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East Point Academy celebrates Black History Month

East Point Academy has been alive with excitement throughout the month of February as students, staff and community members came together to celebrate Chinese New Year and Black History Month. The school’s motto is, “Merging Cultures. Inspiring Minds. Expanding Horizons.” The latest event was a school-wide Black History Celebration. Each day, the morning announcements started […]

West Columbia cuisine and restaurants in the spotlight as Taste nears

There are many wonderful restaurants in West Columbia. Some of them are in the Sunset Boulevard corridor, from Meeting Street to I-26. Of the Sunset Boulevard restaurants, three are participating in the third annual Taste on the River, It’s Tuesday (Feb. 26) from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Stone River, at the Riverwalk Amphitheater, […]

Lexington Police worked four vehicle-crash on Old Chapin Road, Thursday

The Lexington Police Department worked a collision, Thursday evening, involving four vehicles on Old Chapin Road near Maxie Road. The crash had the inbound lane closed. Police asked motorists to seek an alternate route until the collision was cleared from the road.‬ It was eventually cleared and the lane reopened. LPD photo. 

Pedestrian struck and killed in Cayce, coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the pedestrian who was killed due to being struck by a motor vehicle Tuesday around 7 p.m. The incident occurred in the 2300 block of Old Frink Street in Cayce. According to Fisher, Mr. Terry Sparks, 58, was walking in the road when he was struck by a […]

West Columbia cuisine and restaurants in the spotlight as Taste nears

There are many wonderful restaurants in West Columbia. Some of them are in the Sunset Boulevard corridor, from Meeting Street to I-26. Of the Sunset Boulevard restaurants, three are participating in the third annual Taste on the River, It’s Tuesday (Feb. 26) from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Stone River, at the Riverwalk Amphitheater, […]

Lexington Police worked four vehicle-crash on Old Chapin Road, Thursday

The Lexington Police Department worked a collision, Thursday evening, involving four vehicles on Old Chapin Road near Maxie Road. The crash had the inbound lane closed. Police asked motorists to seek an alternate route until the collision was cleared from the road.‬ It was eventually cleared and the lane reopened. LPD photo. 

Pedestrian struck and killed in Cayce, coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the pedestrian who was killed due to being struck by a motor vehicle Tuesday around 7 p.m. The incident occurred in the 2300 block of Old Frink Street in Cayce. According to Fisher, Mr. Terry Sparks, 58, was walking in the road when he was struck by a […]

Cayce’s Knox-Abbott street-scaping project nearing completion

The City of Cayce is in the last part of a plan to upgrade its busiest thoroughfare. “Approximately 80 percent of the project is complete,” said Ashley Hunter, the City of Cayce’s spokeswoman. The plan includes sidewalk and major pedestrian safety improvements. Hunter said remaining items to be completed (in the next 60 days) include […]