Platt Springs Road
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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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. (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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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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Work continues on the Lexington Two School District’s Performing Arts Center and District Office (L2PAC for short.) It’s on Platt Springs Road in Springdale. The $60 million, state-of-the-art venue will offer a space for performances, special events, and district-wide occasions for all schools to use. It will include a two-level balcony with seating for roughly […]
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Have you driven by George I. Pair Elementary School lately? From the front, it’s difficult to notice, but the school is being torn down. Demolition of George I. Pair has started in the back of the Lexington Two School at 2325 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia. According to Public School Review, George I. Pair closed […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died after being struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Platt Springs Road and Highland Drive in the Lexington area of Lexington County shortly after 6 p.m., Friday. According to Fisher, Ms. Debra Marlene Bilbo, 70, of Lexington was walking across Platt Springs Road […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, has identified the individual who died in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Platt Springs Road and Cross Road in Lexington shortly before 8:30 a.m., Tuesday. According to Fisher, Ms. Takkia Sierra Dawkins, 37, of Lexington attempted to turn onto Platt Springs Road from Sandy Springs Lane when she […]
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