Month: April 2017

C-WC Lions conduct eye exams at Pine Ridge Middle School

The Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club conducted eye exams for students at Pine Ridge Middle School last week. The Lions are leaders in sight preservation. The C-WC Lions visit many Lexington 2 Schools, and other schools, each year to test students’ eyes. Pictured are Randy Hallman on left, Nurse Alicia Gibbs and Bill Mooneyhan. Pictured at […]

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Dee Dee Brogan comes home for Rhythm on the River show

The Dee Dee Brogan Band played to a large crowd at the CMC Steel Rhythm on the River Concert Series in West Columbia, Saturday. It was a homecoming of sorts for Brogan. She is a West Columbia native, who graduated from Brookland-Cayce High School and Columbia College. Brogan now lives in Nashville, but she has […]

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Lexington Two honors 2016-17 Jr. Scholars at Board meeting

The Lexington Two 2016-17 Jr. Scholars were honored before the Lexington 2 School Board meeting Thursday. The Jr. Scholars are: Busbee Creative Arts Academy : Doh Nay Htoo: Fulmer Middle School: Aubrey Best; Jordan Boone; Bryce Evans; Caroline Reddick: Brycen Redmond and Kimberlyn Yarborough; Northside Middle School: Gretchen Berry; Brett Bradford; Carley Craft; Hope Donadio; Halle Hungerford; […]

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Lexington Two honors 2016-17 Jr. Scholars at Board meeting

The Lexington Two 2016-17 Jr. Scholars were honored before the Lexington 2 School Board meeting Thursday. The Jr. Scholars are: Busbee Creative Arts Academy : Doh Nay Htoo: Fulmer Middle School: Aubrey Best; Jordan Boone; Bryce Evans; Caroline Reddick: Brycen Redmond and Kimberlyn Yarborough; Northside Middle School: Gretchen Berry; Brett Bradford; Carley Craft; Hope Donadio; Halle Hungerford; […]

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Woman arrested for fake 911 calls

Columbia Police Investigators have arrested the female accused of making several fake 9-1-1 calls to dispatch centers in Richland and Lexington Counties. Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook and Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon announced Thursday that 32-year-old Jheri Leil Polite is charged with 31 Counts of Unlawful Use of 9-1-1. “False alarms not only put […]

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Davis Early Childhood students plant seeds at Julius Felder Community Garden, Cayce

The Davis Early Childhood Center for Technology kindergarten class of Carla Adams and Hasina Amijis assisted the Julius Felder Coalition for Change Community with a garden project. The community garden on Allen Street in Cayce is in its fourth year. Adams said this is the second year that her and Mrs. Amiji have participated in […]

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Brookland project progressing in West Columbia

The storms that blew through in the last couple of weeks have slowed construction on the Brookland project in West Columbia, but it is progressing. “We’re moving ahead,” said Teresa Hodge, Project Manager at Estates Management Company. Estates is building the $40 million retail, commercial and residential facility at State and Meeting streets. Alexander Road, […]

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Cayce woman, 104, gets out of burning home safely

A 104-year-old Cayce woman made it  out of her home safely during a fire Tuesday, but the fire destroyed her home. Cayce City Councilman Skip Jenkins said a prayer  for the woman during the invocation at the Cayce City Council meeting Tuesday. The woman’s home was on Lee Street and crews from the Cayce Department […]

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