Lexington County
Lexington County Fire Service units responded to the 55 mile marker on I-20 Westbound on the exit ramp for a tractor-trailer fire on Wednesday at around 6 a.m. Crews found the tractor portion of the unit had significant fire damage and the fire was spreading to the cargo trailer. The incident was brought under control […]
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Mattress Warehouse, a leading mattress company, Tuesday announced plans to establish a new distribution center in Lexington County. The company will create 108 new jobs. With current retail operations in the state, Mattress Warehouse’s Lexington County facility will serve as the company’s first distribution center in South Carolina. Located at 803 Industrial Park in West Columbia, the new […]
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From Columbia Metropolitan Airport – Final numbers are in, and in 2022 Columbia Metropolitan Airport welcomed more than 1 million passengers through the airport – a 21% increase over 2021’s passenger traffic. In total, CAE saw 527,599 enplanements (those travelers starting their travel journey at CAE) and a total of 1,063,630 total passengers through the […]
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Calks Ferry Road was shut down between Pond Branch Road and Old Charleston Road as first responders were on scene for a vehicle accident in the 2600 block of Calks Ferry Road. Drivers were asked to avoid the area until emergency personnel cleared the scene and reopened the road. An SUV left the road and […]
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Emergency Management officials have confirmed a tornado touched down near Old Orangeburg Rd. and Platt Springs Rd. in Lexington County, Wednesday. Officials also received reports of downed trees and powerlines and flooding across Lexington County. The Lexington County Emergency Management Office is working on preliminary damage assessment from Wednesday’s severe weather. At this time, no […]
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A Tornado Watch has been issued for Lexington County until 2 p.m. On Wednesday. Please monitor the US National Weather Service Columbia South Carolina for updates. Be prepared to take shelter if a Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Warning is issued for your location. Go inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. Also: A […]
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Do you want to dispose of your Christmas so it can be recycled? There are locations in Lexington County you can take your tree to to be ground. You can also get mulch produced from the trees. Here’s a link to Keep The Midlands Beautiful website with information: Lexington County: Crooked Creek Park – 1098 […]
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Several people were taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon after the outdoor deck they were standing on collapsed, according to a Lexington County report. Lexington County Fire Service responded to the home on the 100 block of Able Harmon Lane in Lexington around 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. First responders say the family was outside on […]
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