Pedestrian killed on Blackville Road in Lexington County

The S.C. Highway Patrol is reporting that a pedestrian was killed in a vehicle vs pedestrian accident Saturday night. Lance Cpl. Judd Jones of the SCHP said the driver of a 2011 Chevrolet SUV hit a killed a person walking in the road in an east direction. The SUV was […]

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Lexington woman identified in one of two fatalities in I-20 crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the two individuals who were killed in a three-vehicle accident at approximately 3:25 AM on Saturday, August 6, 2016, at I-20 near the 62 mile marker in Lexington, as Franchescha Hope Rogers-Martinez, age 27, of Lexington, and Jarrad Denard Blade, 32, of Decatur, Georgia. […]

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Child safely returned to her mother

  The Cayce Department of Public Safety is pleased to report that the minor child, NERIAH JACKSON, has been safely returned to her mother and TRAVIS JACKSON is in custody.   At approximately 4 p.m., Mr. Jackson returned the child to her mother at a neutral location in the city […]

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3 killed on I-20 Saturday, 2 in Lexington County

A passenger in the Nissan was seriously injured and taken to the hospital. A third car, a 2008 Nissan, hit the 2015 Nissan. The driver of the 2008 Nissan sustained minor injuries. The accident happened at approximately 3:36 a.m., according to Jones. The accident resulted in the interstate being blocked […]

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Cayce Public Safety look for missing child

The Cayce Department of Public Safety is asking for the public’s assistance in locating TRAVIS JACKSON and his missing child.  The child, NERIAH POLLOCK, was taken from her home in Cayce by Jackson, who is her non-custodial father, at approximately 11 p.m.  on Friday. Mr. Jackson is a black male, […]

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Cayce Public Safety part of 18-pound marijuana bust

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, the Cayce Department of Public Safety (CPS) seized approximately 18 pounds of marijuana, 2 vehicles and over 36,000 cash. The case was being worked with agents of the US Postal Inspection Service and the US Postal Service Office of Inspector General, along with CPS. […]

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Schools get upgrades over the summer

There is roofing and HVAC work going on at Brookland-Cayce High School, Airport High School, Congaree-Wood Early Childhood Center, Pair, and Northside Middle. There are also many other upgrades being done over the summer at Lexington 2 Schools. School for the 2016-17 School Year opens Aug. 18. Teachers return on […]

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Lexington 2 Schools enrollment is stable

The enrollment numbers for the 2016-17 School Year are “stable” in Lexington 2 Schools according to Marcella Heyward-Evans – the district’s chief instructional officer. The Lexington 2 School Board held a special meeting Thursday where enrollment numbers for the district’s 16 schools were announced. The total number of students enrolled […]

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Sen. Nikki Setzler pleased DHEC denies Carolina Water permit

Sen. Nikki Setzler of West Columbia praised the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) for denying Carolina Water Service  a permit for its I-20 Wastewater Treatment Plant in Lexington County. DHEC denied the renewal of a pollutant discharge permit, earlier this week. “This is a huge victory for public […]

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Midland Coaches Pitch All-Stars have welcome home party Thursday

The Dixie Youth Baseball World Series Champion Midland Coaches Pitch All-Stars will have a welcome home party Thursday (Aug. 4.) It’s at the Midland DYB Complex in Pine Ridge on Fish Hatchery Road. The Midland Coaches Pitch All-Stars won the DYB World Series in Laurel, Miss. on Tuesday, beating Alabama, 7-6. […]

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