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Longtime Brookland-Cayce High School teacher Beth Cleland to be inducted into Lexington 2 Educator Hall of Fame, Hon. Nikki Setzler to become a member of the Alumni Wall of Fame

The Brookland-Cayce High School Education Foundation will host the 23rd annual Brookland-Cayce High School Educator Hall of Fame and Alumni Wall of Honor Gala on Thursday, Feb. 6. This year, longtime Brookland-Cayce High School teacher Beth Cleland will be inducted into the Educator Hall of Fame, while the Honorable Nikki […]

Lexington County teacher accused of assault: “hit yourself, not the teacher” she said, according to arrest warrant

A White Knoll High School teacher is accused of assaulting a student at the school. Fritzie Suerto Refamonte, 45, is charged with third-degree assault and battery, according to an arrest warrant. “When we became aware of this incident, we opened an investigation and determined Refamonte allegedly assaulted the student Jan. […]

Cayce Urgent Care serves almost 22,000 patients in its first year, USC College of Nursing open, says Lexington Medical Center’s Roger Sipe during C-WC Chamber Breakfast

Roger Sipe, senior VP of operations for Lexington Medical Center, addressed the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast on the LMC – West Columbia campus, Tuesday. He provided an update on some LMC projects. Sipe said the new Cayce Urgent Care facility on Knox-Abbott Drive received 21,930 visits in its first year […]

Search of Lexington apartment yields cocaine, meth, marijuana, a handgun and more than $9,300, man and woman face drug charges, says Lexington County Sheriff

A man and a woman face drug charges after a tip from the public led narcotics agents to an apartment on South Lake Drive in Lexington County last week. “Investigators with the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested 34-year-old Ansel Yameen Sparrow and 21-year-old Victoria Katherine Harley Thursday at […]

Rayne Marie-Morris named Lexington 2 School District Student of the Quarter, David Goff named Lexington 2 Educator of the Quarter, at the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast

Rayne Marie-Morris, a senior at Airport High School was named as the Lexington School District Two Student of the Quarter, Tuesday during the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Business Breakfast. The breakfast was held at Lexington Medical Center’s Biediger Auditorium in West Columbia. Rayne is pictured with AHS Principal Matt Schillit, […]

Helen Craig named Lexington 4 Student of the Quarter, Miranda Grice named Lexington School District 4 Educator of the Quarter, at the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast

Helen Craig, a senior at Swansea High School was named as the Lexington School District Four Student of the Quarter, Tuesday during the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Business Breakfast. The breakfast was held at Lexington Medical Center’s Biediger Auditorium in West Columbia. Helen is pictured with SHS Principal Marcia Seawright, […]

52 new town houses could be coming to the West Columbia Riverwalk off of Sunset Boulevard

There could be some new development on the West Columbia Riverwalk. A plan to build 52 town houses off of Sunset Boulevard, a project called Trailhead Townhomes, is being considered. Developer Dustin Johns was at a “Called Meeting” of the West Columbia Planning Commission Monday. He talked to The State […]

Town of Lexington issues a stop work order to telecommunications company after multiple gas lines were damaged

The Town of Lexington has issued a stop work order to Ripple Fiber following recent incidents where the company hit and damaged multiple Dominion Energy gas lines. “That’s unacceptable for this community; it’s a very big concern for our citizens,” said Lexington Mayor Hazel Livingston. “You could see the gas […]

Close-to 200 new homes being built in the Town of Springdale, residents are moving in

Springdale’s new housing development is over halfway complete. The new subdivision is being built in Springdale, off of Ermine Road. Wattling Road is the east border of the new subdivision. The subdivision is named the Cottages at Roof’s Pond. It will contain 189 homes when it is complete said Springdale […]