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Airport, Brookland-Cayce high schools hosting family-friendly trick-or-treat events

Lexington Two’s high schools are inviting the community to kick off Halloween at their family-friendly trick-or-treat events. Airport High School’s Trick or Treat Lane is set for 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, on the school campus, 1315 Boston Ave., West Columbia. The event is coordinated by Student Council, […]

Anne Reamer is Lexington Two School District’s Teacher of the Year

Anne Reamer has been named Lexington Two School District’s Teacher of the Year. “This is a much deserved recognition and I know (she) will represent the (Lexington Two Innovation Center) very well,” Dr. Brenda B. Hafner, Lexington Two Superintendent said on her Twitter feed.“Thank you everyone for the kind words,” […]

Brookland-Cayce High School celebrates Hispanic Heritage

Brookland-Cayce High School’s annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration lunch has become a favorite tradition, and this year’s event did not disappoint. The celebration, held during all lunch periods on Friday, October 7, included several food trucks offering Hispanic dishes, music, and dancing. This year’s national Hispanic Heritage Month observance runs September […]

UPDATE – Tristan Lanford has been found safe and returned to his home

UPDATE – Tristan Lanford has been found safe and returned to his home. Thank you to all those who called in tips and shared this post. The Lexington Police Department is searching for Tristan Lanford, age 11, as he was last seen in the 200 block of Old Chapin Road […]

Lexington Medical Center acquires 2 properties to house business operations

NAI Columbia’s Ben Kelly, Patrick Chambers, and Jack Springs successfully represented Lexington Medical Center in acquiring two properties. One of the newly acquired properties is located at 2729 Sunset Blvd., directly across from Lexington Medical Center’s main campus in West Columbia. The property sits on 5.98 acres and was formerly […]

Coroner identifies the man shot and killed on South Lake Drive in Lexington, Saturday night

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher released the name of a man who was shot during an incident in the road of the 1000 block of South Lake Drive, Lexington on Saturday, shortly before 10 p.m. in Lexington County. Fisher states that Mr. Timothy Harold Brock, 57, of Goose Creek, was […]

Lexington Police investigating shooting at apartment complex

Officers are on scene of a shooting that happened at Building 500 at the Reserve at Old Mill Apartments on East Main Street. A man was shot and transported from the scene by EMS to the hospital. Investigators/CSI are at Building 500 and residents in apartments 511, 512, 513, and […]

2 shot at Waffle House in Lexington, Saturday night

Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Waffle House on South Lake Drive at I-20, in Lexington, Saturday night, after two people were shot. Based on the early information LCSD investigators have gathered, the shooting was an isolated incident between two groups of people involved in an earlier altercation at […]

One shot in home invasion in Cayce

Four suspects attempted a home invasion and one of them was shot by the homeowner on Saturday morning, according to Cayce Police. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. The four suspects allegedly entered the residence at Edenwood Apartments, off North Eden Drive and Charleston Highway. Cayce investigators are trying […]

Street closed in West Columbia for Gervais Street Bridge Dinner

The Gervais Street Bridge will be closed to driver and pedestrian traffic beginning Sunday, October 9, 2022, at 6:30 AM, until Monday morning, October 10, 2022, at 12 AM, for the Gervais Street Bridge Dinner. Traffic will be blocked on Sunset Blvd at State Street, on Meeting Street at State […]