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From Dawn Kujawa- Lexington 2 Communications Director A longtime Lexington 2 board member will be sworn in this week as president of the National School Boards Association. ElizaBeth “Beth” Dickerson Branham will become the first South Carolinian to hold the office when she is sworn in during the organization’s annual conference March 30-April 1 in […]
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Joshua Anderson, of the Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School was named Student of the Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, Tuesday. It was at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Joshua is pictured with Wil Lou Gray’s Principal Scott Gaines and Richard Skipper, C-WC Chamber executive director.
Read More >>The South Carolina Department of Transportation has closed Old Chapin Road near Reed Avenue due to a failed culvert at Fourteen Mile Creek. Traffic on Old Chapin Road traveling toward Columbia Avenue (US-378) will be detoured onto Reed Avenue. Old Chapin Road at Columbia Avenue will be closed. Use Reed Avenue as a detour around […]
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Country-music legends Alabama will make their first Colonial Life Arena appearance on October 3, 2019 with special guests The Charlie Daniels Band on their 50th Anniversary Tour. In the 50 years since starting the band, Alabama has charted 43 No. 1 singles, including 21 No. 1 singles in a row, and have won more than […]
Read More >>The Cayce Department of Public Safety was on the scene of a multiple car collision on I-77 southbound at mile marker 1, late Monday afternoon. All lanes of traffic were reopened, but crews were still on scene around 5:45 p.m. The Cayce DPS reported minor injuries caused by the accident. Cayce DPS photo.
Read More >>Lexington County deputies have arrested a man they said stabbed a man to death Sunday. Jeremy Lynn Adams, 34, is charged with murder and possessing a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. The victim has been identified as Donald Eugene Blankenship, 24, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. “Based on information […]
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation proposes replacing the existing US 1 (Augusta Road) bridge over I-20, in Lexington County. A project study area has been established, based on preliminary concepts, to encompass all potential impacts of the project. The purpose of the project is to correct structural deficiencies at the US 1 bridge over […]
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There will more of Lexington Medical Center very soon. The hospital’s $400 million expansion project will open Tuesday at Sunset Boulevard and I-26 in West Columbia. It will add a 10-floor tower, 545,000 square feet. There are: 71 new patient beds (for a total of 485); eight new operating rooms, including two open-heart surgery rooms; […]
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