Airport, Brookland-Cayce football games postponed until Nov. 4
Brookland-Cayce was scheduled for a big showdown at home with Gilbert, and Airport would be hosting North Augusta. But those high school football games won’t happen Friday. There have been postponed until Nov. 4, thanks to Hurricane Matthew. The South Carolina High School League announced this week that the high […]
Read More >>SCDOT to end I-26 lane reversal Friday
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), in conjunction with our partners at DPS, SLED, DNR, and National Guard, plans to remove the lane reversal on I-26 tomorrow morning, Friday, October 7, 2016. The process for returning I-26 to normal operations will begin by law enforcement stopping traffic from entering […]
Read More >>South Carolina and Georgia will play on Sunday
South Carolina and Georgia will play on Sunday – instead of Saturday- at Williams-Brice Stadium. The day change was announced Thursday night. Game time and TV information has not been announced. The game is being changed because of Hurricane Matthew heading toward the state. The latest forecast track from the National […]
Read More >>Lexington County advises evacuees to bring essential items to shelters
Evacuees should bring comfort and essential living items with them to American Red Cross shelters. Hurricane Matthew evacuees that are traveling to any of the American Red Cross shelters throughout the state are encouraged to bring comfort, hygiene and essential living items with them in case the evacuation period should […]
Read More >>Lexington County advises pond owners to lower water levels, offices closed
County of Lexington advises dam, private reservoir and pond owners to begin lowering water levels The Lexington County Department of Public Safety is advising owners of private dams, reservoirs and ponds to begin lowering the water levels of their bodies of water ahead of Hurricane Matthew, which could bring heavy […]
Read More >>Lexington County could get two inches of rain, wind gusts, from storm
Hurricane Matthew could result in about two inches of rain and gusty winds for Lexington County, Saturday. While Lexington County should fare well through the storm, according to National Weather Service forecasts, the state’s Lowcountry, specifically Beaufort and Charleston counties could get as much as 12 inches of rain, with wind […]
Read More >>West Columbia’s Gray Collegiate in prestigious Chicago Elite Classic hoops tournament
Gray Collegiate Academy of West Columbia is scheduled to play Sunrise Christian out of Wichita on Dec. 3 in Fifth Annual Chicago Elite Classic (CEC.) The tournament will be held on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3, at the University of Illinois-Chicago Pavilion. It features 22 of the top […]
Read More >>The latest Hurricane Matthew forecast for Lexington County
Hurricanes are hard to predict. But the chance for rain associated with Hurricane Matthew is predicted to increase Thursday night in Lexington County. Wind gusts are expected to pick up to about 10-to-15 mph overnight Thursday, according to the National Weather Service forecast from late Wednesday afternoon. Even stronger winds […]
Read More >>Lexington 2 Bus Drivers report from Charleston Evacuation Mission
People needed help, so a group of Lexington 2 School Bus Drivers answered the call. With Hurricane Matthew evacuations initiated in Charleston, the Lexington 2 Bus Drivers volunteered to help transport evacuees from Charleston to Greenville, or anywhere else they needed to go to find safety. Cliff Jones, Lexington 2 […]
Read More >>State Treasurer Curtis Loftis Co-sponsors Cyber Security Summit
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis kicked off a gathering today of state and local government leaders, higher education administrators and bankers to discuss cyber security threats to the public and private sectors. Treasurer Loftis – who lives in West Columbia – delivered opening remarks at the Cyber Security Summit along […]
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