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Person had to be cut out of the car after crash on St. Andrews Road, Monday

Irmo Fire units were on the scene of a vehicle accident with injuries in the 500 block of St Andrew’s Road near Ashland, around 2 p.m. Monday. One person had to be cut out of the car. Several lanes of St. Andrew’s were blocked by emergency vehicles. The scene was cleared eventually.

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Breakfast and lunch will be free for all Lexington Two students in 2023-24 school year

All Lexington Two students will eat breakfast and lunch meals at school at no cost during the 2023-2024 school year, with the district’s participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program.  Section 104(a) of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 amended section 11(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 […]

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Bobby Horton “service of remembrance and celebration” scheduled for July 20

A service of remembrance and celebration of the life of Bobby Edward Horton will be held at Brookland Baptist Church, 1066 Sunset Boulevard, on Thursday, July 20th at 11 a.m. Burial will be private.Horton, 87, the former mayor of West Columbia, died Thursday, June 29th, 2023.

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Local restaurant owner shot his wife’s lover on Valentine’s Day and is convicted of murder in Lexington County courtroom

Gregorio Leon III, age 56, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of Arturo Bravo Santos, 28, which occurred on Valentine’s Day at a Park and Ride location in Lexington County in 2016. This case was prosecuted by Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard and Deputy Solicitor Suzanne Mayes. The three week […]

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Palmetto State Sports Network to stream Airport and Brookland-Cayce High School games 

Mike Hagins, President of Palmetto State Media Group, has announced the launch of the Palmetto State Sports Network. The company will move the Brookland-Cayce sports broadcast over from The Dove 1620 to its new Prep Sports streaming Radio Network. Also, Hagins is excited to announce the addition of full coverage of Airport High School, starting […]

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West Columbia Police find deceased person in a vehicle in Augusta Road parking lot

West Columbia Police officers responded to a parking lot (Danwood shopping center) located at 2410 Augusta Road at approximately 6:40 pm, Thursday evening. An unresponsive individual was in a vehicle. The responding officers and EMS units established that the individual was deceased. WCPD detectives were on the scene investigating along with the Lexington County Coroner’s […]

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City leaders vision for West Columbia development is coming to fruition as new businesses and residences are added

West Columbia is in the midst of a “BOOM” that has fulfilled the vision city leaders had in mind when the plan was orchestrated. Ground was broken on the Brookland Development at the corner of State and Meeting  streets in West Columbia in late January of 2017.  Since the partnership between the City of West […]

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UPDATE – Brain Lee Carlson has been arrested

Brain Lee Carlson has been arrested The Lexington Police Department is looking for Brian Lee Carlson, age 38 of Lexington, after he unlawfully presented himself as a police officer on June 7, while at a gas station at 500 West Main Street in Lexington, announced Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green. Several hours after the incident, […]

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