NEWS

Need to de-clutter – Recycling Drop-off Event for Lexington, Richland counties, Oct. 3

Lexington and Richland County residents are encouraged to recycle electronics, hazardous waste, scrap metal, tires, cooking oil, to have paper documents shredded on site free of charge and to bring household goods to be reused by Goodwill Industries on Saturday, October 3, from 8 a.m. until 12 noon at Irmo High School, located at 6671 St. […]

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Vendors love West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Market

West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Market has been a very beneficial venue in a time of coronavirus crisis. It’s open from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturdays at 425 Meeting Street, behind the Terra restaurant and inside of West Columbia’s Interactive Art Park. There is plenty of City of West Columbia free parking, too. […]

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Body found at former rest area on I-20 in Lexington County

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department reported Wednesday morning that it is in the early phases of a death investigation at a former rest area off I-20 west, between the 48 and 49 mile markers. The body was found about 8 a.m. by a SCHP Trooper patrolling the former interstate rest area. Because troopers regularly patrol […]

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Unofficial vote count shows Tim James with a 1-vote lead over Tiffany Aull in Cayce City Council race

West Columbia City Councilman Mike Green posted an unofficial vote count document from Tuesday’s special election for Cayce City Council Dist. 1. The vote count shows candidate Tim James with a one-vote lead over Tiffany Aull. James had 190 votes and Aull had 189, according to the document. The document is from Mary Brack of […]

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Lexington 1 schools going to 4-day-a-week, in-person classes for some students

The Lexington County School District One’s Board voted Tuesday to bring pre-kindergarten through second-grade students into school for face-to-face instruction four days a week (Monday–Thursday.) Fridays will remain as stay-at-home virtual class days. The addition of more in-person class days will begin Oct. 5. Also, some students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and some English […]

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Cayce City Council election too close to call after polls close

The vote count from Tuesday’s Special Election for Cayce City Council, District 1 is within one percent of the margin of error and have yet to be certified by Lexington County Registrations and Elections. The three candidates are Tiffany Aull, Tim James and Megan Lightle. Tara S. Almond resigned from council. Her term is set […]

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17, most from Lexington County, charged by feds for their roles in drug trafficking organization

United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr. announced today that federal, state, and local law enforcement officers charged 17 individuals in federal court for their roles in a drug trafficking organization that operated out of the Midlands region of South Carolina. The charges follow a more than two-year long investigation by federal, state, and local […]

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West Columbia Fire and Police units respond to Sunset, Hummingbird intersection

Units from the West Columbia Fire Department, along with EMS, were on the site of the Family Dollar store on sunset Boulevard at Hummingbird Drive in West Columbia, Tuesday afternoon. Smoke could be seen coming from the west rear side of the building.West Columbia police rerouted traffic coming out of Westover Acres away from the […]

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