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Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon has placed four deputies on paid administrative leave while SLED investigates the incident on I-26, in which an armed assailant was shot and killed. Placing deputies on administrative leave, like the SLED investigation, is standard procedure when there is an officer-involved shooting.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is working to replace the bridge on Rainbow Drive over Interstate 26 in Springdale. According to the SCDOT, the work schedule on the bridge has been slowed due to an unforeseen utility delay and the necessary reallocation of resources toward an emergency bridge repair (to the Leaphart Road […]
Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon has placed four deputies on paid administrative leave while SLED investigates the incident on I-26, in which an armed assailant was shot and killed. Placing deputies on administrative leave, like the SLED investigation, is standard procedure when there is an officer-involved shooting.
Northside Middle School’s Jennifer Strickland was recognized as the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber’s Teacher-of-the-Month, Tuesday. Strickland is a media specialist at the Lexington Two school. She is pictured with NMS Asst. Principal Stephen Sutusky, right, and Richlard Skipper, Chamber executive director. Strickland was recognized at the Chamber’s monthly Breakfast. It was held Tuesday at the Brookland […]
Northside Middle School’s Abby Boone was recognized as the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber’s Student-of-the-Month, Tuesday. Abby is pictured with NMS Asst. Principal Stephen Sutusky, right, and Richard Skipper, Chamber executive director. Abby was recognized at the Chamber’s monthly Breakfast. It was held Tuesday at the Brookland Baptist Convention Center.
Crowds came out Tuesday night for Taste on the River. It was a fundraiser for the West Columbia Beautification Foundation at Stone River. Some mingled in the main hall, but others stood under the stars beside the shimmering Congaree River that held the reflection of the light of the Columbia skyline. “The event helped showcase […]
State Sen. Nikki Setzler of West Columbia received the Clemson Board of Visitors Legislative Leadership Award, Tuesday. “I’m honored and humbled to receive this leadership award,” Setzler said of being chosen. He said he works every day as a legislator to help make public education and higher education better. “I appreciate the people who support […]
There will be a runoff election for South Carolina House Seat 69. The seat was left vacant when Rick Quinn resigned. Chris Wooten and Anne Marie Eckstorm Green were the top two Republican receiving votes in Tuesday’s GOP primary. There will be a special election between them on March 13. Wooten got more than 42 […]



