Courtney and Austin Cable reach out through the Richland County Sheriff’s Department By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Midlands-area women’s shelters became the unexpected beneficiaries of eight large bags (and two boxes full) of brand-new and slightly used women’s clothes, a gift from Courtney and Austin Cable to women-in-need facilitated throughContinue Reading
The Courage Center has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA). The organization was honored in a ceremony recently at the FBI Columbia Field Office in Lexington. Special Agent in Charge Anish Shukla presented the award on behalf of FBI Director Kash Patel.Continue Reading
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher is releasing the preliminary results of the autopsy of Jillian Hope Olson, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Deputy who died in the line of duty while diving on Lake Murray July 30. A forensic autopsy was performed at the Medical University of Charleston August 3Continue Reading
Photo: Completed specialized operations area at the Lexington County Coroner’s Office at Red Bank Crossing, featuring stainless-steel workstations, storage, wash stations and dedicated equipment. Photo courtesy of Solid Structures, LLC. LEXINGTON, S.C. — Solid Structures has completed construction on the new Lexington County Coroner’s Office at Red Bank Crossing, providingContinue Reading
Lexington County Deputy Dies During Dive Team Training on Lake Murray LEXINGTON, S.C. — The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of Master Deputy Jillian Olson, who died Thursday during an underwater training exercise with the department’s dive team on Lake Murray. Olson, 29, began her career withContinue Reading
Cheyenne Twilley and the Future of South Carolina’s Coast By SCDNR Director Tom Mullikin Long before dawn spills across the salt marshes of the South Carolina Lowcountry, the tide is already at work. It slips quietly through winding creeks, cradles oyster reefs, carries shrimp boats toward open water, and breathesContinue Reading
The Palmetto State’s natural heritage and cultural legacy are inseparable By SCDNR Director Thomas S. Mullikin Around the world, nations strive to protect their natural resources through laws, regulations, and campaigns urging citizens to change their behavior. Those efforts matter. But history teaches us that the most enduring conservation movementsContinue Reading
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Transportation’s State Highway Emergency Program (SHEP) is celebrating 30 years of providing free roadside assistance to motorists traveling on the state’s busiest highways. The program was launched in 1996 as part of SCDOT’s effort to improve highway safety and assist drivers experiencing vehicleContinue Reading
Photo – Before their peers from across the state, sixteen members of the Columbia-Richland Fire Department were honored for their work during closing events at this year’s South Carolina Fire-Rescue conference. By Michael DeSumma CRFD 1st Shift crews on Engine 1, Rescue 1, Engine 6 and Ladder 7 were selectedContinue Reading
A 21-year-old Columbia man has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for robbing a federal confidential informant at gunpoint during a firearms and narcotics investigation. According to evidence presented in court, Tah’Kel Ar’Key Wilson committed the robbery on Aug. 9, 2024, after federal agents with the Bureau ofContinue Reading
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