SCANA Corporation and its subsidiaries paid South Carolina counties more than $209 million in property taxes for property assessed in 2017. SCANA announced the amount in a press release, Thursday. SCANA said Lexington County received the largest payment, more than $41.8 million, followed by Richland County with more than $40.3 million. The SCANA headquarters is […]

The Museum Roadshow, one of the State Museum’s signature events, is back Saturday, January 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Guests will get special tours of museum storage areas and be the first to see the museum’s new exhibit, Requiem for Mother Emanuel, by SC artist, Dr. Leo Twiggs. Guests will also have the […]

S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis said Thursday the most important issue for the state in the just-begun legislative session is fixing the S.C. Electric and Gas and Santee-Cooper utility companies. S.C. Loftis, who lives in West Columbia, also said he is afraid that the State is having difficulty grappling with the complexity of a deal that would […]

A Columbia father is charged with abusing his infant daughter after medical professionals said the baby suffered extensive injuries causing her to permanently lose function in the right half of her brain Robert Marvin Ray, 31, is charged with abuse to inflict great bodily injury upon a child, according to arrest warrants. “Ray originally told […]

The Lexington County Fire Service responded to a vehicle fire, Wednesday morning, in the drive thru at the Chick-fil-A in Lexington. The business was evacuated and the parking lot blocked off, according to a Lexington Police report.

Southern Visions Real Estate has announced the sale of 2.82 acres on Platt Springs Road in Lexington to Aldi, LLC. The location is near Highway 6 and Platt springs Road. Southern Visions represented the seller in the $1,755,000 sale.  Southern Visions is excited to be a part of this transaction bringing another retailer to the […]

Lexington County Council convened on Tuesday, for a scheduled Council meeting and held and election for the new Chairwoman and Vice Chairman of Council. Cayce’s Todd Cullum is the outgoing council chairman. Council elected Chairwoman Debra “Debbie” Summers, of Council District 4 – Springdale, parts of Lexington, parts of Oak Grove and parts of Cayce, […]