POLICE [ COLUMBIA ] Employee at dry cleaner knocked down, robbed – Columbia Police are looking for two suspects who robbed a dry-cleaning business. The incident happened just after 1 p.m. Monday at Columbia’s Cleaners, in the 7400 block of Garners Ferry Road. Two men entered the store and demanded money, fleeing in a car with an undisclosed amount, police said. An employee was pushed … Continue reading BRIEFLY

A beagle that was a family’s longtime pet was saved from a burning Lugoff home. The beagle was found during an initial search firefighters made of a burning house Saturday night on North Village Lane near Lugoff, according to Lugoff Fire Chief Dennis Ray. No one was home at the time of the fire, which was called in by neighbors. Tens of thousands of dollar … Continue reading Firefighters save pet beagle from Lugoff blaze

Achieve Your Potential As the proud sponsor of today’s Teacher Recognition Breakfast, Palmetto Citizens would like to congratulate all of the Teachers of the Year and recognize their outstanding accomplishments in educating our community’s young people. DISTRICT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR LISA ROSELexington District OneWhite Knoll High PHILLIP RABON, IILexington District TwoPair Education Center KATHY TAYLORLexington District ThreeBatesburg-Leesville Primary KURT WYNDHAMLexington District FourSwansea High ELIZABETH … Continue reading Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union

Let the people decide presidential election I would like to see the way we pick our president change. Instead of about five states deciding who our next president will be, how about each state having one electoral vote and the candidate who receives the most votes from that state would get that state’s electoral vote? The candidate carrying the most states would be the winner. … Continue reading LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO 2010-CP-28-819 NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF KERSHAW Nellie Anne Creed, Plaintiff, v. Joan M. Creed, Grannies Quarter Creek Company, Inc., Robert A Creed, Individually and a s Personal Representative of Estate of S. Alvin Creed, Defendants, and Frank Carll, Intervenor Pursuant to an Order of Court dated October 7, 2011 in the above … Continue reading Legal Advertisements

Jack Fortner and Carolyn Fortner of Elgin celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on November 18, 2011. They were married on November 18, 1961, at Union Baptist Church Parsonage by the late Rev. George Partridge in Blaney (Elgin), S.C. Carolyn is the daughter of the late Eddie Ross and Mildred Ross of Elgin, and Jack is the son of Ruth Fortner and the late Clark Fortner of Lugoff. … Continue reading Fortner Anniversary

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO 2010-CP-28-819 NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF KERSHAW Nellie Anne Creed, Plaintiff, v. Joan M. Creed, Grannies Quarter Creek Company, Inc., Robert A Creed, Individually and a s Personal Representative of Estate of S. Alvin Creed, Defendants, and Frank Carll, Intervenor Pursuant to an Order of Court dated October 7, 2011 in the above … Continue reading Legal Advertisements

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO 2010-CP-28-819 NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF KERSHAW Nellie Anne Creed, Plaintiff, v. Joan M. Creed, Grannies Quarter Creek Company, Inc., Robert A Creed, Individually and a s Personal Representative of Estate of S. Alvin Creed, Defendants, and Frank Carll, Intervenor Pursuant to an Order of Court dated October 7, 2011 in the above … Continue reading Legal Advertisements

September 26, 2011 | State, The (Columbia, SC)Page: 7 | Section: Metro [COMMUNITY] TWO LEXINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT employees have received promotions. Sgt. James Jemail Clawson of West Columbia has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant and assigned to manage the Detention Center Housing Division. Katherine Luvisi of Columbia has been named law enforcement accreditation manager; she previously served as a senior paralegal who worked for the agency’s … Continue reading PEOPLE

A Lugoff family is out of their home after a Wednesday fire. Lugoff Fire Department firefighters with help from the Blaney, Pine Grove and Doby’s Mill departments, responded to a 4 p.m. brush fire call only to find the fire actually was inside a home on the 1000 block of Meadow Drive, the department said. The fire appears to have started in a bedroom and spread … Continue reading Home burns in Lugoff