🌱 Patch AM: Could your Lexington rent suddenly double in January?

Good day Lexington! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Could your Lexington rent suddenly double in January?
• Why a Lexington County crime probe ended in gunfire Wednesday
• What investigators know so far about this Lexington County apartment shooting

Also on today's calendar: Southern Sky - A Tribute to the Eagles.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 60 and low of 38 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 63, low: 49.
• Sunday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 52 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

1. ‘Why pull the rug?' Some Lexington Apartment tenants face potential rent doubling (wistv.com) — Tenants at Lake Lodge Apartments in Lexington County are reeling after new management signaled some rents could jump from about $700 to $1,400 as soon as January, with only month‑to‑month agreements in place. Residents worry about potential homelessness right after the holidays, while a legal advocate explains how lacking a signed lease leaves renters with few protections during ownership changes.
   

2. Police: Batesburg-Leesville officers shoot suspects who they say hit officer with car (wltx.com) — Batesburg-Leesville police say a traffic stop on West Church Street turned violent after a driver suspected in crimes at multiple Lexington County businesses allegedly struck an officer with a car. Officers then shot and wounded two suspects, and both the officer and suspects were taken for medical treatment as investigators processed the scene outside a nearby gas station.
   

3. South Carolina man's shot multiple times and dies, Lexington County coroner says (thestate.com) — A man was shot multiple times and killed Tuesday at the Waters at Berryhill apartments in the Lexington County portion of Columbia, near Malfunction Junction. The Lexington County Coroner identified the victim as 30-year-old Kendall Lemont McTeer, and deputies are still investigating, with no arrests or motive announced yet.
   

4. Powerball jackpot soars to $1 billion with no winner (counton2.com) — Lexington residents who played Powerball should double‑check their tickets, as a $50,000 DoublePlay winner was sold at Pitt Stop #41 in town. With no jackpot winner, the Powerball prize has climbed to $1 billion, and players have 180 days to claim any winnings from the recent drawing.
   

5. Person wanted in connection with Cayce homicide taken into custody (abccolumbia.com) — A homicide suspect long sought in connection with a 2021 Cayce shooting has been arrested after a tip from North Charleston police. Investigators say Alberto Osorio Mendoza, accused in a fatal argument-related shooting, is now being held without bond at the Lexington County Detention Center on a murder charge.
   

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Sunday December 14

• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - Village Square Theatre
  Village Square Theatre, 105 Caughman Rd, Lexington
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Sunday December 14

• Southern Sky - A Tribute to the Eagles
  Icehouse Amphitheater , 107 W Main St , Lexington
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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Friday Evening Cruises
  The Spirit of Lake Murray , 216 Shadowood Dr , Irmo
  5:30 pm
• 2025 Chicora's Executive Challenge Camporee
  Myrtle Beach State Park , 4401 S Kings Hwy , Myrtle Beach
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Salem UMC's Annual Christmas Bazaar
  1321 Salem Church Rd , Irmo
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• What Child Is This? - Christmas Presentation
  201 Lake Murray Blvd , Irmo
  11:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Monday Night Group Dance Classes
  Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce , 103 Legion Plaza Rd. , Columbia
  6:15 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Coffee Talk
  Stars and Strikes Family Entertainment Center , 800 Lake Murray Blvd. , Irmo
  8:00 am
• Atakwa District Roundtable
  LDS Church , 1620 S Malden Dr , Florence
  7:00 pm
• Christmas Band Concert
  Dutch Fork High Irmo, SC 29063
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Rotary Club of Chapin Sunrise
  Crooked Creek Park Chapin, SC 29036
  7:30 am
• Ribbon Cutting: Richland Co. Office of Small Business Opportunity
  Irmo Chamber , 1235 Columbia Avenue , Irmo
  11:30 am

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-- The Patch AM Team

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