NEWS
The “Springdale Summerfest and Golf Cart Parade” is on Saturday, June 18, at 7 p.m. at the Felton C. Benton Park.No golf cart…No problem….bring a chair and join us along the parade route or meet us in the park! Carter Lybrand will provide live music entertainment. There will also be free food and more. Click […]
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Assistant principal accused of taking down student is back on the job at Brookland-Cayce High School
The Lexington Two School District is disputing an assault claim against one of its administrators. Brookland-Cayce Assistant Principal Leon Brunson was accused of assault and unlawful conduct toward a child on May 25, by the Cayce Police Department. Brunson intervened in a fight between two students last week and took down one of the participants. […]
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The City of West Columbia Riverside Water Treatment Facility is aware of concerns about a taste and odor in the drinking water. The water supply has been thoroughly tested and meets all SCDHEC standards. The water distributed by the Riverside Water Treatment Facility is safe to drink. The issue is aesthetic and not a water […]
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Undercover investigators recently arrested 11 men as part of an operation earlier this month targeting potential sexual predators trying to contact children for sexual activity. “We, along with the Lexington Police Department and the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, served as the host agencies for this operation,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “Officers pretended […]
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Springdale Police officers responded to Essex Drive Monday, shortly after 1 p.m. after reports of shots being fired.Officers immediately began investigating the incident and determined Richard Allen Cooper was responsible for the shooting. Within hours, Springdale Officers, along with the assistance of South Congaree Police Department, located and took Cooper into custody. Cooper was transported […]
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Have you heard the jets? Have you seen them? The South Carolina Air National Guard started full operations out of Columbia Metropolitan Airport. The F-16 fleet is conducting flights from the airport during a temporary relocation operation from McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover. The temporary operation will last for six months, as McEntire […]
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Gray Collegiate fell to Andrew Jackson, 9-0 Saturday in the third game and the decisive game three of the 2A state championship series. The game was played at the neutral site of Francis Marion University in Florence.The Volunteers scored six runs in the six-run second inning for the Volunteers. The scoring outburst by AJ was […]
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The Reverend Charles Ward Easley, DD (Pastor Easley) of West Columbia died on May 27, 2022. He celebrated his 91st birthday on Wednesday, May 25. Charles was born to the late Laura Louise Colbert Easley and Lefflette Teed Easley on May 25, 1931 in Georgetown, SC. Pastor Easley graduated from Winyah High School, Newberry College […]
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