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Lexington Medical Center changes visitors policy after spike in COVID cases

Lexington Medical Center has changed its emergency room policy for visitors. No visitors will be allowed in the emergency waiting room.And after a patient receives a room assignment, only one visitor is allowed for non-COVID patients. Parents or guardians are allowed to accompany patients under the age of 18 in […]

Lexington 2 School Board approves mask requirement until Oct. 31

From Lexington 2 Communications Director Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two’s Board of Trustees approved an immediate temporary emergency mask requirement Thursday night for the district’s students, employees and visitors. The temporary policy will be effective Sept. 3, through Oct. 31. It was approved by a 5-2 vote during a special […]

It’s Emergency Preparedness Month and West Columbia’s first responders are ready

September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. With the possibility of a natural or manmade disaster, the West Columbia Police and Fire departments are always ready to respond. All city personnel are prepared. “The City of West Columbia staff works throughout the year to plan and train in order to address […]

Coroner releases the name of the West Columbia woman killed in crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the person killed in the 2600 block of Mineral Springs Road shortly after 3 p.m. in the Town of Lexington, Tuesday. According to Fisher, Mrs. Wanda Williams Nichols, 64, of West Columbia was killed when the car she was driving […]

Wood Elementary moving from in-person classes to remote learning for 2 weeks

Students at Wood Elementary will move temporarily from in-person classes to remote learning. Wood Elementary’s two-week shift to remote learning, announced Wednesday, will run Thursday, September 2, through Wednesday, September 15. Students are tentatively scheduled to return to campus on Thursday, September 16. The decision to move to temporary remote […]

Lexington 2 provides link to submit questions to board members amid new DHEC COVID contact guidance

The Lexington County School District Two Board of Trustees encourages and respects public participation in important district matters. Due to public participation having a set amount of time available, stakeholders are also now able to submit their comments and questions to the Board of Trustees via [email protected]. If the submission is in […]

First Saturday arts event is at Frink and State streets in Cayce

The Cayce River Arts District has extended an invitation to all to visit with local artists, enjoy great local food, free tastings, and activities for the youngest artists.It’s from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. this Saturday (Sept. 4.) It’s free.First Saturday will be at various places along Frink and State […]

Lexington 2 School Board holding special meeting Thursday to consider mask policy

The Lexington Two School Board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 2) in the auditorium of the Lexington Two Innovation Center in Cayce. Items on the agenda are a COVID-19 Update and Consideration of a Temporary Mask Policy.

Man shot in West Columbia, Tuesday, arrest made by police

At 12:26 pm, the West Columbia Police Department responded to 901 Mohawk Drive in West Columbia in reference to an alleged altercation. Upon an investigation of the incident, it was determined that thirty-five-year-old James Austin Parks shot Brandon Reese Baker. Mr. Baker was transported to Prisma Health Richland for his […]

Fatal collision shuts down Mineral Springs Road in Lexington

All lanes of Mineral Springs Road, in between Old Carrington Parkway and Shoal Creek Drive, were shut down around 5 p.m. Tuesday due to a fatal collision, according to Lexington Police. (LPD photo) LPD Collision Reconstruction officers are on the scene with County of Lexington EMS and Fire Service, and […]