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Airport Wrestling Team wins Region 4 Wrestling Tournament

The Airport Wrestling Team took 10 of the region finals out of 12 weight classes to win the 4A- Region 4 Wrestling Tournament Friday. Final results in weight class of the region championship: 182 – Kevin Ravenell – Region Champ! 170 Ari Edmiston – Region Champ! 126 Trace Wingard – […]

School District Victim of Data Breach

The Lexington County School District 2 fell victim to a social engineering scam earlier this week. The district became aware of the scam on Thursday. The data breach included W-2 information of employees that worked for Lexington School District 2 between January 1 and December 31, 2016. The district sent […]

Lexington 2 Board to meet Tuesday

The Board of Trustees of Lexington County School District Two will meet in special session at 7:30 pm, on Tuesday, January 31, in the, Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West Columbia, SC. A proposed Agenda is below. Notices and Agendas are also posted on the […]

Keith Crawford is Cayce’s Outstanding Employee-of-the- Year

The City of Cayce has recognized its 2016 Outstanding Employee-of-the- Year – The winner of the award is Mr. Keith Crawford from the Cayce Sanitation Department. He is pictured with Cayce Mayor Elise Partin. Crawford also received his 20-year pin for his years of service to Cayce.

Lexington County Museum holds Civil War Encampment, Candlelight Tour

The Lexington County Museum is holding its annual Civil War Encampment and Candlelight Tour again this year. This event will take place on Saturday and Sunday (this weekend.) The encampment is free to the public, and it will allow visitors to learn more about the daily lives of soldiers in […]

Two people killed in Lexington County accident, Thursday

Two people were killed in a crash of two pickup trucks, Thursday afternoon, according to Cpl. Sonny Collins of the S.C. Highway Patrol. The two pickups, a 2008 Chevrolet and a ’92 Dodge, crashed on Hwy. 391 about one mile north of Batesburg-Leesville. Collins said the Dodge crossed the center […]

Chamber gets update on major construction at LMC

Roger Sipe, Lexington Medical Center’s Senior Vice President of Operations, gave a construction progress update at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Tuesday. The hospital is in the middle of a $400 million expansion plan that will add a 10-floor tower, 545,000 square feet, 175 beds, eight […]

Lexington County Sheriff moving forward with body cam purchase

Release from Lexington County Sheriff’s Department: Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon has received approval from the Lexington County Council to use state dollars to start a body camera pilot program. “I’m thankful to council for supporting our plan. Body cameras are valuable tools that our citizens expect us to have,” Koon […]

Ground broken for West Columbia’s “Brookland” Tuesday.

A Groundbreaking Ceremony was held Tuesday for Brookland. Brookland is the multi-million-dollar residential, commercial and retail development planned for four acres at State and Meeting streets in West Columbia. West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton said West Columbia was once named “Brookland” and we are “embracing Brookland again.” Teresa Hodges said […]

Springdale Police K-9 Bruce Wayne is Officer-of-the-Month

Bruce Wayne is the Springdale Police Department’s drug-sniffing K9. Bruce Wayne was honored at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Tuesday as the Law Enforcement Officer-of-the-Month. Bruce Wayne is pictured with Springdale Police Chief Kevin Cornett and Pvt. Evan McWilliams. Bruce Wayne has helped police discover methamphetamine, heroin […]