NEWS

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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Truck overturns, blocks traffic lanes on Augusta Road, West Columbia

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 […]

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Nephron’s Lou Kennedy talks COVID-19, rural broadband, and governor’s leadership on S.C. Public Radio

Several years ago, S.C. Public Radio interviewed Nephron’s Lou Kennedy about why she decided to move her pharmaceutical manufacturing company from Florida to South Carolina.  It turned out to be a good move as the company has grown significantly since then.  But what has also happened since then, the virus crisis, has brought the company […]

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West Columbia restaurants reopening, customers eager to get out

Reopening has been a long time coming, and West Columbia residents are glad to see it.  Kim Odom was at Nick’s House of Pizza, Tuesday, with her mother Grace Caldwell. Both of them live in West Columbia. The two sat on the screened porch at Nick’s to dine. “This is the first time we’ve been out […]

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Driver killed in crash on I-20 in Lexington County

One person was killed early Thursday morning after a truck veered off the road, and struck a guard rail. The incident occurred in Lexington County around 2:55 a.m. near mile marker 61 westbound on I-20, said Cpl. Sonny Collins of the SC Highway Patrol. The driver of a 2008 Ford F-150 pickup truck, traveling west, […]

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Nephron joins Private Property, U.S. Foods to Honor Lexington County Law Enforcement

From Nephron News – As the Midlands celebrates National Police Week, Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation is joining forces with Lexington restaurant Private Property and Lexington-area restaurant supplier U.S. Foods to honor the men and women in uniform of the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office and Lexington Police Department by providing them with meals. “In the face of […]

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Man dies following SCHP chase, coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a vehicle collision following a police pursuit. The collision occurred in the 4300 block of the 12th Street Extension just before 11 p.m. Monday. According to Fisher, Mr. Quinton J. Nunn, 26, of Blythewood was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries […]

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Riverbank’s Melanie Thornton creates “Rolling Reading” from golf cart

By Dawn Kujawa – Lexington 2 Communications Director – Melanie Thornton got an idea while walking with her son through their Quail Hollow neighborhood. There were lots of children out in their yards, at home because of school closures to help stop the spread of COVID-19.  What better way to connect with them than to […]

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