Airport High School receives top honors at state convention of SC Association of Student Councils

Airport High School brought home top honors from the weekend’s annual state convention of the South Carolina Association of Student Councils. Airport – which hosted this year’s event at the school – was recognized as a Gold Council of Excellence for the sixth consecutive year.  In addition, Davis Nix, a […]

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Lou Kennedy, Nephron Pharmaceuticals CEO, asks friends to purchase food boxes for Ukraine families

Lou Kennedy, Nephron Pharmaceuticals CEO, in a Facebook video is asking her Facebook followers to join her to partner with former SC Gov. David Beasley and the World Food Programme to deliver relief to families in war-torn Ukraine. A donation of $75 can provide a box of food that lasts […]

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Using DNA evidence, man charged with the murder of 75-year-old Lexington woman

William Luis Megal King, 27, has been arrested in connection to the 2020 murder of a woman in the Hickory Hill mobile home park on Industrial Boulevard in Lexington. King was taken into custody, without incident, on Monday at his home in Gaston. Detectives began their investigation of this case […]

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Savage Craft is Ground-Zero to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday – Get your Irish green dress at Tall Oaks Boutique

St. Patrick’s Day is March 17. The Irish have observed the day for more than 1,000 years. To commemorate the occasion this year, there will be a big St. Patrick’s Day party in West Columbia at Savage Craft Ale Works, 430 Center St., on Saturday.  SYR (sire) is a Celtic Folk […]

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Cayce’s Mayor Pro Tem Selected as Vice President of the Lexington County Municipal Association

From Ashley Hunter – Cayce City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem, James “Skip” Jenkins, was recently selected by the Lexington County Municipal Association (LCMA) as their new Vice President. Jenkins was born and raised in Cayce and is the longest-serving member of Cayce City Council. LCMA exists to bring together representatives from […]

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Report of “large cat” sighting in parts of Lexington County being investigated

Lexington County Animal Services and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department are assisting the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Those agencies are investigating several reports of large cat sightings. (File photo SC DNR) There have been reported sightings in the Horses Neck area of […]

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Spectrum creating 350 new jobs at West Columbia site on Platt Springs Road

Gov. Henry McMaster was in West Columbia Tuesday where Spectrum announced a partnership that will bring 350 new jobs to the local facility. State Sen. Nikki Setzler and Lexington County Councilman Todd Cullum were on hand, too. Spectrum is adding inbound sales representatives and management positions at its West Columbia […]

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Cayce Spring Plant Exchange is scheduled for Saturday at Cayce City Hall

The Cayce Spring Plant Exchange is scheduled for Saturday at Cayce City Hall Plant drop off is at 9:30 and the exchange starts at 10. You don’t have to bring a plant to participate. The address for Cayce City Hall is 1800 12 St. Bring seeds, bulbs, clippings, potted plants, […]

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Steel Hands Brewing of Cayce announces program to help canines in law enforcement

Steel Hands Press Release: Steel Hands Brewing is excited to announce the launch of a new charitable mission, ‘Steel Paws’. Steel Paws will provide year-round support for canine initiatives focused on Public Safety, Special Needs, Public Service and Rescue/Shelters. Steel Paws is intent on making a paws-itive impact. “We were […]

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2 from Lexington sentenced for selling pills after teen dies of drug overdose

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that Shiv Balvant Tailor and Savannah Stroud pleaded guilty to charges for their participation in a drug trafficking conspiracy primarily involving heroin and fentanyl in Lexington, Richland, and Saluda counties. Shiv Balvant Tailor, 24, of Lexington, and Savannah Lynn Stroud, 23, of […]

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