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Barbara Willm talked about the Lexington Medical Center expansion, and Richard Skipper was introduced as the Chamber’s new executive director, Tuesday, at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. Willm, LMC’s vice president of development and community relations, gave an update of the expansion that is now taking place at the hospital on Sunset […]
Read More >>The Lexington Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance locating Christopher Woods Edmonds, who is wanted for armed robbery. At approximately 1:40 p.m. Monday, police said Christopher Edmonds, armed with handgun, entered the Lexington Dry Cleaners at 5504 Sunset Boulevard and demanded money from the clerks. He is described as a white male weighing 130 […]
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Gray Collegiate Academy quarterback Hunter Helms has been ranked in the Top 50 among the 2020 Class of QBs by a couple of national publications. And the High School Sports Report ranked Helms as the No. 1 QB in South Carolina in the 2020 class. Helms has been invited him to a banquet next month […]
Read More >>The ribbon was cut on the Chapin Business and Technology Park at Brighton, Monday afternoon. Lexington County developed the 220-acre business and technology park near the entrance-way to Chapin and Interstate 26. Lexington County Council Chairwoman Debbie Summers said the park, that has been planned for years, is “worth waiting on.” She called it “big […]
Read More >>Mark your calendars. Taste on the River is Feb. 27. There will be a silent auction, too. Featuring the best food from the top chef’s, Taste on the River is hosted by the City of West Columbia and the West Columbia Beautification Foundation. It was a packed event last year. Get tickets for “Taste”
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The Leaphart Road Bridge over I-26 in West Columbia is scheduled to open Friday (Jan. 26.) according to the SCDOT. Chris Drive (on the Columbia side of the bridge) south of Leaphart Road, will also reopen Friday. “There is still quite a bit of coordination required this week with various subcontractors that are necessary at […]
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South Carolina head basketball coach Frank Martin has offered a college basketball scholarship to Gray Collegiate junior Juwan Gary. Martin made the offer Friday. Gray Collegiate Academy is in West Columbia. Gary is coached by Dion Bethea. Gary also has scholarship offers from Clemson, Florida, North Carolina State, Texas A&M, UNLV, Georgia, Maryland, Connecticut, and Wake […]
Read More >>A. Lewis McCarty, whose law enforcement career in Lexington County spanned more than three decades, has died at the age of 76. “Sheriff McCarty had an incredible influence on me as a law enforcement officer and leader,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “He touched many others in the profession and had a hand in […]
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