Gregg Leon, the owner of some San Jose restaurants in Lexington County, has been charged with the murder of  a man. He shot and killed the man at the Lexington Park and Ride on Sunday night, according to a report from the Lexington Police Department. The Park and Ride is […]

Two Cayce Public Safety officers will not be charged in an officer-involved shooting. A suspect was killed, and an officer was shot in a shooting that occurred on Nov. 17.   The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) conducted an independent investigation  there was a “lack of any sufficient evidence that would support […]

Overnight, detectives with the Lexington Police Department Criminal Investigations Division arrested Gregorio M. Leon for the shooting death of a Hispanic male victim during an incident that occurred on Sunday night at the Park and Ride parking lot off Riverchase Way. At approximately 8:37 p.m. on Sunday, officers of the […]

The Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center held its 17th Annual Mardi Gras Gala Benefit on Saturday. Music was provided by The Coastal Breeze Band. The turnout was great. There was a auction, too.            

It was 151 years ago this month that troops from the Union Army stood on the banks of the Congaree River- in what is present-day West Columbia – and fired cannon balls into Columbia. The bombardment was followed by Sherman’s burning of South Carolina’s capitol city. Re-encators, dressed in Confederate […]

West Columbia has been named as one of the Top Ten places to retire in South Carolina.The city was ranked No. 9. “So many people grow up in this area and don’t leave. They know it’s a great place to live,” said Gregg Pinner, president and CEO of the Greater […]

UPDATED: Company moving out of Cayce Dominion Carolina Gas Transmission is leaving Cayce. The company currently operates a facility on 12th Street Extension in Cayce. Dominion Carolina Gas Transmission (DCGT) will transfer more than 100 employees from the temporary office in Cayce to Columbia, said Kristen M. Beckham, Dominion’s external […]

Civil War Cannon Fire this Saturday (Feb. 13) at the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater From the City of West Columbia: Residents and visitors near the Gervais Street Bridge in West Columbia may hear a re-enactment involving cannons this Saturday. Cannons will be fired in front of Stone River at the […]

Announcement from Frieda Bingham, Ed.D. Mathematics Coordinator, Lexington Two Teams from Springdale Elementary, Pineview Elementary, and Herbert A. Wood Elementary, on Feb. 3, competed in the annual Lexington District Two Fourth Grade Math “Super Bowl.” During the competition, the teams used their Samsung Tablets to collaboratively respond in two rounds of extended-response […]

Debra Gunter, who has served 20 years as Lexington County’s Register of Deeds, will retire from the post at the end of the year. “It’s been an honor and a pleasure to serve the citizens of Lexington County,” Gunter said. “I’m thankful for all the support I’ve received not only […]