Month: January 2017

The snow that wasn’t in Cayce and West Columbia

Teased, like so many times before, the promise of snow accumulation in Lexington County has melted into rain and cold. The possibility for an inch or so of snow in the county no longer exists – as of Saturday morning- according to the National Weather Service. That means kids who went to bed Friday night- […]

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SC DOT issues winter weather status update, including Lexington County

SCDOT continues preparation activities for the winter storm. Current forecasts show predictions from 1 to 3 inches of snow expected in the Midlands. Predictions are from 4 to 6 inches of snow in the Upstate. Other areas of the state may see a wintery mix without significant accumulation. Lexington County is in District 1. At […]

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Abby Bray to be Inducted into BCHS Educator Hall of Fame

The Brookland-Cayce High School Education Foundation has selected Mr. Abbott (Abby) L. Bray, Jr. posthumously as their 2017 Educator Hall of Fame Inductee. The Brookland-Cayce High School Education Foundation will sponsor their Sixteenth Annual Educator Hall of Fame Gala on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at Seawell’s at 1125 Rosewood Drive, Columbia. Social hour begins at […]

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Coroner identifies Cayce man killed in Lexington accident

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who was killed on Thursday in a two car accident. The crash occurred at Sunset Boulevard and Ginny Lane in Lexington County at approximately  11 p.m. Coroner Margaret Fisher said Roger Wayne Johnson, 75, of Cayce was killed in the accident.   Johnson was transported by Lexington County EMS from […]

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Lexington woman charged with felony DUI after fatal crash

The Lexington Police Department is investigating an overnight D.U.I. related traffic collision. The crash resulted in the death of a driver in one of the two vehicles involved. Officers of the Lexington Police Department responded to a collision with injuries that occurred near the 4200 block of Sunset Boulevard, in Lexington, at approximately 11:12 p.m. […]

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Donnie Sox, a generation with a love for baseball in West Columbia

If you played youth baseball in West Columbia in the 1960s, you probably know Donnie Sox. Sox coached baseball, ages 10-to-12, for 18 years. He started in the 1950s and coached into the 1970s. The affiliation varied from Little League and Dixie Youth to Little Boys Baseball. It was an age before X-Box, daily cartoons […]

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Springdale’s 2016 National Night Out event wins a national award

Springdale Police Department’s 2016 National Night Out event received national recognition from the National Association of Town Watch. The Springdale Police Department’s 2016 National Night Out event has received recognition from the National Association of Town Watch. The event ranked in at eighth in the nation for areas with a population of less than 5,000. […]

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Gray Collgiate has been tested, plays at powerful Keenan Friday

West Columbia’s Gray Collegiate Academy has been ranked nationally (USA Today)  in the top 25 of high school basketball. As a powerhouse, War Eagle is expected to take on all comers. And the team has done that. “We have played in Chicago, D.C and Delaware,” said Dion Bethea, Gray’s head basketball coach. And one of […]

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