Irmo Fire District called to fight fire at apartment complex, Thursday morning
Irmo Fire District Units responded to a structure fire in the 200 block of Berryhill Rd. early Thursday morning. With assistance from Columbia Fire Department (SC), West Columbia Fire Department, and County of Lexington, SC Fire Department, the fire was under control in about 2 hours. This apartment building is […]
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Dr. David McDonald selected as Lexington School District 2 chief academic and innovation officer
A veteran South Carolina educator with more than two decades of experience at the elementary, middle, and high school levels has been selected as Lexington School District Two’s new chief academic and innovation officer. currently serves as assistant superintendent for school leadership in the Greenville County Schools, the state’s largest […]
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City of West Columbia is a model for municipal health – Mayor Tem Miles says unity and cooperation are the keys
Tem Miles was elected mayor of West Columbia in 2019. He was reelected in 2023. Before that, he served 6 years on West Columbia City Council, representing Dist. 4. Miles owns a law firm. He has a wife, Cassie Shea Miles, also an attorney, and 3 daughters, Emma; Cate; and […]
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Lexington Police work 2-car collision on Chariot Street, Wednesday evening
The Lexington Police Department reported a crash on Chariot Street (between West Main Street and Hendrix Street) around 7 p.m. Wednesday. The street was closed due to a 2-car collision. One of the vehicles involved was overturned. Police asked drivers to please avoid the area. Emergency personnel were working to […]
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Man who died in I-20 crash, Wednesday, is identified by Lexington County Coroner
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a multi-vehicle accident near the 61-mile marker of I-20 eastbound in the Lexington area of Lexington County at approximately 9:45 a.m., Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Andre Tyrone Eason, 30, of Augusta, GA was disabled with his vehiclein […]
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1 person dead, 3 injured, after multi-vehicle crash Wednesday morning that shut down I-20
A person who was attempting to reattach a trailer that came loose from a 2020 Dodge Ram was killed on I-20 Wednesday. The incident occurred in the eastbound lane of I-20 near Mile Marker 61 around 9:45 a.m., according to Master Trooper William Bennett of the SC Highway Patrol. There […]
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Cayce Announces Vendor List and Road Closures for the 2024 Soiree on State
The ‘Party in the Street’ will feature local artists, local vendors, and live music in the Cayce River Arts District. The Soiree on State will return to Cayce’s State Street THIS SATURDAY, March 23rd! The 2024 “Party in the Street” will include artists, food and beverage vendors, a variety of live music, and […]
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Lexington County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Materials
Ronnie Dawsey, Jr., 41, of Lexington, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution of child sexual abuse materials.* Evidence presented to the court showed that on Aug. 31, 2020, Mr. Dawsey uploaded approximately seven images of child sex abuse materials to his Facebook account and subsequently […]
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Crash results in portion of I-20 being closed down on Wednesday, with traffic diverted
Interstate 20 eastbound at the 61 mile marker was shut down, around 10 a.m. for a couple hours Wednesday after a multivehicle collision. The collision was on eastbound I-20, between Augusta Road (US-1) and Sunset Blvd. (US-378.) It resulted in the eastbound ramp being closed at Augusta Road. The ramp […]
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Airport High School athletes greet elementary school students at Congaree, Springdale, and Wood when they get to school
You never know who you might meet in the morning car rider line. Thursday mornings this spring, Lexington Two elementary school students at Congaree, Springdale, and Wood are having their car doors opened by Airport High School athletes from the baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track, and soccer teams. It’s a […]
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