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House of Raeford hiring in West Columbia

House of Raeford is hiring in West Columbia. The HOR facility is on Sunset Boulevard. JOB POSITION:           Production Worker LOCATION:                 West Columbia DEPARTMENT:            Production                     BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Performing one or more steps in preparation of processing poultry products. Production employees use a knife or scissors to cut up or debone chicken as it moves down the production […]

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Pedestrian killed on I-26 identified, was struck by multiple vehicles

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who was struck and killed, early Thursday. The victim was walking in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 26 near the 113 exit in Lexington County. The incident occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. Fisher said that Darlene R. Tager, 67, of Gaston died at the scene from […]

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West Columbia Police Lt. Robert Sharpe honored by VFW, has long service record at WCPD

The West Columbia Police Department’s Lieutenant Robert Sharpe was recognized Tuesday by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) at the Lexington County County meeting. He was commended for his exceptional efforts in his community. West Columbia Police Chief Dennis Tyndall and Assistant Police Chief Scott Morrison were on hand at the meeting, to see Sharpe honored. […]

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Lexington County Sheriff’s Department publishes voice sample of false 911 caller

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has released a voice sample of the person making false 911 calls to the county’s dispatch center. Click on the link and listen to see if you recognize the voice. Most of the calls are coming from the St. Andrews area. Click link to hear voice sample of false 911 […]

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Pedestrian killed on I-26 identified, was struck by multiple vehicles

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who was struck and killed, early Thursday. The victim was walking in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 26 near the 113 exit in Lexington County. The incident occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. Fisher said that Darlene R. Tager, 67, of Gaston died at the scene from […]

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West Columbia Police Lt. Robert Sharpe honored by VFW, has long service record at WCPD

The West Columbia Police Department’s Lieutenant Robert Sharpe was recognized Tuesday by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) at the Lexington County County meeting. He was commended for his exceptional efforts in his community. West Columbia Police Chief Dennis Tyndall and Assistant Police Chief Scott Morrison were on hand at the meeting, to see Sharpe honored. […]

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Lexington County Sheriff’s Department publishes voice sample of false 911 caller

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has released a voice sample of the person making false 911 calls to the county’s dispatch center. Click on the link and listen to see if you recognize the voice. Most of the calls are coming from the St. Andrews area. Click link to hear voice sample of false 911 […]

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Lexington County Sheriff investigating false 911 calls

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has opened an investigation into who has made dozens of unfounded 911 calls since late March. Lexington County’s communications center received 57 calls between March 25 and Wednesday that turned out to be baseless, according to detectives. “We believe a woman made all the calls using an out-of-service cellphone that […]

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