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Airport High School holds graduation, Tuesday

From Dawn Kujawa- Lexington 2 Communications Airport High School’s graduating seniors received their diplomas during a Tuesday morning ceremony at Eagle Stadium. The roughly 285 members of the Class of 2018 were cheered by family, friends, educators and others.

All sections of the West Columbia Riverwalk Park now open

West Columbia Riverwalk from Moffatt Street to the Gervais Street Bridge Open After Flooding All sections of the West Columbia Riverwalk Park are now to the public after being closed due to flooding.

Brookland-Cayce High School holds graduation ceremonies, Monday

From Lexington 2 Schools- Dawn Kujawa. Under sunny skies, Brookland-Cayce High’s graduating seniors received their diplomas during a Monday morning ceremony at Bearcat Stadium. About 220 graduates at the ceremony were cheered by family, friends, educators and others, as class speakers encouraged fellow graduates to go out into the world […]

SCE&G using helicopter for line work in West Columbia

Did you hear a loud buzzing sound outside of your home Monday? S.C. Electric and Gas contractors are using a helicopter to perform electric line work in the West Columbia area this week, Monday through Friday. The work will take place between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily. On Monday, […]

Gorilla infant born at Riverbanks Zoo

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden has announced the birth of a western lowland gorilla. The infant was born to mom Kazi and dad Cenzoo at 8:10 a.m. on Monday. The entrance to the Zoo’s Botanical Gardens is in West Columbia, at Mohawk Drive and Botanical Parkway. “This is an exciting time […]

Lexington County Council District 8 Candidate Forum is Thursday

There will be a Candidate Forum for Lexington County Council District 8 from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 7. Participating Candidates are: Charles “Chuck” Crouch; Glenn Conwell; and Ned Tolar. It will be held at Bill’s Music Shop & Pickin’ Parlor 710 Meeting St, West Columbia. The […]

Autopsy report released on woman, 20, found dead off near Platt Springs Road

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher stated Saturday there is no indication of foul play based on preliminary findings of the autopsy of Kyrstin Star Blackburn. She was found dead in a wooded area off of Platt Springs Road Friday. In a release from the coroner’s office Fisher stated that there […]

Coroner identifies pedestrian killed early Sunday morning

One pedestrian was killed and another was injured after they were hit by a pickup truck. The incident occurred early Sunday, according to a S.C. Highway Patrol report. The collision happened, in Lexington County, around 1:20 a.m. on Jamil Road near Rhett Road, according to Lance Cpl. Matt Southern of […]

Man accused of breaking into home to watch woman sleep

Deputies have arrested an Irmo man in connection to a case involving burglary and voyeurism. Richard Travis Abbott, 28, entered a woman’s Rodborough Road residence through an unlocked door with the intent to watch the woman sleep in her bed, according to arrest warrants. The woman told deputies she woke […]

Gaston man charged with throwing large objects at cars on I-26

A Gaston man has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after throwing large pieces of rock-like material at cars on an interstate highway, according to arrest warrants. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest Saturday. Tyler Chase Loyd, 20, threw objects at three transfer trucks near exit […]