NEWS
The Lexington Police Department warned drivers to be on alert for lane closures in the area of Augusta Road (US-1) near Dooley Road. A collision was causing congestion, Monday afternoon. No injuries were reported and the road was cleared later.
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The Clemson University football team’s offensive assistant coaches met with the media at the Clemson Media Day last week. Coaches said Hunter Helms, who played at Gray Collegiate Academy in West Columbia, has worked his way into the No. 2 quarterback role for the national powerhouse Tigers. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson’s quarterback last year, was the […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individuals who died as a result of a multiple vehicle accident. It occurred on Interstate 26 near the 119 Mile Marker, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Sunday. According to Fisher, Ms. Christian D. Lucille, 34, of Columbia, was travelling west in the wrong direction on Interstate 26 near […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the pedestrian who was killed after being struck by a vehicle Sunday around midnight, on Interstate 26 near the 114 Mile Marker. According to Fisher, Mr. Andre K. Howell, 25, of Clinton, was walking in the road to retrieve an item that had fallen from his vehicle when […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was fatally shot in the 100 block of Miranda Road in West Columbia, at approximately 4 p.m., Saturday. According to Fisher, Mr. Direko C. Thomas, 18, of Columbia was pronounced dead on the scene due to multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body. The Lexington […]
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Lexington County deputies are searching for a suspect in a shooting that left a 19-year-old man dead. The shooting happened Saturday afternoon in the 100 block of Miranda Drive. Miranda Drive is off of Charleston Highway, past the SC State Farmers Market. “Based on information from witnesses, the shooter left the scene in a black […]
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Jerome Smith, age 57, has been found guilty of Trafficking Heroin, Distribution of Heroin, and Possession with the Intent to Distribute Heroin in Lexington County. Following a bench trial last week before the Honorable Walton J. McLeod, IV, Chief Administrative Judge, Smith was sentenced to 25 years for the Trafficking offense, and received concurrent sentences […]
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Lexington Police officers were directing traffic around a rock spill on Augusta Road (US-1) at Cedarcrest Drive, Friday afternoon. Police asked drivers to consider an alternate route until the road was reopened. All lanes were reopened around 3:30 p.m.
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