Nephron Pharmaceuticals is moving its headquarters from Orlando, Fla. to its Lexington County Facility, just outside of Cayce. “South Carolina is very pro-manufacturing jobs and focused on workforce development,” Nephron President and CEO Lou Kennedy told the Orlando Business Journal when the move was announced.  “That’s good for business.” Nephron […]

Forty-one people died on the roads in Lexington County for the year 2016. In the last four years- from 2013 to 2016- 2015 is the year that had the most traffic deaths in Lexington County- with 46. In 2014, there were 36 traffic deaths and 39 in 2013. The data […]

White Knoll sophomore Brett Williams, who had verbally committed to play baseball for the University of South Carolina, died on Tuesday at Palmetto Richland in Columbia. Lexington County coroner Margaret Fisher said the 16-year-old was transported to the hospital after being admitted to the Lexington Medical Center. The time or […]

Please read and provide feedback on Lexington School District Two’s draft Strategic Plan.  This plan will guide our district for five years, beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.  You may offer any comments or suggestions using the survey link below.  Thank you for partnering with us as we continue to […]

Dr. Rudy Mancke will conduct a Guided Nature Tour of Guignard Park on Saturday, April 8. Tours will be held at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The 10 a.m. tour will be geared especially for children and nature gifts will be provided to each participant. Children must be accompanied by […]

By D. Todd Helms Director of Communications and Governmental Affairs Henry David Thoreau once said, “Things do not change; we change.” This quote fits perfectly for the inspiring and progressive changes taking place at Gray Collegiate Academy, a public charter high school, conveniently located near the major interstate highways in […]

A Groundbreaking ceremony will be held for Brookland. “Everything is in place, and it’s ready to go,” said West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton. He said the plan to develop the property at State and Meeting streets in West Columbia originated in 2003 with the city piecing separate parcels of land together […]

The Board of Trustees of Lexington School District Two will conduct their Regular Monthly Meeting on Thursday, January 19, , at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West Columbia, SC. The proposed Agenda is attached. Notices and Agendas are also posted on […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the driver killed in the single-car accident that happened on Corley Mill Road near Woodmill Road at approximately 12:48 p.m. on Sunday.  Fisher states that Kathryn B. Ellison of Leesville was killed when the vehicle she was operating ran off the […]

Charles Alton Morehouse, a 40-year-old Lexington County man, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of James David Porter, III, which occurred on Aug. 3, 2015 in the Red Bank area. The sentence was imposed on Friday by Eugene C. Griffith, Jr., following a week long jury trial. […]