Impact fees help accommodate fast growth, but at what cost to Lexington businesses?

Virginia Hylton Park improvements were made possible in part by impact fees paid by residential and commercial developers since 2020.
Lexington leaders have until Feb. 1, 2025, to update impact fees. Some council members' anxiety about it, aside from such a close deadline, is how it might impact area businesses, especially …

Social security numbers were not stored in PowerSchool, Lexington-Richland 5 said after breach

At the most recent Lexington-Richland Five school district meeting, students were recognized, a Powerschool cybersecurity update was shared and progress on the bond referendum was discussed. …

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On East Main Street in downtown Lexington is a little blue house. That’s us. We love our location, its proximity to O’Hara’s Bakery, Old Mill Brewpub, a few spas and many other …

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Stay Here, Play Here: Lexington County events for the week of Jan. 16

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FRIDAY, JAN. 17 Free Fridays The Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (500 Wildlife Pkwy.) launches its Free Fridays series. Every Friday throughout January and February, residents of Richland and …

This January yoga challenge is practiced nationwide. Here's some Lexington County yoga studios

Yoga, a practice involving postures, breathing techniques and meditation, has grown in popularity over the years. Practitioners say it promotes harmony between the body, mind and spirit.   …

Cayce announces new funding opportunities for local businesses

The City of Cayce has recently announced the opening of their 2025 Hospitality and Accommodation Grants Program. This program was created to help support the city’s economic growth by …

Day in the life of a garbage man

Let this harrowing tale serve as a warning. Be careful of what you wrap in aluminum foil. A British judge stopped a man’s 12-year legal battle to dig up a hard drive storing 8,000 bitcoins …

HOLY COW! HISTORY: An inauguration blunder gave us a president for 6 minutes

History surrenders this secret grudgingly. Several people technically were president, but aren’t considered presidents of the United States. You have to look hard to find them, but …

Lexington County woman sentenced on wire fraud conspiracy charge

One Lexington County woman has been sentenced to 13 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. 43-year-old Batesburg-Leesville resident Julia …

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86-year-old Lexington resident uses letters to honor S.C. history and tell his story

Clarendon native Russell Mellette shows his wife, Grace

There is a signed baseball displayed in a curio case with oak framing and glass windows. It sits behind a name plate, oak, too, with the name Russell D. Mellette engraved with black lettering on …

Hailing from all over Lexington County, business leaders, professionals and locals gathered at Seawell’s in Columbia, S.C. on July 18 to celebrate many entities that make Lexington County as …
What’s old has become new again in presidential politics. And it’s been a mighty long wait, too. For the first time in nearly a century, there’s a candidate with facial hair on a …
Admittedly, it sounds like the start of a joke: “So a presidential assassin, a pioneering automaker and an Academy Award-winning actress walk into a bar…” But it’s not.  …
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Lexington local crowned 2024 Miss South Carolina Teen 

Lexington local, Mary Elle Marchant, was crowned 2024 Miss South Carolina Teen on June 29, 2024. In addition to winning her new title, Marchant was also awarded a $20,000 scholarship from the Miss South Carolina Organization. With 14 years of dance experience, she danced a routine to The Chorus Line’s opening hit, “I Hope I Get It,” for the talent portion of the competition.

Lexington native, Mary Elle Marchant, 18, was crowned 2024 Miss South Carolina Teen on June 29, 2024. The daughter of Andy and Rhonda, Marchant is a recent graduate of River Bluff High School’s …

Brandi Lee Owensby's father, Mike Gettings, remembers his daughter and her students calling him up during the school day to sing happy birthday to him. A cherished theater teacher and director at White Knoll High School since 2008...
As temperatures drop and frosty mornings continue, winter brings challenges not only for humans but for our four-legged friends as well. While cozy sweaters and steaming cocoa keep us warm, our …
COLUMBIA ― With the new year underway, the South Carolina Department of Public Health is highlighting the availability of free overdose prevention safety kits at all DPH public health …
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Warm weather did not stop residents from visiting the Market at Icehouse

Throughout the past few weeks, Lexington County has started experiencing the hot and humid summers we’re known for, but the outside activities continue to prosper. This past Saturday, the Icehouse Amphitheater held its weekly Market at Icehouse.

Parkland Plaza is gaining a couple of new tenants in its shopping center. The outparcel building in the plaza is being leased to Oak Street Health, a primary health care practice providing care for …
That familiar jingle of the highly anticipated ice cream truck on a summer afternoon ignites a feeling of excitement quite like no other. And while it's not exactly ice cream, Kona Ice strives to create similar memories one shaved ice at a time.
Rio Express Grill, located at 5594 Sunset Blvd. in Lexington is now open, offering a variety of Brazilian BBQ options for locals and visitors alike.
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South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao (0) dribbles past Texas guard Shay Holle (10) during the second half of the game at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C., on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. South Carolina defeated Texas, 67-50.

South Carolina women’s basketball begins SEC play in dominant fashion

The South Carolina women’s basketball team has rebounded well from their loss against No. 1 ranked UCLA earlier this season. 
South Carolina guard Jacobi Wright (1) goes up for a shot against Alabama in the second half of a game at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

Gamecocks men’s basketball team struggles against ranked competition to start conference season

South Carolina’s men’s basketball team is off to a rocky start in SEC play, beginning 0-3 after losses to Mississippi State, Alabama and Auburn. 

Brookland-Cayce fine reduced to $2, Airport to $500 following JV cancellations against Gray Collegiate

Brookland-Cayce athletic director Rusty Charpia pulled no punches when talking about Gray Collegiate to the South Carolina High School League Executive Committee. 
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