NEWS

Almost 200 new homes planned for Springdale

The Town of Springdale is growing by 189 new homes, said Springdale Mayor Michael Bishop. The new community will be named Roof’s Pond. The builders in Roof’s Pond will be Stanley Martin Homes (that used to be Essex Homes) and Great Southern Homes. The property where the new houses are going is across from Plantation […]

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Busbee plays in middle school basketball championship, falls short

The Busbee Creative Arts Academy Basketball Team played in the PAC Middle School Championship game, Saturday. The Bulldogs faced perennial middle school powerhouse Dutch Fork. Busbee, which is in Cayce, fell short of a win in the final, but represented The Academy with great pride and brought home the runner-up trophy as a prize for […]

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Pine Ridge Middle School stops in-person classes for 2 weeks due to COVID tests

Students at Pine Ridge Middle School will move temporarily from in-person classes to virtual learning for two weeks. The virtual learning period will begin Tuesday (Feb.16) the day after the President’s Day holiday. Students are tentatively scheduled to resume in-person classes on the Pine Ridge campus on Monday, March 1.  The decision to move to […]

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Brookland-Cayce wrestling team in playoffs Saturday, 3 are Region Champs

Brookland-Cayce High School Wrestling features three 3A Region 5 Champs. They are: Deante Strader, Jonah Del Priore and Sam Yeargen. The team is coached by Craig Watts. And Brookland-Cayce had 10 wrestlers qualify for the 3A lower state Wednesday night at the Region 5 Tournament. The Brookland-Cayce wrestlers will compete in the first round of […]

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Man accused of using phone camera to video woman in the nude

 A Lexington man was arrested last week after investigators said he used his smartphone to record a video of a nude female without her knowledge. Harley Keith Wiles, 31, is charged with aggravated voyeurism, according to an arrest warrant. “This case started with a tip from the community,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “That […]

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15-year-old dies 6 days after crash, coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died, Wednesday, as a result of a motor vehicle collision. The crash occurred on Feb. 5, in the 3800 block of SC Highway 6, near the intersection of Edmund Highway, at approximately 7:20 p.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Dillan Alexander Roldan, 15, of Pelion was […]

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Airport High School’s Jayla Jamison signs to run track for the Gamecocks

The University of South Carolina track team is billing it as a huge pickup. Airport High School’s Jayla Jamison, a state champion, is going to run track and cross country for the Gamecocks. The 2021 signee enters the collegiate ranks with some serious credentials. She is the two-time S.C. Gatorade Player-of-the-Year and three-time Athlete of […]

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Man who died in Wednesday shooting abducted woman before he shot her, says coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died of a gunshot wound sustained at approximately 10 a.m. on Wednesday, in a wooded area at the end of Adams Terrace Court in Dixiana. According to Fisher, Mr. Raymond Antonio Metze, 28, of Leesville was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced […]

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