Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died as a result of a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 20 Westbound, near mile marker 57, at approximately 05:30 p.m., Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. Benjamin Edward Parker, 44, of Douglasville, Georgia was pronounced dead at the scene due to […]

There candidates have filed to run for the District One Cayce City Council Seat. Those candidates are Tiffany Aull, Tim James and Megan Lightle, according to Mary Brack, Director of the Lexington County Registration and Elections office. The election for the office is Tuesday. Tara S. Almond, the current District […]

West Columbia’s Hunter Helms, who played last year at Gray Collegiate Academy, got into Clemson’s football game versus The Citadel Saturday. He completed two passes. Clemson won 49-0. Hunter’s high school coach Adam Holmes, and father, Todd Helms, were proud of the freshman. “So proud to have been Hunter’s high […]

West Columbia’s new Dunkin’ donuts is scheduled to open Tuesday. It’s is at 2871 Sunset Blvd, beside Bojangles and across from Lexington Medical Center. The first 100 customers at the new store will get a prize, according to a press release. The new donut shop is beside the new Chipotle […]

One person was killed Sunday afternoon in a collision involving a tractor-trailer, said Cpl. Sonny Collins of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The fatal crash occurred around 5:30 p.m., Sunday, on I-20, westbound at mile marker 56 in Lexington County. The truck ran off the road and struck a bridge […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a homicide that occurred at approximately 1 a.m., Saturday, in the 100 block of Industrial Drive in Lexington. According to Fisher, Ms. Janet Carol Buril, 75, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene due to blunt force trauma to […]

From Anna Huffman – City of West Columbia Communications – The West Columbia Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater, 109 Alexander Road, and 100 Riverside Drive, West Columbia, is now open after being temporarily closed due to flooding.

Lexington Police are working a suspicious death investigation and Police Chief Terrence Green is asking for those who may have information about this case to please come forward. On Saturday, at approximately 1:20 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Hickory Hill mobile home park, located at 142 Industrial Blvd. in […]

River Bluff High School postpones the beginning of its varsity football season after three individuals associated with the team tested positive for COVID-19. This decision does not impact River Bluff High’s junior varsity or B teams. “While we were looking forward to playing Lexington (Sept. 25) and South Aiken (Oct. […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the pedestrian who died as a result of being struck by a vehicle in the 3500 block of Augusta Road at approximately 5:45 a.m., Thursday. According to Fisher, Mr. Otto X. Asmond III, 26, of West Columbia was pronounced dead at the scene […]