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A severe storm with lightening, wind and rain moved through Lexington County, overnight.The National Weather Service issued CodeRED Weather – Severe Thunderstorm – Warning alert around 5:30 a.m. (LPD photo)
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Filing closed Monday for South Carolina House and Senate primary races. Five candidates, 3 Republican and 2 Democrat, filed to run in the June 11, primary for the SC Senate Dist. 26 seat. The SC Senate Dist. 26 seat has been held by Sen. Nikki Setzler since 1976. He is not running for reelection. The […]
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Lexington Police Patrol Division and Traffic Safety Unit officers made several narcotics and DUI arrests over the weekend. During a traffic stop on Friday night for equipment and license plate violations, officers arrested a driver for Trafficking Methamphetamine, Possession of a Weapon during a Violent Crime, Failure to Obey a Police Officer, Resisting Arrest, Assault […]
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From the South Carolina AGs Office – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a coalition of 10 states in suing the Biden Administration over its latest student loan forgiveness scheme. “Joe Biden does not have the ability to cancel debt. To keep an outlandish campaign promise, he abused power he didn’t have to implement […]
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Dwight DeLoach is a veteran, a graduate of The Citadel, and a member of the SC Air National Guard. He has served in Afghanistan and Poland. His last tour of duty was in 2023 in Kuwait. Last Thursday, DeLoach was given a Quilt of Valor by Gail Sullivan and Leesa Stout of Lexington County’s Quilts […]
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Harbison Boulevard was closed Thursday afternoon at the I-26 overpass after a vehicle crash. Irmo Fire units assisted Columbia Fire units with what was called “a major traffic collision” on Harbison Boulevard at the I-26 overpass. A high speed collision involving three cars sent five people to the hospital. The roadway is expected to remain […]
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Nearly 150 Lexington Two middle and high school music students have been selected to prestigious district groups. Eighty-eight middle and high school students have been selected to perform next month as part of the Lexington Two Honor Band Clinic, while 58 students were selected to the Lexington Two District Honors Orchestra, which performed last month. […]
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Eleven Lexington Two musicians have been selected for Region Band by the South Carolina Band Directors Association. The following middle and high school students were selected by audition. They worked with and were taught by guest clinicians prior to the Region Band concert held late last month. (PHOTO: SC Band Director’s Association) Airport High School […]
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