Month: November 2015

New school at Busbee site gets new design

A new design plan was introduced at the Lexington School District 2 meeting last Thursday. The new design is for the school planned to built on the Busbee site. It   reflects a request for a more traditional look for the school. The plan is to build the elementary school off of 12th Street Extension, […]

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Airport JROTC Drill Team Wins 4th Competition

Airport High School in Cayce is accustom to hearing on Monday mornings the news that the school’s JROTC Drill Team finished 1st Place Overall or they brought home another Championship. The award winning Drill Team won their fourth Drill meet championship for the 2015/16 school year this past Saturday. The AHS JROTC Drill Team is […]

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Woman charged with attempted murder, arson

A Lexington County woman is facing charges after a fire destroyed a house on Rollingwood Drive. According to arrest warrants, Monica Lynn Calderwood, 29, set fire to a family member’s home late on Nov. 18 while she and three other individuals were inside. Calderwood has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and one […]

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BCHS Swimmer Nathan Walton recognized as State Champion

Nathan Walton, a swimmer for the Brookland-Cayce High Swim Team, was recognized at the Lexington School District 2 Board meeting, last Thursday. Nathan won the State Championship in the 100-meter butterfly event.

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Lexington 2 presents Teachers of the Year

The Lexington School District 2 Teachers of the Year for 2015/16 were recognized last Thursday. A reception was held for them before the regular school board meeting. Pictured are: Jennifer Burgos-Carnes, BC grammar No. 1; Katie Kirian, Congarree Elementary; Felicia Madden, Congarree-Wood ECC; Amy Tribble, Davis ECC; Katie Wilkerson, Wood Elementary; Brook Jones, Pineview Elementary; […]

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West Columbia issues Holiday Closing, Sanitation Schedule

West Columbia Thanksgiving Holiday Closing and Sanitation Schedule The City of West Columbia City Hall will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27, 2015. Regular hours will resume on Monday, November 30, 2015. Customers on the Thursday collection route will need to place their containers out […]

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Cayce releases holiday garbage pick-up schedule

Holiday Sanitation Schedule and Leaf Pickup Information Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday this week, the City of Cayce will be closed from 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25 through Friday, Nov. 27. If your regular collection day falls on Thanksgiving Day or the day after, your GARBAGE ONLY will be picked up on Wednesday November 25th. […]

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8-year-old injured in Thursday accident, dies

Kalieah S. Richardson, 8, of Batesburg, died from the injuries she received in an accident involving a logging truck and the vehicle in which she was a front-seat passenger. Kalieah was pronounced dead Friday evening at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital where she was transported after the car she was riding in collided with a logging […]

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