The Town of Lexington and Blue Granite Water Company have reached a settlement to transfer ownership of the Watergate wastewater treatment facility that services approximately 1,100 customers in the … more

Online sellers collected $311.5 million in SC sales and use tax in 12 months. From Nov. 1, 2019 to Oct. 31, 2020, sales tax from remote sellers doubled over last year. The number of remote … more

SC Gov. Henry McMaster Wednesday nominated Robert G. Woods, IV as Director of the South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS). Woods has been serving as the Acting Director of SCDPS since … more

Long-suffering Gamecock fans take heart. One of our own is to be honored Thursday. President Trump will present College Football Hall of Famer Lou Holtz with the Presidential Medal of … more

By Jerry Bellune  JerryBellune@yahoo.com More top SC utility executives may be the next to pled guilty to fraud. Sources close to the federal probe say they expect Santee Cooper … more

The SC Department of Transportation (SCDOT) will close ramps on and off I-26 and U.S. 1 (Exit 111) Dec. 6-8 to perform maintenance. Closures will be from 10 pm to 4 am and begin at 10 pm on Sunday … more

Lexington 1's school board passed a 1-time employee payment package Tuesday night. The payments include approximately $1,000 for all full-time employees, $500 for all part-time employees working … more

Lexington County deputies have arrested and charged a Cayce man who was shot in self-defense after investigators said he fired first in a Saturday night shooting. Christopher James Costello, 22, … more

Lexington County set a new covid-19 recovery record this week. Although daily case reports have been in double digits, no one has died of covid-19 for 7 straight days. Columbia … more

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Greg Daniel Lancelot, Jr., age 23, of Cayce, Patrick Michael Kaminer, 33, of West Columbia, William E. McConnell, 35, of Cayce, and … more