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Airport’s Jayla Jamison named SC Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year for the third time

Jayla Jamison of Airport High School has been named the SC Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year. It’s the third time she has been selected as the state’s Gatorade Athlete of the Year. Jayla has signed to run track for the University of South Carolina signee has […]

Lexington County mobile home burns, Saturday morning

Lexington County Fire Service units responded to a reported mobile home fire around 6:30 a.m., Saturday. The fire was on Bub Shumpert Road in the Pelion area. Upon arrival, firefighters found a single-wide mobile home with fire throughout it. Nine companies with a 17 total of personnel brought the fire […]

Lexington County Coroner identifies 10-year-old who died in vehicle crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the Individual who was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Forts Pond Road near Chaney Road in Pelion at approximately 5:30 p.m., Friday. According to Fisher, Karly Grace Hunt, 10, of Gaston was transported by Lexington County EMS to Lexington Medical Center where […]

Cayce getting $1 million for visitor’s center at its 12,000 Year History Park

A new a visitor’s center is being planned at Cayce. Mike Dawson, CEO of the River Alliance, spoke at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast in March. He said a plan for a visitors center in Cayce was being developed, near the Cayce Tennis Center and Timmerman Trial […]

Always Original Bakery coming to Meeting Street, West Columbia

A new bakery is coming to West Columbia. Always Original Bakery is set to open in July at 501 Meeting St. “I love to bake,” said Jay Dawson. He said the bakery will offer cakes, cupcakes, cookies, scones, and artisan breads, among other things. “Everything will be made here on-site. […]

20 arrested in Lexington County Sheriff’s operation to get criminals off the street

An operation targeting wanted subjects last weekend netted 20 arrests. “This operation was all about getting accused criminals off the street,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon announced Wednesday. “We set up multiple teams of deputies that swept through the county over the weekend serving arrest warrants.” Investigators gathered intelligence in […]

Thieves caught with $13,000 in copper, $136,000 damage done to train car, says Lexington County Sheriff Department

Three people are in jail after Lexington County deputies, with assistance from Gaston Police officers, arrested them Wednesday at an industrial site. Patrick Bradwell, 34, Gene Rutland, 38, and Lauren Warren, 33, are charged with grand larceny, injury to real property to obtain nonferrous metals, possession of tools capable of […]

Cayce DPS press conference regarding the Faye Swetlik murder case is cancelled

A news conference to release information regarding the 2020 Faye Swetlik kidnapping and murder case has been canceled. It was scheduled for Friday in response Freedom of Information Act requests from media outlets. The Cayce Department of Public Safety released the following statement: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) press […]

Former Airport High School football coach and athletic director Les Evans has passed away

Former Airport High School football coach and athletic director Les Evans has passed away. His passing was reported by Lexington School District Two, Thursday morning. Evans ended a 35-year career in coaching on December of 2000. He coached 25 years at Airport High School where he was head football coach […]

Dream Deals in West Columbia “closed until further notice”

A Facebook post dated June 17, on the Dream Deals Columbia Facebook page reads: “Due to maintenance issues the store will be closed until further notice. We will keep you updated!⁣” At another place on the page the store is listed as: “Temporarily Closed.” One source – who has talked […]