Twenty-four years ago, terrorists attacked the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

According to the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum website, the attacks killed 2,977 people from 90 nations. This includes 2,753 people were killed in New York; 184 people were killed at the Pentagon; and 40 people were killed on Flight 93. Every year, people and governments remember the tragedies and lives lost with ceremonies, remembrances or prayers.

Around the Midlands there were an array of tributes taking place in the morning. The first terror strike happened at 8:46 a.m. on one of the towers. In Cayce, city’s fire department raised the American flag on Knox Abbott Drive at 8:46 a.m. This is a tradition for the city. The Town of Lexington held a remembrance service a

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