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Lexington man found with multiple stab wounds inside burned home, coroner says
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WIS) - Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified a man whose body was found at a home in Lexington after emergency services responded to a fire. The body was identified on Monday as Caldwell Melton Motley, Jr., 38, of Lexington, who was pronounced dead on the scene from multiple stab wounds.
Facing Climate Gentrification, This Historic Black Community Embraces Conservation
TEN MILE, S.C. — At high tide, the marsh alongside Seafood Road disappears under an inscrutable mirror of water. Then, as it drains, reeds resurface and begin to trace hundreds of paths through the marsh, etched by generations of subsistence fishing. Ten Mile’s community center looks over the water...
SC scores surprisingly low in recent business ranking
Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John shares the results of a recent CNBC ranking of the top states for business which shows S.C. at #19, far below other South Atlantic states. After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells...
Lexington High grad wins first pro golf title
Former Lexington High School state champion Lauren Stephenson is now a tournament winner on the professional tour. The 27-year-old Stephenson won the Twin Bridges Championship on the Epson Tour this past weekend. Pulling away from a group tied for first place, Stephenson finished 1-over-par 72 to capture her first professional title.
In the 10 states that didn’t expand Medicaid, 1.6M can’t afford health insurance
Nearly 1 of every 5 uninsured working-age adults across the 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid eligibility are stuck in a health care limbo known as a “coverage gap,” according to a new analysis. That means they earn too much money to receive Medicaid but not enough to qualify for financial help to purchase […] The post In the 10 states that didn’t expand Medicaid, 1.6M can’t afford health insurance appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
Lexington police investigating the cause of a Sunday night collision
The Lexington Police Department (LPD) is investigating the cause of a collision that shut down the intersection of East Main Street and North Lake Drive Sunday night. According to a post on the LPD's Twitter page, emergency personnel were on the scene, and traffic was detoured onto Fort Street. The...
Lexington deputies: Two dogs survive ill treatment; they're on the mend
LEXINGTON, S.C. — We reported Thursday that Lexington County investigators charged a 40-year-old man, Robert Jachim, with the ill-treatment of five dogs. According to Lexington County investigators, four of the dogs in the home were in wire crates, and the fifth small breed dog was dead in a bathroom.
Group forms to booster EMS enrollments at high school level
Ken Loveless, contractor and former District Five school board member who is currently looking to regain that seat, organized a meeting of concerned citizens and elected officials recently to discuss a course of action to promote training of and recruiting potential EMS workers at a high school level. The meeting...
Midlands teams to play for spot in S.C. American Legion Baseball Senior Tournament
The opening round of the S.C. American Legion baseball playoffs saw all three Midlands teams emerge victorious. Now, league champions Richland Post 105 and Camden Post 17 step into the fray after a bye week as it looks to earn a spot in the state tournament at Francis Marion University in Florence.
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