Disorderly conduct reported at Airport-BC football game, spurs false rumors on social media

Brookland-Cayce High School Principal Barry Bolen said, in an email to parents, that a few Brookland-Cayce fans and families, expressed disappointment about some of the conduct in the stands during the Airport-BC football game, Friday. Bolen said he shared in the disappointment. He also said extra law enforcement and school […]

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Lexington County Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

Israel Mendoza Cervantes, 29, has been sentenced to thirty (30) years in prison following a jury trial in Lexington County General Sessions Court earlier last week. Cervantes was convicted on all charges, including Trafficking Heroin (28 grams or more); Possession of a Weapon during commission of a Violent Crime; and […]

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Brookland-Cayce defeats Airport

Brookland-Cayce defeated Airport Friday night at Fort Knox by a score of 31-20. First BC quarterback Tanner Staton hit Jayden Johnson for a TD to put BC up 7-0. Then Staton hit Evan Golden with a TD strike in the 1st quarter for ta 14-0 lead. Jon Allen Mower hit […]

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West Columbia man accused in fatal roadside shootout is in custody

A West Columbia man accused of fatally shooting a man during a roadside shootout Thursday night is in custody. Cleveland Stone Jr., 21, faces multiple charges including murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to investigators. Michael Duane Funny, 66, died after being shot on Glenn […]

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Lexington County Coroner identifies man killed in shooting, 2 others are wounded

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher is releasing the identity of a man who was shot and killedduring an incident on Thursday, shortly after 8 p.m. on Glenn Road, West Columbia in LexingtonCounty. Fisher states that Mr. Michael Duane Funny, 66, of West Columbia, was shot multiple times inthe upper body […]

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Lexington County Coroner identifies man killed in Wednesday car accident

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Peachland Drive and Highway 378 near Gilbert at approximatelynoon. Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Cline David Taylor, 70, of Lexington was traveling northbound on Peachland Drive when he failed to stop […]

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Hyper Healing Medical Clinic cuts the ribbon in West Columbia

A Ribbon-Cutting was held for Hyper Healing Medical Clinic at 176 McSwain Drive in West Columbia, Thursday. The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event. Dr. Devin Antonovich of Hyper Healing said he is looking forward to serving the community. Lisa Rivera is the Nurse Practitioner at the […]

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3 people shot in Lexington County

Lexington County deputies are investigating a shooting in the 100 block of Glenn Road. A 911 call reporting gunshots came in about 8:15, p.m. Thursday. Three people were shot. No word on their condition. Deputies have secured the scene. There is no ongoing threat to the public. Investigators believe the […]

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West Columbia City Council Unanimously Passes Redistricting Map

West Columbia City Council unanimously passed the redistricting map after a public hearing and the second reading at the Special Council Meeting on Wednesday. After receiving and reviewing data from the 2020 US Census, the City of West Columbia reviewed district boundaries to balance the number of residents between West Columbia […]

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Lexington County deputies arrest 21-year-old after crash into patrol vehicle

Lexington County deputies arrested a man Wednesday after he started two pursuits and crashed into a patrol vehicle. Devon Ray Shealy, 21, faces multiple charges including first-degree assault, four counts of failure to stop for blue lights, four counts of reckless driving and one count of larceny, according to Lexington County […]

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