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Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve in Cayce expanded to double in size, Sen. Nikki Setzler calls it a “tremendous day for the people of South Carolina”

The size of the Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve in Cayce has been doubled from 627 acres to 1,286 acres. On Friday, the new Taylor Tract of the preserve, which borders the Congaree River, was dedicated at a ceremony at 624 Old State Road in Cayce, the site of the entrance. “This is a tremendous day […]

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Diver’s body recovered from Lake Murray, Lexington County Coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher is releasing the identity of the diver who was recovered by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources from Lake Murray at approximately 10:30a.m. on Sunday (Jan 1) in Lexington County. According to Fisher, Mr. Paul Lloyd Lunsford, 54, of Chapin was recovered from LakeMurray. Mr. Lunsford entered the water […]

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Lexington man sentenced to prison in connection to boat crash that killed 2 people

SC DNR Press Release – A Lexington man was sentenced to prison for his role in a boat crash that killed two people in August of 2020. The case was investigated by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Dylan Steele, 28, was sentenced Oct. 10 in Newberry County court to 10 years in prison, […]

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Body recovered by SCDNR in Lake Murray, coroner identifies

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources located the body of Mr. Terrance Dealta Butler, 31, of Edgefield, at 7:45 A.M. Wednesday, The body was recovered from Lake Murray near the tournament ramp in close proximity to Dreher Island State Park in Newberry County. Mr. Butler had been reported missing by friends and family on […]

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