NEWS
The City of West Columbia has made a lot of progress in the last five years. That was the assessment of Sharon McCormick of Redevelopment Management Associates. She was referring to West Columbia’s Citywide Redevelopment and Revitalization Plan that was initiated in 2018. McCormick spoke at the West Columbia City Council meeting, Tuesday, May 7, […]
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Senator Mark Daly visited the South Carolina Statehouse from Ireland earlier this week. On his visit, Daly presented Sen. Nikki Setzler with an Irish Flag. Daly was in Columbia for the passing of a Setzler-supported Resolution that sets up the South Carolina-Ireland Trade Commission. The South Carolina-Ireland Trade Commission will meet throughout the State to […]
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Lexington School District Two announces a new director of special services for the 2024-2025 school year. Emmylou Todd currently serves as a coordinator of special services (secondary) in the district. Her hiring as the new director was recommended by Superintendent Dr. Brenda Hafner and approved by the Board of Trustees at a special-called meeting on […]
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Thirty-three Lexington Two Innovation Center students have been inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. The 2023-2024 inductees, recognized at a May 6 ceremony, are Tanner Addy, Addison Allen, Valeria Almeida-Cortez, Kirklyn Areheart, Hazia Bethea, Luke Boozer, Keagan Brazell, Kerrigan Buff, David Cade, Savannah Chappell, Cristal Cruz-Barela, Jacobi Cullum, Arya Desai, Sydney Edmond, Kaiya Goff, […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident on Frontage Road near Commerce Drive along the 113 westbound of the I-16 exit ramp in the Cayce area of Lexington County at approximately 4:24 a.m., Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Curt Alan Davis, 49, of Cayce was […]
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Brennan H. Geller, 27, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the death of her newborn daughter, Kimberly Faith Taylor. Chief Administrative Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV imposed the sentence following Geller’s guilty plea to Homicide by Child Abuse in Lexington County. Under South Carolina law, Geller will not be eligible for parole. […]
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Marking a major milestone for the Interstate 20 Interchange Improvement Project in Lexington County, earlier this morning the South Carolina Department of Transportation opened the bridge on US 1 over I-20 to vehicle traffic. In keeping with the Department’s commitment to its Strategic 10-Year Plan, SCDOT has more than 100 miles of interstate highway improvements […]
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Cayce City Council, at its meeting Tuesday, became the first municipality in Lexington County to implement a Hate Crime Ordinance. Councilman Byron Thomas was instrumental the passing of the ordinance. Mayor Pro Tem Tim James said: “having an important law as this within our Ordinances reassures our community that we support all citizens; additionally it […]
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