Airport football ready to play as a 4A high school in 2016

Airport High School has a 4A classification in athletics for 2016. As a 4A team the Eagles host crosstown rival Brookland-Cayce Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Bob Mooneyhan Field. Those two teams have played each other twice in the past, but with Airport’s move to 4A, BC is still 3A, […]

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Brookland-Cayce defeats Lake Marion

BC beat Lake Marion 49-8 Saturday morning. The Bearcats were ahead 35-0 at halftime and scored to open the third quarter after recovering the kickoff . The game was never close. The bigger opponent seemed to be the heat during the daytime game- that was moved to 10 a.m. Saturday- […]

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Lake Marion at BC postponed, until 10 a.m Saturday, Gray at Gilbert 11 a.m.

Lake Marion at BC has been postponed, until 10 a.m Saturday. Other high school football games have been postponed due to severe weather Friday night, too. Gray Collegiate at Gilbert is postponed til 11 a.m. Saturday. At BC, in Cayce, lightening and rain drove fans to cover at about 7:30 p.m.- after […]

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Costs for upgrades to Airport, Pine Ridge, Congaree-Wood presented to Lex 2 Board

The cost to enhance three Lexington 2 schools was presented at the Lexington 2 School Board meeting Thursday night. Approximately 11,000-sq-ft. will be renovated at Pine Ridge Middle School with the addition of a cafeteria. The cost for that project is just under $5.9 million, it was announced at the […]

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Bearcats open season 7:30 p.m. Friday at home vs Lake Marion

  High school football season begins tonight. Brookland-Cayce is hosting Lake Marion at 7:30 p.m. Friday. And BC will hit the 2016 campaign head on. “They’ve got something they call the hammer,” said Brookland-Cayce Head Coach and Athletic Director Rusty Charpia. “They hammer left and they hammer right,” he said of […]

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Coroner identifies Leesville woman killed in vehicle crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person killed in the traffic accident that occurred at approximately 6:15 p.m., Thursday, in the 800 block of Hwy 178 (Fairview Rd) and Water Tank Road in Pelion. Brenda L. Dodgens, 62, of Leesville, died on the scene from the injuries she […]

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Traffic fatality reported near Pelion

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is reporting a fatal accident that occurred near Pelion Thursday evening. Lance Cpl. Matt Southern of the SCHP said a 2012 Tractor Trailer traveling west on US 178 close to Fairview and Water Tank roads collided with a Ford SUV travelling east. The driver in […]

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Lexington 2 Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards presented

Three Lexington School District 2 middle schools received Palmetto Silver Awards, Thursday, and one Palmetto Gold Award was presented. Busbee, Pine Ridge and Fulmer Middle received Silver and Northside Middle received Gold. The awards were presented at Lexington 2’s Board meeting, Thursday night. The Palmetto Silver and Gold Awards program is […]

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West Columbia Beautification Foundation Tribute for Trees event held

The West Columbia Beautification Foundation (WCBF) held its Tribute for Trees event Thursday evening. It’s a fundraising effort to sponsor tree and plant projects in West Columbia. The WCBF sells trees to contributors and raised $17,000 during the Tribute for Trees last year. The amount raised this year appears to […]

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Body found in West Columbia, is identified

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who was found dead in West Columbia at approximately 7:30 a.m.  on Thursday. The name of the person found dead is Michael Andy McMillan, 30,  of Columbia. Double Branch Road is between Sunset Boulevard and Greenwood Road. His body was found […]

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