NEWS

Two people killed in Lexington County accident, Thursday

Two people were killed in a crash of two pickup trucks, Thursday afternoon, according to Cpl. Sonny Collins of the S.C. Highway Patrol. The two pickups, a 2008 Chevrolet and a ’92 Dodge, crashed on Hwy. 391 about one mile north of Batesburg-Leesville. Collins said the Dodge crossed the center line and the two trucks […]

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Lexington County Museum holds Civil War Encampment, Candlelight Tour

The Lexington County Museum is holding its annual Civil War Encampment and Candlelight Tour again this year.  This event will take place on Saturday and Sunday (this weekend.) The encampment is free to the public, and it will allow visitors to learn more about the daily lives of soldiers in the Civil War, their uniforms, […]

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Keith Crawford is Cayce’s Outstanding Employee-of-the- Year

The City of Cayce has recognized its 2016 Outstanding Employee-of-the- Year – The winner of the award is Mr. Keith Crawford from the Cayce Sanitation Department. He is pictured with Cayce Mayor Elise Partin. Crawford also received his 20-year pin for his years of service to Cayce.

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Lexington 2 Board to meet Tuesday

The Board of Trustees of Lexington County School District Two will meet in special session at 7:30 pm, on Tuesday, January 31, in the, Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West Columbia, SC. A proposed Agenda is below. Notices and Agendas are also posted on the District’s website, www.lex2.org / Board […]

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School District Victim of Data Breach

The Lexington County School District 2 fell victim to a social engineering scam earlier this week. The district became aware of the scam on Thursday. The data breach included W-2 information of employees that worked for Lexington School District 2 between January 1 and December 31, 2016. The district sent out notification to employees on […]

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Lexington County Sheriff moving forward with body cam purchase

Release from Lexington County Sheriff’s Department:  Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon has received approval from the Lexington County Council to use state dollars to start a body camera pilot program. “I’m thankful to council for supporting our plan. Body cameras are valuable tools that our citizens expect us to have,” Koon said. “They help us be […]

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Chamber gets update on major construction at LMC

Roger Sipe, Lexington Medical Center’s Senior Vice President of Operations, gave a construction progress update at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Tuesday. The hospital is in the middle of a $400 million expansion plan that will add a 10-floor tower, 545,000 square feet, 175 beds, eight operating rooms, and 20 specially […]

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Person killed in US 378 traffic accident is identified

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person killed in a two-vehicle accident  that occurred on Tuesday. It happened in the 1100 block of US 378 near Clubside Drive in Lexington County  at approximately 5:45 p.m. Fisher states that Autumn Victoria Joiner, 20 years old, of Blythewood. died at the scene from the injuries she […]

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