The Lexington County Chronicle

10/16/2025

Jimmy Lee Thompson, Jr., 18, of West Columbia, has been charged with carrying a weapon on school property by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).

Thompson was arrested Thursday, Oct. 9. According to the arrest warrant, the incident occurred on or around Oct. 4, at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg County.

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Jimmy Lee Thompson, Jr., 18, of West Columbia, has been charged with carrying a weapon on school property by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).  Thompson was arrested …

10/16/2025

Voodoo Brewing, located at 102 W. Main St., Suite A in downtown Lexington, will open its doors to the public on Saturday, Oct. 18.

The brewery’s menu will feature pretzels, nachos, burgers, wraps, bowls, noodles and more.

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Voodoo Brewing, located at 102 W. Main St., Suite A in downtown Lexington, will open its doors to the public on Saturday, Oct. 18.  The brewery’s menu will feature pretzels, nachos, …

10/16/2025

Twenty-eight Lexington County officials have announced their endorsement of Attorney General Alan Wilson for governor of South Carolina. The group includes mayors, town officials and county council members.

“These local leaders know what it takes to serve their communities. Families are the backbone of South Carolina and these local leaders represent our shared conservative values, support small businesses, and prioritize families,” Wilson said in a media release. “I’m honored to have their trust as we work together to keep South Carolina strong, maintain its charm, and protect our families and values.”

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Twenty-eight Lexington County officials have announced their endorsement of Attorney General Alan Wilson for governor of South Carolina. The group includes mayors, town officials and county council …

10/16/2025

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10/16/2025

Residents of Irmo can now explore all the developments and projects across town through a new interactive economic development map powered by Google Earth.

The tool allows users to visualize where future projects will be located and track growth in real time. It also highlights construction currently underway around town.

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Residents of Irmo can now explore all the developments and projects across town through a new interactive economic development map powered by Google Earth.  The tool allows users to …

10/15/2025

Exactly 68 years ago this month, Americans were introduced to an everyday kid. While TV viewers loved Lucy, the same eventually proved true for plain, impish Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver. From the minute he first appeared in family rooms on fuzzy black and white TV screens at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4, 1957, folks couldn’t get enough of the boy’s antics. In Episode #1, “Beaver Gets Spelled,” he mistakenly thinks the note his teacher instructs him to take home to his parents is expelling him from school. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t.

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Exactly 68 years ago this month, Americans were introduced to an everyday kid. While TV viewers loved Lucy, the same eventually proved true for plain, impish Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver. …

10/15/2025

🏈👀 3 weeks left in the regular season

Lexington County football teams are fighting for playoff positioning and wins. Week seven saw teams light up the scoreboard, with every winner scoring at least 20 points, and six topping 40.

Catch up on all the major storylines!

There are only three weeks left in the 2025 high school football regular season, and teams from Lexington County are scrambling for wins as the playoffs draw close.

10/15/2025

Lexington County School District Four’s Early Childhood Center highlighted students' academic growth at a board meeting, showing gains in reading and math.

While there isn’t much data available yet for the 2025–26 school year, Principal Sonya Harrison-Young reviewed assessment results from the 2024–25 school year.

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Lexington County School District Four’s Early Childhood Center highlighted students' academic growth at a board meeting, showing gains in reading and math. While there isn’t much …

10/15/2025

After Southern Living ranked Lexington County's City Limits BBQ No. 1 for best BBQ joint in the South 2025, our writer, Catharine Barone, and her husband wanted to see what all the buzz was about. Read their thoughts in this FREE column on our website.

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10/15/2025

Capital City/Lake Murray Country (CCLMC) proudly announces the successful completion of the National Crappie League (NCL) Tournament, held October 3-4, 2025, at Dreher Island State Park. The two-day event brought together top crappie anglers from across the country, showcasing Lake Murray’s reputa...

10/15/2025

Cayce City Council met on Oct. 7 to confirm the membership of its election commission, and to settle a four-year legal battle over a permit revocation.

A real estate broker and owner of a property, not far from Brookland Cayce High School, filed a lawsuit in May 2021 against Cayce after the city revoked a permit that allowed the broker to move a prefabricated home onto the property.

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Cayce City Council met on Oct. 7 to confirm the membership of its election commission, and to settle a four-year legal battle over a permit revocation. A real estate broker and owner of a …

10/14/2025

🔥🏈 Fourth quarter surge

Dutch Fork scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to overcome a 24-20 deficit and claim a 41-24 victory over region rival White Knoll. Turnovers proved costly for the Timberwolves, while the Silver Foxes capitalized late to pull away.

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For the first 36 minutes of their game Friday night, White Knoll and Dutch Fork played neck and neck. The final 12 were a completely different story.