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Lexington Two school employees recognized for years of service

Lexington Two personnel- teachers and all other staff members- were recognized for of Ten, twenty and and 30-plus years of service at Thursday night’s school board meeting.

Gray Collegiate wins volleyball playoff game

Gray Collegiate score first-round volleyball playoff win Gray Collegiate Academy defeated Greenville Technical Charter School, Thursday, in the first round of the 2A SC High School League volleyball playoffs. Gray won the match by a set count of 3-1 on the Gray campus.

West Columbia Colite site to be redeveloped as commercial, then residential space

Plans for a new mix-use development project in West Columbia were announced by Jams and Stark, Wednesday. The new project will be called Colite City. The Colite property is at 228 and 229 N. Parson Street in West Columbia. Phase one of the former Colonial-Hites Company manufacturing plant will involve […]

West Columbia Fall Recycling Day a good time to clean house and engage with your community

If you need to clean the clutter from your home, there is good news. The City of West Columbia is holding its Fall Recycling Day from 9 a.m. until noon, on Saturday, Oct 29, at West Columbia’s City Hall, 200 N. 12th Street. Residents can bring the following to City […]

Airport Receiver Apollos Cook and Brookland-Cayce Quarterback Tanner Staton chosen to play in the Touchstone Energy all-star game

Airport High School Football player Apollos Cook and Brookland-Cayce High School Quarterback Tanner Staton have been chosen to play in the annual Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl. It was the former North-South All-Star game. The game will be played Dec. 10 at Myrtle Beach’s Doug Shaw Stadium.Cook was selected an an […]

Lexington Two School Board candidates answer questions at forum

The election date for the Lexington Two School Board is Nov. 8. Four candidates are running for three Lexington 2 School Board seats. The candidates are: incumbents Christina Rucker and Linda Wooten. Also running are: Kevin Key, a former Lexington Two School Board member and Chuck Hightower. There was a […]

National Paralegal Day proclaimed by West Columbia City Council

West Columbia City Council proclaimed Oct. 23, as National Paralegal Day, at the October 2022 Special Council Meeting. Monday night.Debra Galloway, an attorney and Director of Midlands Technical College Paralegal Studies Program, was presented the proclamation by Councilman Joseph Dickey. (City of West Columbia photo)

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department asks for help to locate missing 13-year-old

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is working to locate 13-year-old Kylee Chandler. She was last seen Sept. 16 when she left her home. Kylee is 5’2” and weighs 120 pounds.If you have any contact with Kylee, or if you know where she might be, please call Investigator Cobb at 803-673-0013.