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Lexington man arrested for sexual assault, police concerned there may be more victims

Michael Bruce Worthy, 32 of Lexington, has been arrested for sexually assaulting a juvenile on Monday, according to Lexington Police Chief Terrance Green. During this investigation, detectives found that Michael Worthy had been at the home of a family friend and engaged in unwanted and unlawful sexual contact with a fifteen-year-old girl. When interviewed, police […]

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A Most Magnificent Mile – Take a Summer Day Trip to West Columbia’s Beautiful and Natural Riverwalk

Are you looking for a unique summer day trip? West Columbia’s  Riverwalk may be the perfect destination for you. It provides a wonderful and educational record of the development of the area. Riverwalk is a wooded trail that runs parallel to the ancient flowing waters of the Congaree River. Riverwalk is something of a museum […]

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Crash results in closed lane on Sunset Boulevard, Wednesday afternoon

The Lexington Police Department was investigating a collision in the 4700 block of Sunset Blvd. (US-378.) The crash has an inbound lane closed. after 3 p.m. The Lexington Sheriff’s Department and EMS crews were at the scene. By 4 p.m., all lanes were reopened and the collision had been cleared from the road. The wreck […]

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Brookland-Cayce Quarterback Tanner Staton commits to play football for Elon

Brookland-Cayce Quarterback Tanner Staton committed to play football for Elon University, Tuesday. He is a rising high school senior and received a full scholarship offer from Elon. Elon is in North Carolina. “He went up to Elon for a camp on June 23,” said Chris Staton, Tanner’s father. “He had a good day at the […]

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Congaree Riverkeeper reports outline of cofferdam on the Congaree River is complete

The initial footprint of the cofferdam on the Congaree River has been completed. The site is near the Gervais Street Bridge where crews are preparing the area to clean up coal tar, deposited decades ago, from the bottom of the river. According to the Congaree Riverkeeper “the contractor will continue to build up the dam […]

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Chapin business owner pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor, gets 25 years

Travis Hammack, 35, owner of Paddle South Outfitters in Chapin, South Carolina, was sentenced on June 30, 2022, after pleading guilty to two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – First Degree in Lexington County General Sessions Court.  The Honorable Walton J. McLeod IV sentenced Hammack to 25 years in the South Carolina Department […]

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City of Cayce releases details surrounding deadly police pursuit and statement from Cayce Police Chief Chris Cowan

From Ashley Hunter-City of Cayce: Richland County Coroner, Nadia Rutherford, has identified William Thomas Bowie, a 44-year-old Newberry resident, as the driver that led Cayce police on a high-speed chase on Monday afternoon. Bowie was killed on impact when he ran a red light at the intersection of Pineview Road and Shop Road and hit another vehicle. […]

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Man who died in Cayce Police incident identified by coroner

William Bowie, 44, of Newberry has been identified by Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford as the person killed during a high speed chase, involving the Cayce Police Department. The pursuit began in Lexington County and ended in a crash near Shop Road in Columbia Monday afternoon. Bowie was accused of entering the parking lot of […]

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