately 2:15 am, Tuesday. Cayce Fire Chief, Steven Bullard, stated, “There were no injuries reported and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. We are currently treating it as a suspicious fire and will […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the two people who were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on September 18, 2022 at approximately 11:30 P.M. at the intersection of Augusta Road and 12th Street in the town of West Columbia in Lexington County. Coroner Margaret Fisher states that a two-vehicle crash took the lives of […]
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