COVID-19
Students or staff will not be required to wear masks in the Lexington Two School district in the 2021-2022 School Year. Teachers return to school Monday (Aug. 9.) Students cone back next Monday (Aug. 16.) Lexington Two Superintendent Dr. Nicolas Wade said the the district Bboard meeting Thursday that a mask mandate is enforceable because […]
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Dominion Energy will reopen a Lake Murray recreation area to visitors in June on a limited capacity.The “beach” is south of the Lake Murray Dam. The recreation area is called Park Site 1. It has been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in massive lockdowns in South Carolina last year. Dominion is following updated guidance […]
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Early Thursday, SC Education Superintendent Molly Spearman rescinded the state face covering policy for public schools. Due to the Department of Education rescinding its policy, and an order that drops mask mandates from Gov. Henry McMaster, Lexington Two is changing its mask policy. Lexington Two Superintendent Dr. Nicolas Wade announced the mask policy change in […]
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SC Gov. Henry McMaster, on Tuesday, issued an Executive Order that lets South Carolina parents to decide whether their children should wear masks in public schools throughout the state. The governor’s order also prohibits any county or local governments in the state from relying on prior orders or using a state of emergency as the […]
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The City of West Columbia will hold an in-person West Columbia City Council meeting, Tuesday. The regular meeting is at 6 p.m. at 200 N. 12th Street, West Columbia. The meeting will also be live streamed on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/7ns5QFyJojE The City of West Columbia’s face covering mandate – that was instituted to prevent the […]
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From Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two Communications Director – Student Council members at Brookland-Cayce High School tallied a record-setting food drive this month to benefit those in need. The school brought in 12,248 canned goods and other items — including 206 cases of water — as part of a food drive to benefit Harvest Hope […]
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The weather is warming and people are getting out. There was music and lots of activity in the courtyard at Savage Craft Ale Works on Center Street in West Columbia, Sunday evening. About 2.8 million have been vaccinated in the state and the number of COVID cases is in decline. Things seem to be getting […]
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Lexington County residents who have experienced financial difficulty in paying rent, mortgage and utilities as a result of COVID-19 will soon be able to seek financial relief through the County of Lexington’s LexCo CARES plan. Community Development Block Grant – CV funds, made available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will be […]
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