COVID-19
The City of Cayce discussed and unanimously adopted a Resolution to honor the victims and the survivors of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Resolution, distinguishing the first Monday in March as COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day, was adopted this evening by a unanimous vote of the members of Cayce’s City Council. The Resolution states that it serves […]
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There are two West Columbia locations to get COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible applicants. Phase 1A of DHEC’S Covid-19 Vaccine Plan allows seniors age 65+ with or without underlying health conditions to receive a vaccination. The nearest vaccination sites are Walgreens at 2224 Augusta Rd. and Lexington Medical Center at 2720 Sunset Blvd. For more information […]
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Lexington Medical Center is not allowing visitors. The south entrance of the hospital is currently closed. All approved visitors must use the main entrance off East Hospital Drive. The ER policy varies a little. One visitor is allowed to accompany a non-COVID-19 patient to the Emergency Department. If the emergency department lobby reaches capacity, the […]
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The Lexington Two School District resumed in-person classes, five days a week, Tuesday. According to data collected by the district there were 41 positive COVID cases in the district as of Sunday. There are about 8,500 students in Lexington Two and 31 of the students tested positive for COVID in the week of Jan. 11-17. […]
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Governor Henry McMaster his toured Lexington Medical Center’s vaccination clinic in West Columbia Monday afternoon. He’s to wants the COVID-19 vaccination rate to increase. “We’ve got to speed it up, we know how to speed it up, and we will speed it up,” McMaster said. There are more than 200,000 vaccine appointments on the books […]
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Lexington Two will return to five-day face-to-face instruction on Tuesday From Dawn Kujawa, Lexington Two Communications Director – Lexington Two will return to five-day face-to-face instruction on Tuesday (Jan. 19) following Monday’s MLK holiday. (Photo from Riverbank Elementary Twitter page) This shift in instruction follows a two-week remote learning period after winter break, aimed at […]
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Unofficial data for the year 2020 from the Lexington County Coroner’s Office indicates that overdose deaths were up sharply in 2020. Suicides were up too. (Lexington County Coroner’s Office photo) There were 60 overdose deaths in 2019, and 104 in 2020, according to unofficial totals. Candace Berry, Chief Deputy Coroner in the office of Lexington […]
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From the office of Gov. Henry McMaster Gov. Henry McMaster today announced that all previously recommended guidelines for restaurants and other establishments that attract groups of people are now mandatory. The governor’s Executive Order establishing these new measures will go into effect Monday, August 3. “These limited restrictions are temporary, they are measured, and they […]
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