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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of a man who was found dead at his residence in the 200 block of Oak Ridge Lane in the Lexington area of Lexington County, Saturday. Click link to read initial article: Lexington County firefighters find a body in a house, death investigation opened by sheriff’s […]
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If you’re outside, especially near a wooded area or places where there is water, look out for snakes. There are venomous snakes in the West Columbia area and in all of Lexington County. The snake pictured is a young, brightly-colored, copperhead. It was killed by a car running over it on Botanical Parkway in West […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department opened a death investigation, Sunday, at a home in the 200 block of Oak Ridge Lane. The County of Lexington, SC Fire Service responded to an overnight fire at the house. Firefighters found a body in the home. A man with multiple injuries was found inside a shed on the […]
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The intersection of East Main Street and North Lake Drive in Lexington was shut down Sunday night due to a collision. Emergency personnel were on scene and traffic was detoured onto Fort Street.The intersection was cleared later and opened. The cause of the collision is still under investigation, according to the Lexington Police Department. (LPD […]
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The 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office announced the sentencing of a Lexington County man for trafficking methamphetamine. Luis Palma-Salazar, a 24-year-old Lexington man, pled guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine on June 19, 2024. Circuit Judge Debra McCaslin presided over the plea and sentenced Palma-Salazar to 15 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Under South Carolina […]
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West Columbia City Council presented USC Men’s Basketball Coach Lamont Paris, a West Columbia resident, with a resolution at Council’s Special Council Meeting on Monday.Paris’ accomplishments: Led the USC Men’s Basketball team to its best season ever (26-8) and an NCAA Tournament return Paris was named the SEC Coach of the Year and was a […]
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Tracy Hegler, who has led the City of Cayce as its City Manager for the last six years, will move forward to new endeavors after a mutual separation agreement was signed by Council and Hegler at the July 17 Cayce City Council meeting. Known for her leadership, dynamic knowledge of zoning and development and her […]
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Lexington County Animal Services has arrested and charged a man with five counts of ill treatment of animals after investigators said he left five dogs inside a home without food or water. Robert John Jachim, 40, was arrested Tuesday, after investigators with the Lexington County Animal Services responded to his home in the 5000 block […]
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