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Cayce Police conducting “Operation Shamrock” Check Points beginning Friday, before St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is not until next Tuesday, but there will be a lot of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations this coming weekend, so be on the lookout for Operation Shamrock. Link to video-Click The Cayce Police Department will be conducting DUI enforcement and traffic safety checkpoints on March 13 and […]

Lexington County Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Robert K. Bonesteel, 63, of West Columbia, has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material. * Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that in November 2023, law enforcement agencies executed an undercover chat operation targeted at identifying child sex offenders. During […]

Soda City Brass Band plays 3rd Jazz Pop-Up Invigorate Concert on a warm evening in Cayce

Soda City Brass Band performed at the third, and final, show of Cayce’s Jazz Pop-Up Invigorate Concert series, Tuesday. The show was at the Art Lot, in the Arts District at 1908 State Street, on a warm and clear evening. It was rescheduled from Sunday because of weather. The concert […]

March is Social Work Month, when we celebrate the contributions of dedicated social work professionals – An Editorial by Brenda Armstrong Clark

Social Work Is a ProfessionAn Editorial by Brenda Armstrong Clark, LMSW March is Social Work Month — a time to celebrate the heart, strength, and dedication behind the profession. We are proud to be social workers. We are proud of the difference we make, the resilience we witness, and the […]

Gray Collegiate Academy announces Columbia K-5 satellite campus

On Tuesday, March 10, Gray Collegiate Academy (GCA) hosted a press conference to announce the opening of a new satellite campus in Columbia. The campus, located at 1001 Pinnacle Point Drive, will initially serve 554 students in grades K-5. As a satellite campus, the Columbia location will exist as an […]

SCDOT to install all-way stop on SC-6 in Lexington County for roundabout project

The South Carolina Department of Transportation will install an all-way stop intersection on SC-6 at Meadowfield Road and Jim Spence Road in Lexington County beginning March 13 as part of an ongoing roundabout project. Signs have been put in place to notify drivers of the new traffic pattern. The all-way […]

Lexington County Coroner identifies 24-year-old who died in Monday morning crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a single-vehicle accident in the 400 block of Wagner Highway in the Leesville area of Lexington County on Monday at approximately 7:12 a.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Jose Eduardo Sanchez Franco , 24, of Wagner was traveling southbound […]

2 teens arrested in connection to the shooting that took place on Augusta Road, in West Columbia, Sunday

On March 8, 2026 Investigators arrested nineteen-year-old Jaeden Jones and eighteen-year-old Ty’ron Bethea on charges related to an alleged shooting that took place in the Walmart parking lot on Augusta Road, in West Columbia. Mr. Jones was charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a […]

Cayce’s Jazz Pop-Up Invigorate Concert with Soda City Brass Band has been rescheduled for Tuesday

Rescheduled!!!!!!! Due to the weather forecast for Sunday evening, Sunday’s Jazz Pop-Up concert in Cayce has been rescheduled.Come out on Tuesday, March 10, from 6 – 8 PM at the Art Lot at (1908 State Street) Cayce, for a final evening of great live jazz, good vibes, and community in […]

Carraway Park at the West Columbia Riverwalk to be closed for 2.5 weeks, beginning Monday, March 8

Carraway Park, 212 Hudson Street, West Columbia, SC, is getting an upgrade. Shade sails are being installed to keep the park breezy and shielded from the sun. To get the job done safely, the park will be closed starting Monday, March 9, for approximately 2.5 weeks. Crews will be working […]