Lexington County
A Gaston teen was killed in a single-vehicle in Fairfield County.Joshua Ray Brown, 18, of Gaston was killed in a single-vehicle accident, Friday, according to the Fairfield County Coroner’s Office. Coroner Chris Hill said Brown was traveling on Highway 21 N when he lost control of his vehicle causing it to flip multiple times. Brown […]
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SCDOT closed the right lane on I-77 southbound in Lexington County between mile markers 2 & 3 to patch the bridge deck on Thursday. The lane closure began at approximately 9 AM and the lane will reopen by approximately 2 PM.
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Gaston Police charged two men with drug trafficking. The charges came after a traffic stop in Gaston, Monday morning. Around 11 am, an officer on patrol observed a vehicle with an expired tag. The officer initiated a traffic stop made contact with the occupants — Rodney Keeter and Travas Jones.During a lawful search of the […]
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Lexington County is the fastest-growing county in the region known as the Midlands, according to new data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Lexington County’s population grew by 12 percent from 2010 to 2020. Richland County grew by 8 percent. Lexington County’s population was listed at 293,991. Richland County’s Census population was 416,147. The […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of shooting his wife to death at their Gaston home Saturday. The victim has been identified as Kia Riley, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. Alonzo James Riley, 33, is charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident. The crash occurred in the 2000 block of South Lake Drive, about four miles south of South Congaree, at approximately 12:10 p.m., Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Maurice Valentino Myers, 58, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene due […]
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A crash on Interstate 77 south was blocking traffic, Thursday morning. According to Master Trooper David Jones of the South Carolina Highway Patrol, traffic was blocked in the south bound lanes of I-77 at mile marker 9. A tractor trailer and a dump truck were traveling in the north bound lanes when the tractor trailer […]
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According to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, the operator of a minibike, a 13-year-old male from the Pine Ridge community, died Tuesday from injuries suffered in a minibike crash. Fisher did not disclose the name of the boy who was killed. He died after being transported to an area hospital after the crash. The young […]
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