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Lexington County investigators arrest 3 on drug charges

From Capt Adam Myrick LCSD Communications – Lexington County narcotics agents have arrested two men and a woman in connection with a drug case that started last month with a community tip. Carmen Maria Cruz, 49, and Michael Dean Sharpe, 48, are charged with possession of meth with intent to distribute, according to arrest warrants. […]

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Moseley Funeral Home Obituaries

Death Notices: Kathy Treadway; Frank Collins – Obituaries not yet available. Click here to see all Moseley Obituaries Mary Stevenson Mary Alice Smith Stevenson, 93 of Cayce, SC passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022.  Mary Stevenson was a lady and true southern belle, who enjoyed sewing and working in her garden. Mary is survived […]

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Gamecocks 2022 Football Schedule released

The University of South Carolina football team recorded a winning season in Head coach Shane Beamer’s first year in Columbia. USC defeated North Carolina, 38-21 in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte in December to finish the 2021 season at 7-6. The University of South Carolina football team has announced the team’s 2022 schedule. 2022 […]

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Construction of new FBI building in Lexington is progressing

From Kevin Wheeler – FBI Columbia Public Affairs Officer: In late January the FBI announced that construction is progressing on a new Federal Bureau of Investigation facility near downtown Lexington. Officials with the FBI and Town of Lexington broke ground on the 10-acre facility in October 2020. The new facility is scheduled to be complete […]

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Thompson Funeral Home Obituaries

Obituary of Merle Wise Saylor Merle Elizabeth Wise Saylor, 82, of Cayce, SC joined her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in Heaven Sunday, January 30, 2022 after a brief illness.  Her service will be held Friday, February 4, 2022 at 11am in Cayce United Methodist Church.  Family will welcome friends beginning at 10am, and a […]

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Trend in COVID cases at Lexington Medical Center shows a decline

There was a spike of COVID-19 cases treated at Lexington Medical Center in January. But the number of COVID are, for the most part, declining at Lexington Medical Center since Jan. 25. The number of COVID patients at the hospital with COVID last Tuesday (Jan. 25) was 149. On Wednesday that number was 144. The […]

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West Columbia’s Savage Craft Ale Works celebrates successful 1st year in business

West Columbia’s Savage Craft Ale Works celebrated its first year in business, Saturday. The micro-brewery opened to a large crowd at 430 Center St. in late January 2021. The business has thrived despite the spectre of COVID. Savage Craft is housed in the renovated old Brookland City Hall and Fire Station building. The structure was […]

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Lexington County redistricting map includes changes to council district lines

From Lexington County – Jessica Imbimbo – Lexington County Council approved an ordinance to reestablish the nine council districts at a council meeting in January. This process, known as redistricting, includes redrawing the lines of the council districts in order to accommodate the population changes recorded by the 2020 Census. This process is required by […]

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