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West Columbia District 1 special election is Tuesday

Some people in West Columbia will be going to the polls Tuesday (June 20.) Sandra Harley, widow of the councilman Dale Harley, will face Mike Green in a West Columbia special election Tuesday. The race is for the District 1 seat on West Columbia City Council. District 1 is in […]

Coroner identifies Chapin hit and run victim

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a fatal hit–and-run accident that occurred at approximately 5 a.m. on Sunday. The incident happened in the 500 Block of Westwood Drive in Chapin. Fisher states that Darrius N. Dreher, 22, of Chapin was pronounced dead at the scene from […]

Crews looking for missing swimmer on the Congaree River

A swimmer is missing on the Congaree River and rescue crews are on the site, looking. Rescue crews and a helicopter are in the area of the river near the Gervais Street bridge, looking south toward the Blossom Street Bridge. A boat and divers were in the water looking for […]

Hit-and-run results in Lexington County fatality

The accident happened just after 5 a.m. on Westwood Drive, according to Cpl. Sonny Collins of the S.C. Highway Patrol. The collision resulted in a person being struck and killed by a car that fled the scene after the incident. The Highway Patrol’s MAIT team was putting together a report […]

Crews looking for missing swimmer on the Congaree River

Hit-and-run results in Lexington County fatality

West Columbia police seek suspect in theft with dog in the car

The West Columbia Police Department is asking for help from the community to locate the individual in the photo. He is a suspect in the theft of a white four-door Honda Accord, Tag No. 8279DP. The vehicle was stolen from the Triangle City area of West Columbia last Saturday. There was […]

Drone view of new Lexington 2 elementary school presented

Architect Todd Sease with Jumper, Carter, Sease Architects presented photos of the new elementary school construction in West Columbia, at the Thursday Lexington 2 Board meeting. He said the flyover photos were taken from a drone. Sease said the water detention pond is complete and much of the foundation work […]

Attorney General Alan Wilson warns of misleading promotion for tobacco settlement money

The office of Attorney General Alan Wilson is alerting the public to an online promotion that misleads consumers to believe they can receive tobacco settlement money. Wilson issued a press release Thursday. The online promotion claims individuals can sign up to claim thousands of dollars per month from the tobacco […]

Lexington 2 school district implementing InfoSnap on-line registration beginning 2017-18

The Lexington Two School District is working on a plan that will make student registration less cumbersome. InfoSnap is online registration software that will use Internet technology to eliminate the need for large packets of registration forms, said Janet Dedmon District Instructional Technology Coach at the Lexington Two Board meeting, […]