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School bus collides with vehicle, Wednesday, causing blocked lanes and traffic back up

Irmo Fire and Lexington County EMS crews were on the scene of a vehicle collision involving an occupied school bus, Wednesday afternoon. It occurred on St Andrew’s Road near Carriage Lane. No students were injured, according to an Irmo Fire District report. The students on the bus were transferred to another bus and that bus […]

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West Columbia’s Leann Miller is new Director of Banking in State Treasurer Curtis Loftis’ Office, Mike Addy’s Director of Investment Management

South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has announced the promotion of Leann Miller as the new Director of Banking and Mike Addy as Director of Investment Management. “I am happy to congratulate Leann and Mike on their recent promotions to lead our Banking and Investment divisions,” said State Treasurer Loftis. “Both are valued leaders in their […]

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New athletic director and head football coach hired for Airport High School

A football coach and teacher with more than a decade of experience with South Carolina high school teams has been tapped for the top athletics post at Airport High School. Shane Fidler, who is currently head football coach at the Class 5A Ashley Ridge High School in Summerville, is Airport’s new athletic director and head […]

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Saluda River Academy for the Arts will have a new principal for the 2023-2024 school year

Saluda River Academy for the Arts will have a new principal for the 2023-2024 school year. Brandon Brantly, who currently serves as assistant principal at Riverbank Elementary, has been named to the top job at Saluda River. The hire was recommended by Lexington Two Superintendent Dr. Brenda Hafner and approved by the Board of Trustees […]

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Crash involving several vehicles in Lexington closes outbound lanes on South Lake Drive

Lexington Police officers are assisting the South Carolina Highway Patrol with a collision investigation on South Lake Drive (SC-6) at I-20 involving several vehicles, early Wednesday morning. One vehicle involved was pushed down an embankment, according to the LPD. Outbound lanes of South Lake Drive were closed around 5 a.m. and police asked drivers to […]

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5 Lexington 2 high school seniors awarded the prestigious South Carolina Teaching Fellowship

Five Lexington Two high school seniors have been awarded the prestigious South Carolina Teaching Fellowship. The students are Airport High School’s Sydney Evans (University of South Carolina-Columbia), Harley McIver (University of South Carolina-Columbia), and Thomas Reddick (University of South Carolina-Columbia); and Brookland-Cayce High School’s Cadence Beckman (University of South Carolina-Columbia) and Ella Everett (Winthrop University). […]

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Noise from I-26 spurs West Columbia residents to contact SCDOT seeking relief

Some residents in the Westover Acres neighborhood of West Columbia don’t like the level of construction noise that is part of the Carolina Crossroads project taking place on I-26. The neighborhoods are right beside I-26 and the noise includes heavy equipment, drilling, car horns, sirens, traffic and other noise. The worst parts of the day […]

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Under the guidance of Vanessa Mota, Americas Servicios to celebrate its 15th anniversary

Under the guidance of its founder Vanessa Mota, The Americas Servicios will celebrate its 15th anniversary of bringing useful resources to the community. Thursday, April 27th 2023 at: 1215 G Augusta Rd. West Columbia, SC. 29169 9 am. During this unique celebration, community members ( Mr.Alfonso Lopez & Mrs. Laurie Rowe) will be awarded for […]

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