Platt Springs Road

Man dies after being hit by tractor-trailer while riding a bicycle on Platt Springs Road

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a tractor- trailer vs. bicycle accident in the 3600 block of Platt Springs Road in the West Columbia area of Lexington County at approximately 6:48 a.m., Tuesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Christopher David Razny, 45, of West Columbia was riding his bicycle eastbound […]

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Coroner identifies man who died after his vehicle hit a tractor-trailer on Platt Springs Road

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a tractor-trailer vs vehicle accident in the 4900 block of Platt Springs Road near Winchester Drive in the WestColumbia area of Lexington County at approximately 4:25 a.m., Thursday. According to Fisher, Mr. Dakotah Troupe Turner, 28, of Lexington was traveling westbound onPlatt Springs […]

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Lowes Foods to anchor new Platt Springs Crossing development in Lexington

Winston-Salem based Lowes Foods, LLC has signed a lease to anchor Platt Springs Crossing, a grocery anchored mixed-use development in Lexington by LLDC Platt Springs. It’s affiliated with Columbia based NAI Columbia. Platt Springs Crossing is a 57-acre, mixed-use retail development located at the intersection of Platt Springs Road and Old Orangeburg Road, near the […]

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RADIUS Church – White Knoll is opening a shelter for the weekend with temperatures expected to dip into the teens Saturday

With weekend temperatures forecasted to dip down into the teens and 20s, RADIUS White Knoll (Church) will be opening a temporary warming center at 5181 Platt Springs Road, Lexington. The hours are from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday (Jan. 19 and Jan. 20.) If you know someone in the Red Bank […]

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1 person dies after crash in West Columbia, Wednesday evening

Units from the West Columbia Police Department responded to the intersection of Platt Springs Road and Dreher Road in West Columbia, Wednesday, at 8:31 p.m. Officers responded after a report of a two car collision. The driver of one of the vehicles was transported to an area hospital where that person later died. Officers are […]

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Woods fire causing smoke in the Red Bank area of Lexington County

There was smoke in the Red Bank area, Thursday because of a five-acre woods fire. The Lexington County Fire Service and the South Carolina Forestry Commission responded to the woods fire near Old Orangeburg Road and Platt Springs Road on Wednesday afternoon. The fire was brought under control at that time but crews were called […]

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Cooperative Electric Energy Utility Supply, Inc. plans $52 million expansion in Lexington County creating 61 new jobs

Cooperative Electric Energy Utility Supply, Inc. (CEEUS), a consumer-owned electric materials supplier, has announced plans to expand operations in Lexington County. The company’s approximately $52 million investment will create 61 new jobs. In the second half of March. three companies have announced plans to locate or expand in Lexington County. The three are: Cooperative Electric Energy Utility […]

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2 Lexington County middle school students used app to create fake telephone number to text threats to multiple students, according to the LCSD

 Two Carolina Springs Middle School students are charged with making direct threats against students at their school. The students, whose names will not be released because they are under age 18, used an app to create a fake telephone number to text threats to multiple students. The students were released to the custody of their parents after […]

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