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West Columbia couple lose their lives in North Carolina flood, funeral is Friday in Cayce

Frank Mungo, 86 and Charlene Mungo, 83 of West Columbia were two of dozens of people who died as a result of floodwaters from Hurricane Fred that swept through the mountains of North Carolina on Tuesday, Aug. 17. Shannon Ledford posted on Facebook that the Mungos were regulars at Laurel […]

Accident causes lanes to close in Lexington, Monday morning

Lexington Police and Lexington County EMS were on the scene of a collision on Sunset Boulevard (US-378) at Old Cherokee Road before 9 a.m., Monday had multiple inbound and outbound lanes closed. Inbound traffic was detoured onto Old Cherokee Road. All lanes were reopened before 10 a.m.. The collision was […]

Streams swell from torrential rains in West Columbia, Sunday, with video

The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood warning for parts of Lexington County, Sunday afternoon, as storms that could produce up-to 3 inches of rain moved through. West Columbia, Cayce, Springdale, Lexington, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, and the Columbia Metro Airport were included in the Flash Flood warning. West […]

Hunter Helms, former Gray Collegiate quarterback, gets Clemson scholarship

Hunter Helms was placed on scholarship by Clemson University Head Coach Dabo Swinney. Helms’ scholarship will begin in January, according to a forum post on CUTIGERS.com – Click here for link Helms was a preferred walk-on at Clemson and played high school football at Gray Collegiate Academy in West Columbia.He […]

Coroner identifies man killed in Lexington County crash

US 321 Traffic Fatality Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the person killed in a two-vehicle collision in Lexington County on Saturday at approximately 3 a.m. on US 321 near Phaeton Drive in Gaston. Fisher states that Robert Adams Jr., 40, of Columbia was driving a […]

2 teens die in West Columbia crash, coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher is releasing the identities of the two individualswho died in a two vehicle accident on Friday at the intersection of EdmundHighway and Old Dunbar Road in West Columbia. According to Fisher, Alexis Nicole Evans, 18, of West Columbia and Maliyah ClaireScott, 18, of Lexington were […]

Brookland-Cayce football game postponed

Brookland-Cayce High School is postponing tonight’s home football game against A.C. Flora High School. Those who pre-purchased tickets have the option of a refund, or keeping the ticket for the makeup game, tentatively scheduled for September 24.

Gray Collegiate Academy gets new weight room; gym, cafeteria, stadium in the plans

A new $500,000 weight room was unveiled at Gray Collegiate Academy, Wednesday. “Now we have everything we need to be successful,” said Gray Athletic Director and Football Coach Adam Holmes. He said he used to have to bus his team to other parts of Lexington County to weight train, but […]

Newspaper reports 300 apartments, retail complex could come to Buff site on Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia

The West Columbia Planning Commission Monday will consider a request of “Redevelopment Floating Zone designation for the Buff Property Redevelopment Project,” according to its agenda. That request comes as the (Charleston) Post and Courier is reporting that the owners of the Buff property on Sunset Boulevard want to build 300 […]

SCDOT closes right lane of I-77 between Mile Markers 2 and 3 to patch bridge deck

SCDOT closed the right lane on I-77 southbound in Lexington County between mile markers 2 & 3 to patch the bridge deck on Thursday. The lane closure began at approximately 9 AM and the lane will reopen by approximately 2 PM.