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David James Hall, age 36, pled guilty on Monday, January 8, 2024. Hall’s trial was to begin that morning, however, he decided to plead guilty before selecting a jury. Circuit Court Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV, sentenced Hall to 15 years for two counts of Attempted Murder, Domestic Violence of a High and Aggravated Nature, […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in amotorcycle accident near the 63 mile-maker of Interstate 20 in the Columbia area of Lexington Countyat approximately 10:24 p.m. on Friday. According to Fisher, Mr. Patrick Riley Prewitt, 21, of Lexington was traveling westbound whenhe went off the right side of the highway […]
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The City of West Columbia is gearing up for Kinetic Derby Day featuring iMAGINE on April 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It’s held on State and Meeting streets. The Kinetic Sculpture Parade leads the way, followed by soapbox and obstacle course racing. State Street transforms into the iMAGINE STEAM Festival, fostering creativity. The […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident in the 5800 block of Fish Hatchery Road in the Pelion area of Lexington County at approximately 10:38 p.m. on Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Antonia Deshawn White, 32, of Columbia was the passenger in a pick-up truck traveling southbound […]
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Multiple railroad crossings across the Midlands, including Lexington County, will be closed for maintenance and repairs starting Monday, Jan. 29. CSX Transportation announced in early January that their teams will be conducting routine maintenance and repairs on railroad crossings in Richland County starting Monday, Jan. 29. From there, the crews will work their way northwest […]
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State of the State Address Delivered Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at The State House, Columbia, S.C. Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of the General Assembly, my fellow South Carolinians: We are here tonight to address successes, challenges and opportunities. But first, as in prior years, I’d like to recognize those in uniform whom […]
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Lexington Police worked a crash in the vicinity of North Lake Drive and Round Knob Road, Wednesday. Emergency personnel were on hand to clear the road. Inbound lanes on North Lake Drive were blocked with the exception of one lane. The cause of this collision is failure to yield right of way.
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One person died in a crash on Fish Hatchery Road near Patricia Drive in Lexington County, around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, according to Cpl. David Jones of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Jones said a 1991 Ford F-150 was traveling south on Fish Hatchery Road when it ran off the road to the right, then over-corrected […]
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