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For the first time in history, each public school in Lexington County has a permanently assigned school resource officer, 39 of whom are Lexington County deputies. “This is a landmark accomplishment that has taken a lot of work and cooperation from all the law enforcement agencies and the five school districts across Lexington County,” Sheriff […]
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For the second year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has named Lexington Medical Center as the best hospital in the Columbia Metro area. Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital in the Midlands that ranked regionally. In addition, Lexington Medical Center was named the second-best hospital in South Carolina. “Recognition as a […]
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Hummingbird Drive in West Columbia’s Westover Acres has long suffered from large pot holes to the point some residents are complaining about damage to their vehicle from the poor road. Earlier in the spring, Cardinal Drive in Westover Acres was repaved, along with Redbird Drive. A crew contracted by the SC Department of Transportation paved […]
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The Batesburg-Leesville Coach Pitch Dixie Youth Baseball team finished Runner Up at the D2 AA World Series. The team also won the Sportsmanship Award.The AA World Series was played in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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The Cayce-West Columbia Dixie Youth Baseball team represented South Carolina at the D2 Ozone World Series, in in Ruston, Louisiana. The World Series run ended Monday. South Carolina – the State Champion- fell to Texas by a score of 7-6. Before losing, SC had wins over Louisiana, Florida and Texas. Monday’s loss to Texas was […]
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Christopher David Jeffcoat, 42, and Kenneth Eddy Frye, 59, both of Lexington, have pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Jeffcoat and Frye—along with a third defendant, Jerry Lynn Cordell—were involved in distributing methamphetamine in Lexington County. […]
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The Lexington Police Department is investigating an early morning homicide in the Victorian Lakes neighborhood at 4801 Sunset Boulevard in Lexington, according to Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green. At approximately 3:22 a.m., officers were dispatched to a disturbance, and when they arrived, they found a Hispanic man who had been killed lying in the driveway […]
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The Cayce-West Columbia Ozone Dixie Youth Baseball team won the SC State Championship earlier this month. The C-WC team began play last Thursday in Dixie Youth Baseball World Series in Ruston, LA.The team is 3-1 at the World Series, so far. On Thursday South Carolina defeated Louisiana 14 – 2. On Friday SC beat Florida […]
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