Lexington County deputies have arrested a Pelion man after identifying him during their work on a stolen truck case that started last year. Andrew Michael Williams, 37, is charged with five counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, one count of grand larceny and one count of criminal conspiracy, according to […]

Some Lexington School District Two personnel have been honored. Riverbank Elementary School recognized Angie Stock as Teacher of the Year. Melanie Thornton has been named Staff Member of the Year.

Palmetto Outdoor Center is open for the 2020 season. Based at the West Columbia Riverwalk Park entrance, Palmetto Outdoor Center rents kayaks and tubes on a section of The Three Rivers that includes a series of white water rapids along with beautiful vistas. Keep your eyes open and you may be able to spot a […]

Primal Gourmet Kitchen + Market Owner Greg Martin reached out to the City of West Columbia and donated boxed lunches to all City of West Columbia essential employees on Wednesday. Employees, not working remotely, throughout the City of West Columbia Departments, including Police, Fire, Sanitation, Parks, Maintenance, Water/Sewer, Water Plants, Finance, Building, Customer Service, Planning […]

The Town of Lexington has published a list, detailing the number and reason for traffic crashes. In April, there were 56 vehicle collisions in Lexington. Of those, 33 were on the town’s roads, and 23 were on private property. In March there were 80 collisions. The number of incidents for March and April have been […]

Lexington County nty Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 20 Westbound, near mile marker 61, Thursday. The incident happened just before 3 a.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Cody David Moody, 24, of Pelion was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries. Mr. Moody’s vehicle […]

Starting Wednesday, the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) will return to operating five days a week. Previously, SCDMV branch offices were open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Customers must continue to schedule appointments online to maintain social distancing inside branch offices. SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT “I am excited that DMV operations will return to five days […]

An 18-wheeler turned over on Augusta Road (US 1) at I-26 early Wednesday morning. The incident resulted in the closing of all lanes of Augusta Road. Traffic was being detoured onto the I-26. A tow-truck was on the site at around 6:30 a.m. to pull the overturned tractor trailer back onto its wheels. West Columbia […]