Lexington County, SC

LEXINGTON COUNTY (WACH) — The autopsy results of an inmate found dead in an open at the Lexington County Detention Center have been released by Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. Coroner Fisher said Charles Plumley died due to an acute fentanyl intoxication with an accidental manner of death.

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — The Lexington County Coroner's Office has shared new details regarding the April death of a federal inmate at the county detention center. Coroner Margaret Fisher released the autopsy results, on Friday, for 39-year-old Charles Carlisle Plumley whose cause of death was determined to be "an acute fentanyl intoxication." The manner of death was said to be accidental.

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - The COMET (Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority) announced Route 97 will be suspended beginning on Friday, July 1. The decision was made by the organization’s Board of Directors due to low ridership on the route. “We understand that there is a need for viable...

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — David Bennett may look familiar. He serves as the district athletics director for Lexington County School District One. He’s also been a high school and college head football coach. So he’s no stranger to being active. He often plays golf with his son, too....

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (COMET) is bringing an end to one of its routes, citing poor ridership. COMET said on Friday that, as of July 1 it will be suspending service on Route 97 which provides rural service from West Columbia to Batesburg-Leesville via Lexington. The route operates three trips to West Columbia and two trips to Batesburg-Leesville every Thursday.

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– You’re invited to Segra Park this weekend for Cotton Branch Farm Sanctuary’s first Columbia VegFest. It’ll be this Sunday, June 26 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The event will feature local, regional and national vendors, as well as delicious food, arts and crafts, live music and giveaways. Columbia VegFest will be outside but will happen rain or shine. Tickets are $10.

Lexington, SC 06/24/2022 - The Lexington County 911 Communications Center has been awarded Communications Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA®). This is the fifth time that Lexington County 911 Communications has earned this achievement. This award remains in effect for four years and the...

Lexington County School District One’s Tracy T. Lucas, CPPB, CPPO, has announced her retirement, effective June 29. She has spent the last 23 years working as the district’s procurement director. With a career spanning almost 35 years, Lucas began working in 1987 for the South Carolina Department of...

The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees has approved the promotion of Erica K. Bissell, ED.D. to teaching and learning director. Bissell currently serves as the district’s reading and language arts coordinator. An experienced educator with more than 18 years in education, Bissell stepped into the classroom...

The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees has approved the promotion of Nathan D. Dawson to procurement director. Dawson currently serves as the district’s procurement coordinator and will replace Tracy Lucas, who is retiring. Dawson graduated from Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia with a degree...

LEXINGTON, SC (WACH)- Like so many industries right now, law enforcement is looking to fill open positions. For the first time in several years, the Lexington County sheriff’s department is going public to put more deputies on patrol. They want to find workers, and they’re looking to expand.

Lexington, SC 06/22/2022 (Paul Kirby) – A softball tournament has been organized to benefit Payton Campbell. Payton is a fun-loving teen who loved to play softball and spend time with her family and friends. Earlier this year, while on a lake trip with her family to celebrate her 13th birthday, a dead tree was blown down by high winds and it struck and seriously injured Payton.

Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees has approved the promotion of Derek W. Berry to application services director, effective July 1. Berry currently serves as the district’s IT senior systems analyst. A professional with more than 25 years of experience in management, information technology, and classroom instruction,...

He’s the winningest coach in the history of the Lexington County Blowfish, and glad to be back at the helm of the college summer team that represents the Columbia area. Columbia International University Head Baseball Coach Jonathan Johnson received an urgent call from the Blowfish management to return to the team this summer after the current coach had to bow out this season.

LAKE MURRAY SHORES, S.C. — Every Wednesday afternoon from May to August for the last six years, a group of Lake Murray boaters have been getting together in the name of food, friends and fundraising. They call it Wacky Wednesday. It's a summertime tradition in Lexington county for a...

Red Bank/White Knoll, SC 06/22/2022 (Paul Kirby) – Firefighters from the Lexington County Fire Service battled a house fire in the Red Bank/White Knoll area of the county Tuesday night. According to Jessica Imbimbo, spokesperson for the county, the fire was dispatched at 9:35 p.m. in the 200 block of Clermont Lakes Drive between Platt Springs and Bluefield Roads. Imbimbo said that the original caller reported there was an electrical fire in a mobile home.

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) – A Lexington County daycare center that has been at the center of controversy in the past several months is now up for sale. WACH FOX News learned the owners of Windsor Academy Child Development Center in Lexington put it on the market about two weeks ago.

SWANSEA, S.C. — An abandoned mobile home on the side of the road in Pelion is being removed. This is thanks to church teams across Lexington County in parts of Pelion, Gilbert, Wagener and Batesburg who are coming together. A surge of service in action. These teams are demolishing...

The man is charged with the ill treatment of animals, a felony that could mean years in prison.