South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has announced that almost $33 million in unclaimed property was returned to its owners in 2017. Loftis praised the work of the Unclaimed Property Program for helping to identify people who have unclaimed money throughout the state. According to a Treasurer’s Office press release, the […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a homicide that occurred shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday. The incident happened in the 500 block of Blackville Road in Gaston. According to Fisher, Malcolm C. Jones, 27, of Gaston suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Jones was […]

Lexington County deputies are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred at a Gaston home early Wednesday morning. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the victim as Malcolm Jones, 27, of Gaston. “We’re working to determine more about the incident but, based on information we’ve gathered so far, we don’t believe […]

By Colin H. Jones  WWNQ 94.3 The Dude (Link to The Dude) and  ColaDaily (Link to ColaDaily) are looking for people to make donations to help Carl Frye pay for his medical treatment. Frye, a longtime friend of Ricky Branham’s of Ricky’s Tire and Auto in West Columbia has recently been […]

Will 2018 be a good year, economically, in Lexington County? There is a lot that is positive in Lexington County said District 9 Lexington County Councilman Todd Cullum, of Cayce. District 9 covers Cayce, Pine Ridge, Dixiana, and part of Edmund. Cullum just ended a stint as Lexington County Council […]

Christopher Glen Raines (AKA “AJ Blues”) 43, of Lexington, pleaded guilty to the charge of Unlawful Communication, Tuesday. The plea was heard at the Town of Lexington Municipal Court, said Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green.  Raines was sentenced to fifteen days at the Lexington County Detention Center. The charge for Unlawful Communication […]

Lexington County Solid Waste Management conducted a recycling event last Saturday at Springdale Baptist Church. The agency is reporting that more than 370 people came out to drop items off at the site. There were 12 tons of electronics collected and there were four tons of paper shredded. Tons of electronics […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has issued an update regarding  Dennis E. Reidy.  The homeless U.S. Veteran was found dead last Tuesday, in a wooded area off of Chariot Street in Lexington. According to Fisher, the American Legion Post 193 and Fort Jackson National Cemetery have been assisting with funeral […]

The Town of Lexington announced Monday the addition of two Multi-County Industrial Parks that will be inside Lexington’s municipal limits. The sites are on Brickyard Road and Industrial Road. The park will include Tidewater Boats and Electro-Spec, both who will be contributing major economic investments to our community. Tidewater Boats, […]

All lanes of Ginny Lane were closed in front of Meadow Glen Middle School Monday afternoon. The road was closed due to a vehicle collision. The occupants of the overturned vehicle were transported to the hospital by EMS as a precaution. But there are not believed to have been any injuries, […]