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10-year-old FOUND AND IS SAFE

UPDATE-2:44 pm – Monday- Lyiah has been located and is safe. Thank you for your help. UPDATE Ten-year-old Lyiah is believed to have walked away from her home located in Town of Chapin, at approximately 11 am Monday. She was last seen with her hair pulled up, wearing a blue […]

Some Civil War artifacts found as crews work to remove coal tar from the Congaree River

The job of removing coal tar from the bottom of the Congaree River is ongoing. The cofferdam that was built on the river has been divided into two cells located just south of the Gervais Street Bridge. Work crews have made huge progress, according to the SC Department of Health […]

Salvage Sisters SC carpentry shop opens on State Street in Cayce

Salvage Sisters SC carpentry shop has opened at 2006 State Street in Cayce. The shop held a grad opening on May 6. It is described as a Female-empowering carpentry shop. “A place for ALL Sisters and sometimes Mister’s.” It’s a refind, restore, revive endeavor. Salvage Sisters will offer workshops intended […]

Lanes closed, power lines down on Augusta Road near Lowe’s in West Columbia, fire and police units on the scene

Units from the West Columbia Fire Department and the West Columbia Police Department reported, around 3:45 p.m. Sunday, that emergency response teams were on the scene of an incident in 2900 Block of August Road near the Lowes. Power lines were down in the road. All lanes are shut down […]

Cayce Police asks for help to find 16-year-old girl missing since Tuesday

The Cayce Police Department is asking for help to find a missing teen. Evelyn Hernandez-Doblado is missing. She is 16-years old and has dark hair and brown eyes. Evelyn is approximately 4’9’ and 110 lbs. She is a student at Brookland-Cayce High School and was last seen at school on […]

4 generations of Brookland-Cayce grads

Jase Jones marched in the 2023 graduating class of Brookland-Cayce High School, Thursday. He is the fourth generation of his family to graduate from BC. His great-grandmother is Ann Diamond. She is a BC graduate, Class of 1951, MaryAnn Romanstine is Jase’s grandmother. She graduated from BC in 1973. Jase’s […]

Number of DUIs, collisions and drug crimes spike in Lexington, according to police data

The Lexington Police Department worked 143 collisions in March compared to 101 in February, according to statistics released Wednesday by the Lexington Police Department. That’s a 42 percent increase. Where were most of the accidents in March in Lexington?There were 4 collisions at Sunset Blvd. at Corley Mill Rd./Ginny Lane. […]

Skeletal remains found, Lexington County Coroner seeks information to help identify

On May 25 th , 2023 at approximately 06:37 A.M., a citizen called to report that he/she believed they mayhave found human skeletal remains lying in a small creek located behind several residences in the 900block of Lockner Road in the Columbia area of Lexington County. The Lexington County Coroner’s […]

West Columbia summer camp opportunities abound – Summer Camp Guide

School is out this week in West Columbia. With the school year over, many parents and students look for the chance to go to a summer camp. From schools and the zoo to the museum and recreation commission summer camp opportunities are plentiful in West Columbia. East Point Academy offers […]

Breedlove identical quadruplets, Adelle, Bonnie, Chloe and Daphane, graduating from Lexington County high school, Thursday

The Identical Quads, Adelle, Bonnie, Chloe and Daphane Breedlove are graduating from Spring Hill High School (Chapin) Thursday morning at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia. The quads are the daughters of Shelley and Eric Breedlove. Shelley is the Media Specialist at Northside Middle School in West Columbia. She said the […]