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Lexington One Board Hopefuls Split on Classroom Screen Time
LEXINGTON, S.C. — How much time students in Lexington County School District One should spend on screens has become a dividing line in the race for seats on\u2026
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Lexington Council Upholds Denial of Home Hemp Business License
LEXINGTON, S.C. — A company hoping to sell hemp goods out of a house in Lexington will not get a town business license after Town Council sided with\u2026
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Wilson, Khalifa Take Student Questions in Lexington Debate
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Students at River Bluff High School in Lexington ran the questioning Monday as U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, a Republican, and Democratic nominee Zyon Khalifa made\u2026
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Former Lexington Senator Shealy Backs Democrat for Treasurer
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Katrina Shealy, the Republican who spent 12 years representing Lexington County in the state Senate, is backing Democrat Vincent Coe for South Carolina treasurer, setting\u2026
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District 88 House Race Sets Lastinger Against Jones in Lexington
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Lexington County House District 88 heads into the Nov. 3 general election with Republican incumbent John Lastinger facing Democratic challenger Jeremy Jones, after both campaigns\u2026
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Lexington County Weighs Housing Overlay Rules After Hearing
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Lexington County Council took public comment Tuesday on a package of zoning changes that would carve the unincorporated county into three residential overlay districts, with\u2026
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President Trump Renames Lake Ontario Amid Trade Dispute
President Donald Trump signed an executive order today, August 28, 2026, to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. This action is part of an escalating trade dispute between\u2026
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Graham edges Norman in SC Senate primary runoff
South Carolina Republicans resolved a statewide fight over their United States Senate nomination on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, when a special primary runoff gave Senator Darline Graham a\u2026
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Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Senate Primary Runoff
Senator Darline Graham secured a victory in South Carolina's Republican Senate primary runoff on August 25, 2026, defeating Representative Ralph Norman. This outcome marks a significant endorsement win\u2026
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Darline Graham wins SC GOP Senate runoff
Darline Graham, a political newcomer, secured a victory in the special Republican primary runoff on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, to replace her late brother, Senator Lindsey Graham, on\u2026
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Supreme Court Allows Trump Mail Voting Order to Proceed
The Supreme Court on Monday, August 24, cleared the way for President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting to move forward, though the extent of its implementation\u2026
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SCOTUS allows Trump mail-in voting order to proceed
The Supreme Court on Monday afternoon, August 24, cleared the way for the Trump administration to begin implementing an executive order that imposes restrictions on mail-in voting. The\u2026