Leesville News

Batesburg-Leesville firewood dealer's product is 'seasoned to perfection, just like a good Kentucky bourbon' When the weather cools, Marshall Swanson likes to curl up by his wood-burning fireplace in Columbia with a good book and a bowl of popcorn.

Saluda County deputies say a 35-year-old Batesburg-Leesville registered sex offender inappropriately touched a 15-year-old girl at his house, as the girl visited someone else at the home.

Reports of hate crimes in South Carolina increased during 2008, according to the FBI's annual report on hate crimes in the United States.

A methamphetamine laboratory and three pipe bombs were seized at a home near Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County deputies said.

Get all the final results from Tuesday's contested races in municipalities in Lexington and Richland counties, including Batesburg-Leesville's mayoral race and Irmo's vote on allowing Sunday sale of beer and wine by the package.

South Carolina's marching season came to an end Saturday, as bands across the state put their best foot forward to try to be the Palmetto State's best.

Municipal elections Tuesday in eight Lexington County communities mark the first time so many are holding the balloting simultaneously.

Gina Smith McCarty is a 45-year-old native of Batesburg-Leesville who is a La Leche League leader and consultant for the Close To My Heart scrapbooking and stamping company.

Nine municipalities in Richland and Lexington counties have elections for town leaders Tuesday.

The Nov. 3 ballot in Batesburg-Leesville is a showdown between Mayor James Wiszowaty and two political foes.

Batesburg-Leesville voters are less than two weeks from deciding a mayor's race.

The State Ethics Commission has cleared Batesburg-Leesville Mayor James Wiszowaty of conflict-of-interest allegations in promoting a plan for a new town water plant.

Morgan Weaver and Cole Upton shared an unlikely achievement. The Chapin Elementary School classmates both had winning essays in this year's Grandparents of the Year competition sponsored by the State Fair.

A town councilman in South Carolina has been cleared of assault charges involving another council member.

Why I am running: One of the most important issues facing Batesburg-Leesville is water.

COLUMBIA -- A town councilman in South Carolina has been cleared of assault charges involving another council member.

Kayce Lynn Kozma and Eugene Clifford Bragg III, both of Lexington, were married October 3, 2009, on the beach at Fripp Island.

The Lexington County Council said they worked for over two years to find the family whose ancestors are buried in a field marked for development.

Residents who want to vote in Nov. 3 municipal elections in Richland and Lexington counties have until the end of this week to register.

Three longtime Lexington County mayors face re-election challenges at the Nov. 3 ballot.