Sorinex Exercise Equipment, Inc., a family-owned strength training equipment company, today announced plans to expand operations in Lexington County. The company’s $7 million investment will create 35 new jobs. For more than 40 years, Sorinex Exercise Equipment, Inc. has specialized in creating custom exercise gear and workout apparel. […]
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announces the termination of former deputy sheriff James Christopher Leaisure, 29, following his arrest by the State Law Enforcement Division. Earlier this week the department was notified that Leaisure was under investigation by SLED, at the request of the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, […]
Lexington County deputies have arrested three women in connection to a child abuse investigation at a child care center. Shayna Nicole McKnight, 36, is charged with infliction of great bodily harm upon a child, according to an arrest warrant. Amy Marie Grice, 38, and Jeannie H. Locklear, 49, […]
Lexington County employees who worked through the COVID-19 pandemic will receive a second round of “premium pay” as authorized users of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF). Lexington County has been allocated $58,028,000 from the SLFRF – a funding program from the federal government to aid […]
A federal inmate who was being held at the Lexington County Detention Center died Saturday evening. The inmate has been identified as 39-year-old Charles Carlisle Plumley, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. “Mr. Plumley was in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service while being housed at […]
A Columbia man is being held in the Lexington County Detention Center after detectives said he shot the doorknob of a West Columbia home and exchanged gunfire with another man after going inside. Jeremy Gerome Junious, 34, is charged with attempted murder, discharging a firearm into a dwelling, […]
We need your help in finding Christopher Allen Hayes. He’s wanted in connection with a stolen tractor on S. Lake Drive. The tractor was stolen on March 8. Please share any tips by calling Crimestoppers at 888-274-6372 or by using the app.
Angela Marie Gantt, age 37, of Lexington, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Senior United States District Judge Terry L. Wooten of Columbia imposed the sentence. After her release from prison, Gantt […]
Concentrated Active Ingredients & Flavors, Inc. (CAIF), a supplier of innovative naturally sourced ingredients, today announced its plans to establish operations in Lexington County. The $5 million investment will create 20 new jobs. Founded in 2016 with a mission to support global well-being, CAIF specializes in the procurement, custom […]
Shiv Balvant Tailor and Savannah Stroud pleaded guilty to charges for their participation in a drug trafficking conspiracy primarily involving heroin and fentanyl in Lexington, Richland, and Saluda counties. Shiv Balvant Tailor, 24, of Lexington, and Savannah Lynn Stroud, 23, of Lexington, were charged in May of 2019 […]
