Lexington County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a call regarding boat ramp on the Irmo side of the Lake Murray Dam about 6:40 Tuesday morning. A boat that was adrift was rported near the dock. Just before 1 p.m. a male body was recovered in connection with this case. The LCSD dive team was on […]

The West Columbia Fire Department, Lexington County Fire Services and , and the Columbia Fire Department conducted a river rescue on the Saluda River, Tuesday afternoon. Seven adult rafters and three dogs were rescued from the river and returned to shore. There were no injuries.

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified a body recovered from Lake Murray at approximately 11 a.m., Tuesday. According to Fisher, the body of Mr. Timothy Steven Peele, 51, of Irmo was recovered near the Lake Murray Dam by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. Mr. Peele put his boat in at a public boat ramp […]

Rebecca Fannie Dawkins of West Columbia has passed away. News of her passing was posted on the Facebook page of Turner Memorial AME Church, Tuesday. Click here for a link: The post read: “It is with mixed emotions that we share with you the home-going of 103 year old Sis Rebecca Fannie Dawkins. She was […]

Cayce photographer Charles Hite is offering a photo of the Little Gator in Congaree Creek along Timmerman Trail in the City of Cayce. This shot was taken from Hite’s Facebook post. Order a copy of the gator photo at: Get Little Gator art Hite’s art, that features professionally treated photos of many Cayce landmarks, is […]

A new Big Lots store is scheduled to open in Lexington this summer. The site of the Big Lots store is 421 Columbia Avenue. It’s where the BI-LO was. There is a Big Lots on US 1, at Wattling Road, in West Columbia. Heather Stewart, of Rivercrest Realty Investors in Raleigh, NC said the store […]

According to the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, 17 people have died in Lexington County of the coronavirus, as of Saturday. That’s five more than DHEC reported last week. There are 27 cases of coronavirus in the 29170 Zip code, that includes the Springdale area, and 26 cases in the 29169 ZIp code, […]

The City of West Columbia’s Third Annual Kinetic Derby Day Kinetic Derby Day has been moved to Saturday, Sept. 26. It was scheduled for April 25, but with the Governors orders imposed due to the coronavirus, it was moved to the fall. Kinetic Derby Day is a unique celebration that includes a parade of kinetic […]