Brickhouse Gourmet Coffee to stay open after Primal announces it’s closing, more businesses coming says Primal owner

Greg Martin, owner of Primal at 725 Meeting St., in West Columbia has announced that Primal has shut down. He said Brickhouse Coffee will remain open at the meeting Street location, and Dorsia Pasta Co. is also in the building. Below is a letter Martin posted on Primal’s Facebook page. […]

Lexington County woman gets $23,000 in cash in the mail, deputies return it to the victim of a scam

Imagine having thousands of dollars delivered to your house. A Lexington County woman knew something was off when $23,000 in cash showed up at her home late last year. She called the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department to ask deputies to take the money for safekeeping. “We treated this like a […]

Lexington Two schools dismissing early Tuesday due to bad weather forecast

Due to forecasts of high winds, severe thunderstorms, and possible tornadoes that could make bus travel hazardous, Lexington Two schools will dismiss students early on Tuesday, April 5. Dismissal times will be 11 a.m. for elementary schools, 11:45 a.m. for middle schools, 12:00 p.m. for the Lexington Two Innovation Center, […]

Lexington man caught in Canada, sentenced to 75 years after murder conviction in shooting death of girlfriend

Vincent T. Shivers, 52, received a sentence of 75 years in prison following his conviction for murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, on or about September 2, 2019. Circuit Court Judge Debra R. McCaslin imposed the sentence following a jury trial which began on March 21, in Lexington […]

Cayce-West Columbia Lions take Riverbank students on a shopping trip to buy clothes

The Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club took students from Riverbank Elementary School shopping, Saturday morning. Chris Pricenor of the C-WC Lions has organized the trip to the West Columbia Walmart for 10 years. He said each student gets $150 to spend on clothes, and they get a little more to buy […]

West Columbia installs fitness equipment on Riverwalk

The City of West Columbia is installing fitness equipment along the West Columbia Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater. Visitors can walk, run, or bike along the path and stop to use each piece of equipment for a well-rounded workout with a beautiful view of the Congaree River. The eleven pieces of […]

Lexington Police report vehicle rollover on Sunset at Northside Boulevard, Sunday morning

The Lexington Police Department reported a rollover collision on Sunset Blvd. (US-378) at Northside Boulevard. The crash resulted in the closing of an outbound lane and all lanes of Northside Blvd. closed for a while. All lanes have been opened. Emergency crews were on the scene around 10:30 a.m. It […]

Emergency crews work crash on St. Andrews Road, Friday

Units from the Irmo Fire District, Lexington County EMS and the SC Highway Patrol were on the scene of a two-vehicle collision, Friday. It happened at St Andrews Road and Carriage Lane. The crash resulted in minor injuries, according to a IFD report. The road was also blocked while the […]

Sunset Boulevard crash involving 6 cars results in injuries in Lexington

Both inbound lanes and one outbound lane of Sunset Boulevard (US-378) were closed for a while Friday afternoon, due to a collision near Northside Boulevard. Inbound traffic was detoured to Darby Ambrose Road. The collision resulted in injuries. According to the Lexington police Department, the crash was caused by a […]

Vehicle found partially submerged off of 12th Street Extension, driver died

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual whose vehicle was found partially submerged in a pond in the 4000 block of 12th Street Extension in Cayce shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday. According to Fisher, Mr. John Twilley, 79, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene. An […]