West Columbia man arrested on drug and child neglect charges
A West Columbia man accused of drug trafficking charges is also accused of neglecting a child after Lexington County narcotics agents stopped him during a drug investigation. Curley Brooks, 44, is charged with trafficking cocaine, trafficking crack, and unlawful neglect of a child, according to arrest warrants. “Agents from the […]
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Lexington 2 students will stay home Thursday for virtual classes because of severe weather forecast
Dawn Kujawa-Lexington Two Schools – All Lexington Two students will have a remote learning day on Thursday, March 18, in an abundance of caution due to forecasts of potentially severe weather. School buildings will be closed. There will be no athletics, clubs, activities, and/or events held on school grounds. After-school […]
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Lexington County’s Courage Center launches campaign to help combat overdose rates
The Courage Center in Lexington has launched Courage Over Stigma, an opioid and substance use disorder and stigma reducing campaign targeting six Lexington County drug overdose “hotspots.” (Feature Photo LCSD Deputy Robby Lint speaks about overdoses in Lexington County and ways to prevent them.) The Courage Center is a 501(c)3 […]
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Number of COVID deaths and positive cases dropping in SC, as more get vaccine
The number of people dying from COVID-related issues in South Carolina is dropping. South Carolina is currently in Phase 1B of the COVID vaccination process. As of Monday, 1.63 million have received at least one dose of a vaccine in South Carolina and 589,000 have been fully vaccinated, according to […]
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West Columbia provides opportunity to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day – City publishes free parking video
St. Patrick’s Day, officially, is Wednesday and West Columbia is the place to celebrate. The green was abundant and the Irish music poured from Savage Craft Ale Works as a part of their celebration Saturday. Hot Mess Food Truck will be at WECO Bottle & Biergarten at 626 Meeting St. on […]
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Airport High School recognized as Gold Council of Excellence
Dawn Kujawa, Lexington Two Release – Airport was recognized as a Gold Council of Excellence for the fifth consecutive year. In addition, sophomore Liz Schaffer was elected 2021-2022 SCASC President. Airport will be host to the organization’s state convention in March 2022. “I’ve been part of SCASC for several years, […]
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Lexington County man arrested on child sexual abuse material charges
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Adam Raymond Jensen, 42, of Columbia (and Lexington County) on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the S.C. […]
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Missing 1 year-old is found and is safe
The Cayce Department of Public Safety issued a statement Tuesday morning, asking for help to find one-year boy named “Khazi.” The child was found safe according to a Cayce DPS post before 5 a.m. Tuesday. The searched for the child was focused in the area of Cayce Cove Apartments, at […]
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More winners from Airport High School’s Miss Aquila Pageant
Reese Yarborough was crowned Airport High School’s 2021 Miss Aquila, Saturday. There were also winners in each class and individual title winners. The list of winners is below. Miss Senior – Pete Davis 1st Runner-up – Kaylin Liscusky Miss Junior – Nina Shealy 1st Runner-up – Gracie Spires Miss Sophomore […]
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Too chilly to tube the river, so take a canoe trip at Congaree National Park
The Congaree River may be a little too chilly for a tube float, but you can still get out on the water. Congaree National Park is South Carolina’s only National Park. And Carolina Outdoor is offering Congaree National Park canoe trip packages until April 30. “We’re booking a lot of […]
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