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Donald Trump to speak in Columbia at SCGOP’s Annual Silver Elephant Gala on Aug. 5

Republican leaders, officials, and activists will celebrate the South Carolina Republican Party’s 56th Annual Silver Elephant Gala. President Donald J. Trump has been selected as this year’s keynote speaker. WHAT: 56th Annual Silver Elephant Gala, hosted by the South Carolina Republican Party. This is the longest standing Republican event in South Carolina history. WHEN: August 5th, 2023, […]

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Guns, marijuana, and stacks of counterfeit money seized by Lexington Police after traffic stop

Overnight, Tuesday, what started as a traffic stop, by Lexington Police, for several violations ended with two arrests. Police also seized two stolen guns out of Richland County, a half pound of marijuana, and several stacks of counterfeit money with the Bravo Shift of the LPD Patrol Division. The individuals were charged with various traffic […]

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Man sentenced to 22 years for break-in involving gunfire and the taking of a toddler and fleeing from West Columbia home

Jeremy Gerome Junious, a 35-year-old Columbia man, pled guilty to Burglary First Degree last week in Lexington County and was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Thomas W. Cooper to 22 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Under South Carolina law, burglary first degree is categorized as a violent, most serious, and “no parole” […]

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Cayce Police on the scene of Knox-Abbott crash

A unit from the Cayce Police Department was on the scene of an accident on Knox-Abbott Drive, in Cayce, Tuesday after 6 p.m. A pickup truck hit a utility poll. Police were on the scene until the accident site was cleared.

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Columbia Police Officer hurt and gang member suspect taken into custody after shots fired in the Greystone Boulevard area of Columbia

A Columbia Police Officer was hurt and a suspect has been taken into custody after reports of shots fired in the Stoneridge Drive and Greystone Boulevard area of Columbia, Tuesday. How the officer was hurt – by gunfire or some other injury- has not been reported. Click here Columbia Police Deputy Chief Melron Kelly said […]

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Shots fired in the Greystone Boulevard area of Columbia, heavy law enforcement presence

Law enforcement agencies are assisting the Columbia Police Department with locating a male who reportedly fired shots in the area of Stoneridge and Greystone Blvd. The are no reports of anyone shot. Police officers are working to locate the suspect. Local hotels are being evacuated and ‘cleared’ for safety. Click here for CPD video on […]

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Lexington County GOP censures Lexington-Richland 5 School Board Chairwoman Rebecca  Blackburn Hines and honors former River Bluff High School teacher Susan Horton

During the Monday, July 10, Lexington County GOP executive committee meeting, Lexington-Richland School District Five Board Chairwoman Rebecca Blackburn Hines was censured for failing to uphold the County and State Republican Party policies opposing Critical Race Theory Instruction in schools. Blackburn Hines is a longstanding county party member who serves as her precinct president. The […]

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Lexington Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Brantley Walter Clarke (age 43) of Lexington, S.C., on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney General’s Office, also a member […]

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