Batesburg-Leesville

While this site is monitored regularly, please call 911 for all emergencies, and Town Hall for other questions or information at 532-4601.

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Town Hall will be closing at 10am this morning due to winter weather. Road temperatures are below freezing in some areas around town and we may see serious accumulation problems soon. Please stay off the roadways.

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Friday night concert in the Park. Hope to see you there for Radio Source.

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This weekend is Spring Clean B-L. Over a hundred people are already committed to litter pick up and beautification this weekend. A big thank you to Keep the Midlands Beautiful for providing the Paper Shred Event at Leesville College Park from 9am until noon (or the truck is full)

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Spring Clean B-L has been postponed from this Saturday to Saturday, April 13th due to inclement weather. If you are interested in participating don't hesitate to reach out. The Shred Event sponsored by Keep the Midlands Beautiful has also been rescheduled to April 13th.

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Trash collection which was scheduled for Thursday was not collected due to driver illness. Thursday's route was to be collected today but the driver is ill again today. Waste Management intends to service this route Saturday. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Follow the link to offer your ideas and suggestions if you can't make it next week or just want to get a head start.

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We want to hear from you about sidewalks and making our streets safer!!

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Today will be a nice day, but there is an Enhanced Risk (3/5) of Severe Weather mainly Friday afternoon into Friday evening. Please stay up to date with the latest forecast information & make sure you have a way to receive warnings. #caewx #scwx #gawx

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A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina until 6 PM EST

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Due to an emergency water main repair water service beyond Batesburg-Leesville High School will be cut off around 6:30 pm. The repairs could take up to four hours. This will impact Summerland Avenue, Bobcat Road, Durango Drive, Gin Branch Court and Battery Drive.

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Better late than never, Happy Birthday to a Batesburg-Leesville legend, Dal Shealy.

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Happy Birthday to #SCFHOF16 Inductee Coach Dal Shealy!! He is one of the better people you will ever meet. Have a legendary day Coach! #SCFHOF #legend #HBD
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In partnership with Lexington County Emergency Management, the Town of B-L is requesting that if you sustained ANY damage related to the heavy rain and flooding on June 22, 2023 please contact Lexington County EMD at 803-785-2449. We are working to assess & understand all damage.

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Tornado Warning continues for Ridge Spring SC, Monetta SC and Ward SC until 10:30 AM EST

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Columbia SC, Lexington SC and West Columbia SC until 11:00 AM EST

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Reminder that early voting starts next week. Lexington County residents can vote early in Batesburg-Leesville at the Midlands Technical College campus at 423 College Street.

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Halloween on Main is just around the corner. If your organization (church, business, civic group) wishes to participate contact us at [email protected] .

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Fall for the Arts festival will be October 23rd on Oak Street in the Batesburg District from 3-7pm. Hope to see you there.

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Election time is just around the corner. The Lexington County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will again be hosting early voting locally from Oct. 24th thru Nov. 6th. The site is 423 College Street at Midlands Technical College's B-L location.

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Movie Night is this Friday night at Panther Stadium at 9pm. Come out and meet some of the B-L football team members and enjoy a football movie, Invincible, starring Mark Wahlberg. The movie and snacks are free so we hope to see you then.

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Waste Management will be in town today doing double duty as the Monday route was not completely picked up due to staffing issues. If you are scheduled for Monday or Tuesday pickups and are not serviced by the end of day today please call Town Hall tomorrow morning at 803-532-4601