The repair of Botanical Parkway in West Columbia is underway. It was one of the most-damaged roads in Lexington County by the floods of last October. In the last week of July, a crew began construction to repair the road that leads to the Lexington side of Riverbanks Zoo via […]

Lexington Two School Board to meet Thursday (Aug. 18.) The Board of Trustees of Lexington School District Two will conduct their Regular Monthly Meeting on Thursday, August 18, at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West Columbia. The proposed Agenda is attached. […]

Lexington 2 teachers care about their students. And not just while they are at school. To get a better understanding of the child’s perspective, teachers from BC Grammar School No. 1, took a bus tour of the school’s surrounding community, Friday morning. The purpose is to familiarize the staff with […]

Micah Caskey is assuming nothing. He won the GOP Primary for S.C. House Seat 89. He would represent Cayce-West Columbia and Springdale, if he can win the General Election, Nov. 8. Caskey defeated three opponents- including Tem Miles in a June 28 runoff – to be the Republican nominee. It […]

Micah Caskey is assuming nothing. He won the GOP Primary for S.C. House Seat 89. He would represent Cayce-West Columbia and Springdale, if he can win the General Election, Nov. 8. Caskey defeated three opponents- including Tem Miles in a June 28 runoff – to be the Republican nominee. It […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher states that an autopsy was performed on Thursday,  on 14-year-old Lewis N. Simpkins to determine the cause of death. He collapsed on the field during football practice at River Bluff High School Wednesday. Fisher states that after a comprehensive post-mortem exam, further studies are still […]

The Midland Dixie Youth Baseball All-Stars Ozone team became the second that plays at Midland to be crowned  DYB World Series Champions.  Midland won its Thursday morning game, 6-0- beating Alabama- to win the championship. The DYB World Series was played in Laurel, Miss. The Midland Dixie Youth Baseball All-Stars Coaches Pitch team […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the River Bluff High School football player who collapsed on the field during practice shortly after 7:00 P.M. Wednesday. Lewis N. Simpkins, 14 years old, of Lexington was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Lexington Medical Center Emergency Department.An autopsy […]

The Amazon fulfillment center is thriving in Cayce-West Columbia. George Schultz is director of operations of the local Amazon facility and a USC graduate. He addressed the West Metro Rotary Club on Aug. 5. “I’m thankful to be back in South Carolina,” Schultz said. And thousands  of paycheck earners are […]

A River Bluff High School football player died after collpasing at practice Thursday. According to a news release the 14-year-old sophomore died just after 7 p.m. The player received immediate assistance from two athletic trainers and a coach on the site. They began CPR and the use of an AED, […]