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6-0, Airport at home to take on Aiken, Monday night

Airport is at home to take on Aiken in football, Monday night. The game is at 7 p.m. p.m. The game date was changed due to flooding last week. Aiken brings a 4-2 record to Airport. It’s a Region V, 3A game. Airport is 6-0. Both teams are 1-0 in the conference. Airport […]

Gilbert at Brookland-Cayce football game is Monday night

Gilbert will be at Brookland-Cayce Monday for a match up between two, 2-4 teams. The game is at 6 p.m. The game was moved from Friday because of flood problems last week. Gilbert, of Region V, 3A is coming off of a 36-23 home loss to Midland Valley. It was […]

Man killed Sunday on moped, on his way to work

A man was killed in the 3000 block of Charleston Highway around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, according to the office of Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. Robert Charles Dolifus, 55, of Columbia was killed. He was on his way to work at the Amazon Fulfillment facility. The moped Dolifus was riding […]

Cayce works to provide emergency water to Columbia

Personnel from the City of Cayce are working on both sides of the Blossom Street Bridge to provide potable water to the citizens of Columbia. Columbia’s supply is limited because of the recent flood. Cayce is opening its waterline connection between the two cities so that water will flow back into […]

Saturday crew builds West Columbia water line to Columbia

The City of West Columbia is constructing a temporary emergency water line on the sidewalk of the Gervais Street Bridge. The line will connect the West Columbia Riverside Water Plant on Sunset Boulevard with the City of Columbia water system. The emergency water assistance plan was announced Friday by West […]

West Columbia House of Raeford contributes millions to local economy

Besides chicken, West Columbia’s House of Raeford produces a substantial benefit to its community. The entity has a workforce of 857. It is the seventh largest employer in Lexington County. House of Raeford and its employees generate millions of dollars for the local economy. When the numbers are combined, House of […]

Alexander Road, next to Riverwalk, closed

The West Columbia Police Department is reporting that at the Gervais Street Bridge, is closed. Closing of the road is due to water line work that is being completed to assist the City of Columbia. Please use other routes if you are in this area.

Lexington 2 students, teachers go to work for flood victims

ACADEMICS NOT THE FOCUS AS LEXINGTON 2 EMPLOYEES RETURN TO WORK From Kay Joseph, Lexington School District 2 As employees in Lexington District Two returned to work Friday, the emphasis was not on our students’ academic success, but their well being. Across the District today, school administration and office staff called to check […]

Fatal accident victim identified by coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who was killed in the single-vehicle accident that occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, October 9th. David William Austin, 44 years old, whose last known address was Broken Arrow, Oklahoma was pronounced dead at the scene from the injuries […]

Mt. Tabor Lutheran delivers supplies to flood victims

Members of the Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church knew the need was great and they wanted to do something Mt. Tabor Pastor Wade Roof said he began corresponding with congregants Sunday as flood waters began to rise. “Monday morning we began collecting supplies,” Roof said. On Friday afternoon, he and members […]