NEWS

COVID cases decline at Lexington Medical Center, 103 deaths in September

There were 49 patients hospitalized with COVID at Lexington Medical Center as of Friday according to numbers released by LMC on the hospital’s Facebook page. Of those, 15 were in the Intensive Care Unit. During last week the overall number of COVID cases fell each day. On Tuesday there were 67 COVID patients at LMC. […]

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16-year-old charged with DUI in crash with school bus on Sunset Blvd in Lexington

A 16-year-old was arrested Friday after Lexington Police said the driver sideswiped a Lexington One School District bus and another vehicle. The crash occurred on Sunset Boulevard at Hope Ferry Road in Lexington. The 16-year-old has not been identified because he is a juvenile. He was charged with driving under the influence, open container, and […]

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Lexington County Veterans Parade is Nov. 7, get info on putting an entry in the parade

The 19th Annual Lexington County Veteran’s Parade is Sunday, Nov. 7.The parade begins at 3 p.m. on Main Street in Downtown Lexington. For More Information on putting an entry in the parade, contact: Sharon Willis at: 803-785-1454 or email: [email protected] or call the Veterans Affairs Office 803-785-8400. The parade is being hosted by the Town […]

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Tuesday is National Night Out against crime in Springdale

The National Night Out against crime is Tuesday Oct. 5, in Springdale.It’s from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Felton C. Benton Park, beside Springdale Town Hall on Platt Springs Road.National Night Out activities and events include a Live DJ and lots of goodies for the children.

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Airport, Brookland-Cayce, Gray get high school football wins

Gray Collegiate defeated Batesburg-Leesville 42-0, Friday.The War Eagles are now 5-1 and 1-0 in the conference. Gray running back KZ Adams rushed for 270 yards and scored two touchdowns. He surpassed 1,000 yards for the 4th consecutive year.Gray Collegiate travels to play Columbia High School next week.Airport defeated Midland Valley 30-28 and Brookland-Cayce beat Fox […]

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Land being cleared for new homes off of Methodist Park Road, West Columbia

Almost 200 single-family residential units are being planned for construction off of Methodist Park Road in West Columbia. The site stretches from the Pineview Baseball Complex to land behind the Carolina Pottery Plaza on Augusta Road. Mungo Homes will build what is being called the Pine Crest Subdivision. Crews have been on the site that […]

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Always Original Bakery at 501 Meeting St. has soft opening, opens officially, Tuesday

Always Original Bakery at 501 Meeting St. West Columbia held a soft opening in a newly renovated space, Thursday.The bakery is owned by George Grogan and Jay Dawson. Always Original Bakery will hold another soft opening from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday. It’s official opening is at 8 a.m. Tuesday. “Nothing indicates that a […]

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City of Cayce’s plant Exchange is Oct. 16

Join us on October 16th for the Cayce Fall Plant Exchange! Plant drop-off from 9:30-10:00 am and the Exchange will begin at 10:00 AM. Children and friendly pets are welcome! This is a rain or shine event and runs until all of the plants have a new home. There will also be a Master Gardener […]

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