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Breakfast and lunch will be free for all Lexington Two students in 2023-24 school year

All Lexington Two students will eat breakfast and lunch meals at school at no cost during the 2023-2024 school year, with the district’s participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program. Section 104(a) of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 amended section 11(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell […]

Local restaurant owner shot his wife’s lover on Valentine’s Day and is convicted of murder in Lexington County courtroom

Gregorio Leon III, age 56, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of Arturo Bravo Santos, 28, which occurred on Valentine’s Day at a Park and Ride location in Lexington County in 2016. This case was prosecuted by Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard and Deputy Solicitor […]

Palmetto State Sports Network to stream Airport and Brookland-Cayce High School games

Mike Hagins, President of Palmetto State Media Group, has announced the launch of the Palmetto State Sports Network. The company will move the Brookland-Cayce sports broadcast over from The Dove 1620 to its new Prep Sports streaming Radio Network. Also, Hagins is excited to announce the addition of full coverage […]

West Columbia Police find deceased person in a vehicle in Augusta Road parking lot

West Columbia Police officers responded to a parking lot (Danwood shopping center) located at 2410 Augusta Road at approximately 6:40 pm, Thursday evening. An unresponsive individual was in a vehicle. The responding officers and EMS units established that the individual was deceased. WCPD detectives were on the scene investigating along […]

UPDATE – Brain Lee Carlson has been arrested

Brain Lee Carlson has been arrested The Lexington Police Department is looking for Brian Lee Carlson, age 38 of Lexington, after he unlawfully presented himself as a police officer on June 7, while at a gas station at 500 West Main Street in Lexington, announced Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green. […]

Cayce-West Columbia All-Star 15-Under baseball team wins state championship, going to World Series in Louisiana on July 19

The Cayce-West Columbia All-Star 15-Under Dixie Youth Boys baseball team won the state championship on June 30. C-WC defeated North Charleston in the state tournament’s championship game in North Charleston. With the win the team will represent the state of South Carolina in the 15-U World Series. It will be […]

Produce to be distributed for individuals and families in need Friday at the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center

Twenty pound boxes of fresh produce will be distributed for individuals and families in need from 9 am until 2 pm on Friday (July 7) at the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center. The distribution will take place in back of Brogan Hall near the Athletic Field) at 1218 Batchelor St. West Columbia. […]