NEWS
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was killed in a motorcycle-versus-automobile accident at approximately 5 p.m. on Thursday. Mark Christopher Wheaton, 29, of Lexington was killed in the accident in the 5500 block of Sunset Boulevard in Lexington. Wheaton, who was a passenger on the motorcycle, succumbed to the injuries he sustained […]
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Release from the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office: Lexington County Man Sentenced to 55 Years for Sexual Assault and Exploitation of Child The trial of State v. Richard Boatwright began this week in Lexington County General Sessions Court. Boatwright, age 49, was charged with two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor and two counts […]
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“People recovering from addiction to alcohol, or drugs, still like to have fun,” said James Wilson. Wilson is the chairman of Faces And Voices Of Recovery of FAVOR. FAVOR is sponsoring the Rhythm on the River Concert Saturday. It begins at 6 p.m. at the Riverwalk Amphitheater in West Columbia. Quiet Storm is the band […]
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The Rhythm on the River Concert Series, at the West Columbia Riverwalk, is a tradition. “This is the twelfth year of the concert series,” said Gregg Pinner, president and CEO of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Pinner was part of the brain-trust that established Rhythm on the River. It is held on the […]
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The Board of Trustees of Lexington School District Two will conduct its Regular Monthly Meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, in the Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West Columbia. The Board will meet in Executive Session at 6:45 p.m. Notices and Agendas are posted on the District’s website, Link […]
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The Lexington School District 2 Board of Trustees will hold the groundbreaking ceremony for one of the new schools Monday, April 18. It will take place at 5:30 p.m. The groundbreaking ceremony is at 12th Street Extension and Bulldog Boulevard in Cayce, near the campus of Busbee Creative Center for the Arts. The School Board has […]
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Monday was a milestone for new school construction in Lexington School District 2; with the groundbreaking for the next elementary school in Cayce. “It feels fabulous to finally get to this point,” said Linda Alford-Wooten, Lexington 2 Board Chairwoman. Wooten said there has been plenty of planning to get to the construction stage. “A lot […]
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The City of West Columbia held a Clean-Up Day at City Hall, Saturday. City personnel and equipment was on hand to collect electronic devises, paint cans, tires and other items that needed to be disposed of. There was a paper shredding truck on site too. Jamie Hook, West Columbia Public Works Director, said Saturday’s response […]
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