NEWS

Man intentionally crashed into truck containing 5 people, says sheriff

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 […]

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Angie Stock, Melanie Thornton honored by Riverbank Elementary

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.

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Time for a river float, Palmetto Outdoor is open

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 […]

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Primal Gourmet Kitchen and Market Donates Lunch to City of West Columbia Frontline Workers

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 […]

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Lexington crashes less than half as many in April, according to detailed report

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 […]

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Man who died in I-20 crash identified by coroner

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 […]

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Lexington Two students selected for Boys, Girls State

From Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two Communications Director – Several Lexington Two high school students have been selected to the prestigious 2020 Palmetto Boys and Girls State programs.  Both weeklong in-person sessions for the programs, sponsored by the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary, are cancelled this summer due to COVID-19, but students will be […]

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SCDMV offices to open 5 days a week

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 […]

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