Lexington woman has been arrested and charged after deputies said she removed a GPS monitoring device from an inmate. Whitney Allyn Ainsworth, 33, is charged with tampering with the operation of an electronic monitoring device, according to an arrest warrant. “In June, Ainsworth removed an ankle monitoring device that wasContinue Reading
By Congressman Joe Wilson Coronavirus Resources As we continue to recover from the pandemic, it is important to stay healthy and safe. Please continue following Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines to help keep you, your family, and your friends protected against this disease. If you or your family haveContinue Reading
As the holiday season approaches, Dominion Energy is helping its customers prepare for an expected increase in scam activity. Throughout Utility Scam Awareness Week (November 16 – 20), the company provided its customers with helpful tips and resources so they can easily spot and protect themselves against the most commonContinue Reading
More than 30 cadets and students are preparing to compete in the final round of this year’s Baker Business Bowl, after having cleared the semi-final. That second round featured nine teams of would-be entrepreneurs, but now there are only five teams left standing. In early November, each of the 9Continue Reading
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer shines in an all-new 4-D experience at the South Carolina State Museum this holiday season. The museum will offer holiday shows, socially distanced events, new exhibitions and special shopping opportunities in the museum store, The Cotton Mill Exchange. “Our spacious building and exhibition galleries mean weContinue Reading
South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) employees picked up 13,130 bags of roadside trash weighing 209,725 pounds at this year’s fall cleanup. About 1,700 SCDOT employees, from headquarters to the county offices, were deployed across the state November 17, in support of Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette’s “Grab A Bag SCContinue Reading
William Starrett and Columbia City Ballet are bringing holiday magic to Columbia with their 60th-anniversary professional socially distant production of Nutcracker. Executive and Artistic Director, Starrett, has created a performance for this unique holiday season. The production will waltz onto the stage of the Koger Center for the Arts forContinue Reading
The One SC Fund Hurricane Response Committee has awarded $426,600 in grants to 11 organizations across South Carolina for disaster relief and recovery projects. To date, the One SC Fund — established by former Governor Nikki Haley in November 2015 after the Thousand Year Flood to help South Carolinians whoContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green would like to the Town of Lexington community to know that detectives have begun a death investigation with the assistance of the Lexington County Coroner’s Office. At approximately 1:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to a call of a suicide that occurred inside aresidence on Ivy Hill CourtContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green would like to notify the Town of Lexington community about a shooting death that Lexington Police Department, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and the Lexington County Coroner’s Office are investigating. At approximately 5:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 700 block of West Main Street to a locationContinue Reading