Micah Caskey – of Springdale- has been declared the winner over West Columbia Councilman Tem Miles in SC House Seat 89 GOP run-off race. With 100% of the precincts reporting, Caskey had 1,505 votes to 724 for Miles. Caskey will face Rosemounda “Peggy” Butler, a Democrat, and Constitution Party Candidate Robert Lampley in the November general […]

In the Lexington County Council District 3 race, Darrell Hudson defeated Brad Matthews 1,424 votes to 1,166 with 100% of the precincts reporting. In the Lexington County Council District 6 race, Erin Bergeson defeated Dino Teppara 1,319 to 1,249 with 100% of the precincts reporting. The run-off vote for both seats was held Tuesday. The […]

Lisa Comer defeated Emily Hinson in the Lexington County Clerk of Court race. Comer won by 127 votes according to the preliminary count. Comer received 6,698 votes to 6,571 votes for Hinson with 100% of the precincts reporting. The two women were in a run-off election held Tuesday.

Tina Guerry defeated Rich Bolen in the GOP run-off election in the Lexington County Register of Deeds race, Tuesday. Guerry had 7,114 votes to Bolin’s 6,340 votes, with 100% of the precincts reporting.

Rick Hubbard defeated Candice Lively in the Republican run-off election for the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, Tuesday. Hubbard had 9,870 votes to Lively’s 6,459. The winner takes the place of retiring Solicitor Donnie Myers. The 11th Circuit covers Lexington, Saluda, Edgefield, and McCormick counties.

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was killed in the motorcycle-versus-vehicle accident at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22. The accident took place in the 2200 block of Augusta Road in West Columbia. The man killed was Jesse Cravets, 35, of Monett. Cravets, who was on the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at […]

The ribbon was cut, Wednesday morning on the new Cayce Walmart Neighborhood Grocery store at the intersection of Knox-Abbott Drive and Charleston Highway. “This is good for Cayce” said Cayce Mayor Pro-Tem James “Skip Jenkins.  “We’re glad to have this store here.” He said the store is at  a great location and it will help west […]

From Harrison Cahill- Lexington County Public Information Officer Lexington County Council Approves Fiscal Year 2016-2017 $192.5 Million Budget On Tuesday, Lexington County Council approved the County’s $192.5 million Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2016-2017, with an 8-0 vote. The Operating Budget is made up of a $65.3 million Special Revenue and Grants Budget, which includes the […]