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Hello Lexington! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will First Community's new board member shape Lexington's hometown bank?
  • What did a Lexington‑based FBI crackdown pull off this summer?
  • How a Lexington supplier drew an 18-year federal drug sentence

Also on today's calendar: Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch at Clinton Sease Farm and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Sunday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 72, low: 66.
  • Monday: Humid; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Shell Knox Berry Named to First Community Board of Directors (augustaceo.com) — Lexington-based First Community Corporation, parent of First Community Bank, has added Augusta nonprofit leader Shell Knox Berry to its board of directors. Her investment banking and philanthropy experience will help guide the bank's growth across the Midlands and beyond, potentially shaping future services and investment in Lexington-area customers and communities.
   

2. FBI Columbia Summer Heat 2.0 numbers surpass 2025 results (theitem.com) — From Lexington, FBI Columbia is reporting that Operation Summer Heat 2.0 led to 80 arrests, 43 major drug seizures and 40 firearms recovered across South Carolina this summer. The initiative, which surpassed last year's results, focused on dismantling gangs, removing dangerous drugs and weapons, and protecting vulnerable residents in communities like those around Lexington.
   

3. Lexington federal drug convict gets 18-year sentence (lexingtonchronicle.com) — A Lexington man has been sentenced to more than 18 years in federal prison for supplying meth, fentanyl, cocaine and other drugs across the Lexington County and Columbia areas. Investigators tied him to multiple stash houses, large quantities of narcotics and firearms, and say the case was part of a broader federal task force targeting major trafficking organizations.
   

4. Murdaugh trial judge calls urgent evidentiary hearing following defense's letter (wistv.com) — An urgent evidentiary hearing in the Alex Murdaugh retrial will take place in person at the Lexington Courthouse on October 16, focusing on DNA, phone, ballistics and scan data. The judge ordered prosecutors to respond to defense complaints about delayed evidence access by October 8, ahead of the April 2027 retrial.
   

5. Nursery Road Elementary receives state arts grant (lexingtonchronicle.com) — Nursery Road Elementary School-Arts Magnet, the only elementary arts magnet in Lexington-Richland School District Five, has received a $12,600 state Distinguished Arts Program grant. The funding will help build a fully equipped theater and expand arts-integrated learning, giving local students more chances to explore media, visual and performing arts in their everyday classes.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • does this cat belong to anyone?
    i feed a feral that i hope to trap and have neutered but that cat is certainly feral as it is so scared. its just recently started not running away… (Nextdoor Bridlewood)
  • Spider update SPIDER WARNING!!!
    The lynx spider I recently posted a pic of has laid her eggs. She definitely dropped a few sizes. Where the egg is may not survive the winter we have… (Nextdoor Whiteford)
  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Lexington. Apply here.
  • Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Lexington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lexington here.

Ok Lexington! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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