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LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. - Two brothers are taking small acts of kindness to a new level in their Lexington County neighborhood. Owen and Carter Gossett call themselves the unofficial neighborhood light patrol, keeping watch of everyone’s Christmas lights in their neighborhood, The Farm. Every Christmas, the boys light...

Officials in Columbia, S.C., identified 30-year-old Brian Barrett as the victim killed in a shooting on the 800 block of Polo Road late Saturday, December 20, 2025. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department arrested 44-year-old Charles McCants, charging him with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime,...

Members of the Haverstraw Police Department conducted a traffic stop within the Village of Haverstraw that led to the arrest of a South Carolina man found in possession of firearms. Police said the vehicle’s operator, identified as Richard Campbell, 40, was discovered to be in possession of two loaded firearms...

One person is injured and eight others displaced from their homes after an early morning fire on Christmas Eve in Columbia. Columbia-Richland firefighters responded to a triplex on Duke Avenue in the Eau Claire neighborhood at around 4:15 a.m. to find heavy fire coming from a front window. They entered...

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - Several people were hurt after a car crashed into a Habitat for Humanity store on Christmas Eve. City of Camden spokesperson Dawn-Marie Johnson said the wreck happened at around 11:30 a.m. off Highway 1. According to Johnson, the driver reportedly told police that their accelerator...

Two people are dead and others are injured following a Christmas Eve car crash in Lexington County. The wreck happened at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on SC 602 near Dari June Road, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper Hannah Davidson. That’s in the Red Bank area, east of the Platt Springs Crossing...

SOUTH CAROLINA — One person was injured in a stabbing Thursday at a home in Greer, according to the Greer Police Department. Police said officers responded to a report of a stabbing at a residence on Park Ridge Circle. When officers arrived, they found one person suffering from a stab wound. The victim was...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Inspector General with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) has released a list of new arrest warrants for already incarcerated inmates within the SCDC prison system for crimes committed behind bars. The arrest warrants were issued for 27 inmates in 12 separate incidents at various...

Here are five of the most significant changes taking effect in the Palmetto State this New Year. 1. Individual Income Tax Consolidation (H 4216) South Carolina continues its multi-year plan to simplify and lower the state income tax. Starting January 1, the state moves toward a more streamlined tax structure with a...

This article spotlights a fascinating slice of South Carolina history at the Lexington County Museum, right off Highway 378 on Fox Street. It preserves over a dozen original buildings from the county’s founding families, offering a vivid glimpse into colonial and early 19th-century life. Key structures include:. 1771...