Month: August 2015
Brookland-Cayce High School Marching Band Invited to Perform at the TaxSlayer Bowl WorldStrides Heritage Performance has invited the marching band from Brookland-Cayce High School to perform at the TaxSlayer Bowl. They will join marching bands from across the country in the halftime show finale of this major college bowl game. An invitation to perform at […]
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The West Columbia Planning Commission voted in favor of rezoning the State and Meeting Street property to Planned Unit Development. But the rezoning, Monday night, from commercial comes with exceptions. West Columbia City Council will still hash out details regarding the development of the property. Estates Companies is designing a complex of residential, retail and office […]
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After seeing a problem with overcrowding on the only basketball goal on the playground at BC Grammar School No. 1, some then-fourth grade students decided to take initiative in raising money to purchase new goals for their school, said BC Grammar Principal Walter Clark. Requesting donations from family and friends, the students planned a Bake […]
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Investigator Thomas Griffin of the West Columbia Police Department, was honored as the Law Enforcement Officer of the Month, at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast, Tuesday morning. Pictured with Griffin are Capt. Bruce Wade, left, Griffin’s supervisor. And Vaughn Dozier of First Community Bank, sponsor of the award. Griffin was lauded by West Columbia Police […]
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After a search and rescue mission in Transylvania County, NC, the body of a Lexington man was found. Brevard Rescue Squad responders have confirmed that 68-year-old Harold Wiggins from Lexington died as a result of a 400-foot fall from Looking Glass Rock. The search for Wiggins began around 8:30 p.m. Saturday night. Wiggins body was recovered Sunday around 11 […]
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The large crowd was ardent for Dr. Ben Carson. And he said what they wanted to hear. Carson was on the campus of Midlands Technical College in West Columbia, Sunday. And his supporters have studied him. Carson said if an enemy wanted to destroy America it would do it by pitting races against each, […]
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Brookland-Cayce Head Coach Rusty Charpia needed a quarterback Friday night. His starting quarterback Kozi Brown was banged up in the hostile environs of Fairfield Central (FC.) Enter Reed “Razor” Charpia. The freshman was as sharp as his nickname. Throwing two touchdown passes to help secure a 36-24 Bearcats win over the powerful Griffins. “The original […]
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