NEWS

Donnie Sox, a generation with a love for baseball in West Columbia

If you played youth baseball in West Columbia in the 1960s, you probably know Donnie Sox. Sox coached baseball, ages 10-to-12, for 18 years. He started in the 1950s and coached into the 1970s. The affiliation varied from Little League and Dixie Youth to Little Boys Baseball. It was an age before X-Box, daily cartoons […]

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Lexington woman charged with felony DUI after fatal crash

The Lexington Police Department is investigating an overnight D.U.I. related traffic collision. The crash resulted in the death of a driver in one of the two vehicles involved. Officers of the Lexington Police Department responded to a collision with injuries that occurred near the 4200 block of Sunset Boulevard, in Lexington, at approximately 11:12 p.m. […]

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Coroner identifies Cayce man killed in Lexington accident

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who was killed on Thursday in a two car accident. The crash occurred at Sunset Boulevard and Ginny Lane in Lexington County at approximately  11 p.m. Coroner Margaret Fisher said Roger Wayne Johnson, 75, of Cayce was killed in the accident.   Johnson was transported by Lexington County EMS from […]

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Abby Bray to be Inducted into BCHS Educator Hall of Fame

The Brookland-Cayce High School Education Foundation has selected Mr. Abbott (Abby) L. Bray, Jr. posthumously as their 2017 Educator Hall of Fame Inductee. The Brookland-Cayce High School Education Foundation will sponsor their Sixteenth Annual Educator Hall of Fame Gala on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at Seawell’s at 1125 Rosewood Drive, Columbia. Social hour begins at […]

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SC DOT issues winter weather status update, including Lexington County

SCDOT continues preparation activities for the winter storm. Current forecasts show predictions from 1 to 3 inches of snow expected in the Midlands. Predictions are from 4 to 6 inches of snow in the Upstate. Other areas of the state may see a wintery mix without significant accumulation. Lexington County is in District 1. At […]

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Brookland-Cayce falls short in Lower State Championship game

For almost all of three quarters it looked like Brookland-Cayce was headed to the State Championship Game. But a Touchdown by Dillon with 11:51 left in the fourth quarter put the Wildcats up to stay. Dillon defeated BC 34-21 in the 3A Lower State Championship game Friday night. The game started with a fumble by […]

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Amber Alert from Georgia, issued for child molester

The Columbia County (Ga.)  Sheriff’s Office has activated a Levi’s Call, Georgia’s Amber Alert System, for a man wanted for Aggravated Child Molestation among other charges. The sheriff’s office posted a wanted flier on the Facebook page for Jason Arlis Johnson. He is believed to be in the company of a 15-year-old girl who has […]

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Former West Columbia Mayor Earle Williams has died at age 101

Mr. Earle Williams, age 101, died Thursday afternoon. “He passed away this afternoon,” said his nephew Bill Mooneyhan. “He had a full life and he was a happy man.” Mooneyhand said funeral arrangements have not been finalized, but the family hopes to have a service on Sunday. An announcement with complete funeral plans is expected Friday. […]

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