Month: September 2016

Lexington District Two Announces 2016-17 Teacher-of-the-Year

Lexington District Two announced today that Ms. Chesley Geyer, a third grade teacher at Pineview Elementary School, has been named the 2016-17 Teacher of the Year. Ms. Geyer, a 20-year veteran of Lexington Two, was selected by a community panel of judges. In May, she was nominated by her peers at Pineview Elementary School to […]

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Could Clark’s Beauty Shop refurbishing lead to more repair on State Street?

West Columbia City Council voted to designate the property at 130 State St. as “Historic Property” at its Tuesday council meeting. With the designation, the building receives “Special Property Tax Assessments for Rehabilitated Historic Properties.” The property at 130 State was – for years- the home of Clark’s Beauty Shop. The popular two-story, half-brick, half-tile storefront location, […]

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C-Team cheerleaders, football team, are successful Wednesday

The Brookland-Cayce High School C-Team took on Irmo in football, Wednesday at the BC Stadium in Cayce. It was a beautiful afternoon for football and the BCHS Cheerleaders C-Team, comprised of students from Busbee Middle School and Northside Middle School, were there to cheer on the team. They were successful, as the BC-C Team defeated […]

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CresCom Bank receives WCBF’s Quarterly Appearance Award

The West Columbia Beautification Foundation’s  Quarterly Appearance Award was presented to Elizabeth Dunham, right, of CresCom Bank by WCBF  Chairwoman Melissa Sprouse Browne. CresCom was the award winner for the Third Quarter. The award was presented Wednesday morning at the WCBF’s regular meeting.

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Chamber Chat offers tips on communication in the Latino community

Tips for communicating with members of the Latino community was the topic of Chamber Chat Wednesday. Vanessa Mota, of Mota Intellectual Services, spoke about eliminating the stress when dealing with clients who mostly speak a foreign language. Mota said the number of Latino businesses and clientele is growing in the Cayce-West Columbia area. Mota also teaches […]

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West Columbia City Council thanks Bogart’s for years of service

West Columbia City Council sounded like it was issuing a goodbye to a longtime friend. Jason Jones – Bogart’s owner – was thanked for the restaurant’s leadership and commitment to the community at council’s meeting, Tuesday. Bogart’s, that has operated at 530 12th St. since 2002, has to vacate its building by Oct. 9, to […]

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Teen River Bluff football player who died, had a heart condition

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher released the cause of death for Lewis N. Simpkins. Lewis is the 14-year-old River Bluff football player who collapsed on the field during practice on Aug. 10, and later died at Lexington Medical Center. Autopsy results show a multifactorial cause of death. Simpkins died as a result of complications of a […]

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Man dressed as clown approaches Lexington kids, report says

From the Lexington Police Department: INVESTIGATION OF SUSPICIOUS PERSONS – A REMINDER TO STAY AWARE Officers of the Lexington Police Department responded to a report of suspicious persons in a vehicle at an apartment complex which caused concern to residents. At approximately 6 p.m. Monday, officers were dispatched to the Park North Apartments, which are […]

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