Lexington County
The “harvest moon” is rising in the night sky this week. The moon is making one of its closest approaches to Earth. It is the last super moon of 2023. The moon is at 99% illumination. It is the fourth successive super moon of this year. This month’s full moon will look 5% bigger and […]
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FROM LEXINGTON COUNTY – Update: A Tropical Storm Warning was issued for Lexington County at 11 a.m. WednesdayIdalia is expected to be a strong Tropical Storm as it moves into SC. Heavy rainfall and flooding remain the primary threats across the Midlands. Lexington County is under a Flood Watch as well, with flash flooding expected […]
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Tropical Storm Idalia is forecast to grow into a hurricane, but return to a strong tropical storm, by the time it reaches Lexington County late Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service – Columbia. The primary concern for the area that includes Lexington County is the threat of heavy rains and flooding, especially […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died as the result of a two-car collision in the 5000 block of Fish Hatchery Road in Lexington County at approximately 4 P.M., Saturday. According to Fisher, Mrs. Valerie Renee Dimick, 49, of Lexington was a passenger in an SUV traveling southbound on Fish Hatchery Road when the vehicle she was in was struck head-on by another vehicletraveling northbound. Mrs. Dimick, who was wearing […]
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Tuesday is expected to be oppressively hot and humid in Lexington County, according to the National Weather Service in Columbia. High temperatures will reach 100 degrees in Lexington County, with dew points in the 70’s.The NWS has issued a Heat Advisory with heat indexes Tuesday afternoon up to, or over, 110 F. A few storms […]
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Highway 321 is closed at the intersection of Woodtrail Drive in Gaston after an oversized load struck power lines while driving through the area. There are broken power poles and high-voltage power lines are down across the highway. This part of Highway 321 is expected to be closed for at least two hours as utility […]
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Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, has identified the individual who died in amoped accident in the 100 block of Windsor Park Drive in the Lexington area of LexingtonCounty shortly before 8:30 P.M. on May 13, 2023.According to Fisher, Mr. Roan Aiden Palmer, 17, of Lexington was driving themoped on Windsor Park Drive when he lost […]
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A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for the I-26 at US 21 (US 176) Intersection Improvement Project. Sen. Nikki Setzler, along with SC Gov. Henry McMaster and State Transportation Secretary Christy Hall spoke the event, with State Rep. Russell Ott. “This project is transformational for Lexington and Calhoun counties,” Setzler said, “and the Midlands and […]
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