Lexington County Sheriff’s deputies investigating fatal shooting

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal shooting that happened in West Columbia Friday night. Deputies responded to a reported shooting in the 100 block of Riverbend Drive around 11 p.m. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found one gunshot victim who later died from his injuries. […]

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West Columbia restaurant owner charged with tax offenses

A West Columbia restaurant that usually has lines waiting to get in, was closed Friday. And there is a reason. Jeremy Chavis, the owner of Jackson’s Southern Kitchen on Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia, has been charged with four counts of tax evasion. He was arrested Friday, according to a […]

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Body recovered from Irmo pond, coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified a body recovered from a pond in the 100 block of Pale Ivy Lane at approximately 3:30 p.m. Sunday. According to Fisher, the body of Mr. Tao Gao, 42, of Irmo was recovered by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Dive Team. No foul […]

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Lexington County Sheriff’s deputies investigating fatal shooting

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal shooting that happened in West Columbia Friday night. Deputies responded to a reported shooting in the 100 block of Riverbend Drive around 11 p.m. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found one gunshot victim who later died from his injuries. […]

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West Columbia restaurant owner charged with tax offenses

A West Columbia restaurant that usually has lines waiting to get in, was closed Friday. And there is a reason. Jeremy Chavis, the owner of Jackson’s Southern Kitchen on Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia, has been charged with four counts of tax evasion. He was arrested Friday, according to a […]

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Body recovered from Irmo pond, coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified a body recovered from a pond in the 100 block of Pale Ivy Lane at approximately 3:30 p.m. Sunday. According to Fisher, the body of Mr. Tao Gao, 42, of Irmo was recovered by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Dive Team. No foul […]

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Brookland-Cayce, Airport resume rivalry, Friday

Two high school football teams, very familiar with each other, play Friday. Airport hosts Brookland-Cayce in a non-conference game 7:30 pm. It is the first of two games between the two teams. Friday’s game is not a Region 5-4A conference game, but the two teams are in the same conference. […]

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Lexington man convicted of sexual assault of a minor after 24 minutes of jury deliberation

A Lexington County jury convicted Edward Davis, Sr., 60, of criminal sexual conduct with a minor – third degree, Wednesday. The case involved a child under the age of 16. The trial began on Monday, and concluded Wednesday morning, according to a release from the office of Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Rick […]

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Lexington Police seek identity of man in alleged assault of female at Target store

  The Lexington Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a male subject who was allegedly involved in an assault incident at Target. The store is at 5119 Sunset Blvd. in Lexington. On the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 10, a female  was shopping at Target when she was […]

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Lexington County man charged in connection to accidental shooting incident at car dealership

 A Gaston man faces a child neglect charge after an underage member of his family accidentally shot another minor inside a vehicle at a car dealership. Claude William Pound, 65, is charged with unlawful conduct toward a child, according to an arrest warrant. “We’re at a point in our investigation […]

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