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Cayce Police Department Back to School Bash is Aug. 6 – You can donate now

This year’s Cayce Police Department Back to School Bash is scheduled for Aug. 6th from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the M Avenue Park (400 M Avenue in Cayce.) The FREE event is being presented to help provide school supplies for the students in the community. If you would […]

Need a job? – The Lexington 2 school district is hiring

Are you looking for a job? The Lexington 2 school district is hiring for the 2022-23 school year. Needed are: teachers; teacher assistants; nurses; bus drivers; substitute teachers; maintenance techs; office support; and more. A district appeal notes the district offers: competitive salaries; state benefits; and flexible support programs. Click […]

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department conducting a death investigation on Ermine Road

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department was conducting a death investigation at a home in the 400 block of Ermine Road Tuesday evening. At 7:43 p.m. Tuesday, the LCSD reported the incident location is a business on Ermine Road.Crime scene investigators were processing the scene and collecting potential evidence. Detectives were […]

Heavy WCPD presence at house in West Columbia

Close to a dozen West Columbia Police units were at a house on Monticello Street in West Columbia after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Monticello Street is off of 12th Street near Jarvis Klapman Boulevard. Other streets, a block from the home, were blocked off from through traffic by patrol cars. Armed […]

Lexington man dies in early Sunday morning crash

Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, has positively identified the individual who died in a single vehicle accident at the intersection of Augusta Highway and Calks Ferry Road in Lexington shortly after 4:00 A.M. on Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. Giovani Maya Garcia, 21, of Gilbert was driving southbound on Augusta […]

Victim of fatal motorcycle crash identified by Lexington County Coroner

Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, has positively identified the individual who died in a single motorcycle accident in the 5400 block of Augusta Road in Lexington shortly after 6:30 A.M. on July 24, 2022. According to Fisher, Mr. Brandon Michael Noles, 27, of Lexington was traveling on Augusta Road when […]

2 victims of April’s Columbiana Centre shooting are suing the mall

Two victims of the shooting at Columbiana Centre that took place in April are suing the mall and its security company. Brookfield Properties, Inc. is being sued, along with Andy Frain Services, Inc. The suit alleges negligence, gross negligence and recklessness. Nine people were hit by gunfire during the shooting. […]

Lexington 2 takes corrective action in effort to restore accreditation after concerns raised by SCDOE review

Lexington School District Two has submitted a proposed corrective action plan to the SC Department of Education (SCDOE) addressing concerns raised during a recent SCDOE review of student transcripts from the district’s two high schools. In November 2021, SCDOE notified Lexington School District Two that it would begin auditing a […]

Missing 10-year-old girl found safe in another state

A missing 10-year-old girl has been found safe in another state, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Heni Yolanda Cinto Navarro was found in another state around 4:15 p.m. Monday with the help of the FBI. Deputies did not give any word as to why she was in another […]

10-year-old girl missing, deputies ask for help to find her

A 10-year-old girl is missing in Richland County and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help to find her. Heni Yolanda Cinto Navarro was last seen on Sunday around 8 a.m. leaving her home near William Hardin Road, according to a press release from the sheriff’s department. She […]