Chapin SC
An 18-year-old Newberry man is accused of firing shots into the air during an event Saturday evening at Crooked Creek Park in Chapin. The charges against Najee Thompson are pointing and presenting a firearm, use of a firearm by a person under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and breach of peace, according to Lexington […]
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Chapin Mayor Al Koon died at the age of 74, Friday, Oct. 17. Despite his death, Koon’s name will still appear on the Nov. 4 ballot because there was not enough time to remove his name from the ballot. A vote for Koon, will not count. Therefore, the Family of Al Koon is asking voters […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has positively identified the person who died in a vehicle vs pedestrian accident at the intersection of Mountain Drive and Chapin Road in the Chapin area of Lexington County on Friday, at approximately 9:35 PM. According to Coroner Fisher, Ms. Tonya Mayers Bowers, 59, of Chapin was walking on Mountain […]
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A survey team from the US National Weather Service determined an EF-1 tornado occurred in the Chapin-Lake Murray area from the Timberlake community northeastward to the Old Lexington Road and Wessinger Rd area with peak winds around 90 mph. The NWS issued the report Sunday night. Below is a zoomed in look at the damage […]
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FOUND SAFE – The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department worked to locate 5-year-old Clayton Frick, in Chapin Thursday afternoon. He was FOUND SAFE
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a single- vehicle accident in the 400 block of Westwoods Drive in the Chapin area of Lexington County on Friday. According to Fisher, Mr. Christopher Lee Morris, 37, of Little Mountain was traveling westbound on Westwoods Drive when he traveled off the left […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in asingle-vehicle accident in the 500 block of Chapin Road in the Chapin area of Lexington Countyat approximately 2:45 P.M. on Friday. According to Fisher, Mr. Kaleb Isaiah Parrish, 23, of Chapin was traveling westbound onChapin Road when he left the right side of […]
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