Month: January 2018

Cayce City Manager, Rebecca Vance, leaving for post in Dorchester County

Cayce City Manager, Rebecca Vance has accepted a new position with Dorchester County. Vance was named City Manager for the City of Cayce in 2011 and has been with the city for seven years. Vance, a native of Summerville in Dorchester County, is moving to be closer to her elderly parents. Vance holds a Bachelor of Arts […]

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Lexington Police ask for help to find man suspected of armed robbery

The Lexington Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance locating Christopher Woods Edmonds, who is wanted for armed robbery. At approximately 1:40 p.m. Monday, police said Christopher Edmonds, armed with handgun, entered the Lexington Dry Cleaners at 5504 Sunset Boulevard and demanded money from the clerks. He is described as a white male weighing 130 […]

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Barbara Willm delivers Lexington Medical Center update, Richard Skipper introduced as chamber’s new executive director

Barbara Willm talked about the Lexington Medical Center expansion, and Richard Skipper was introduced as the Chamber’s new executive director, Tuesday, at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. Willm, LMC’s vice president of development and community relations, gave an update of the expansion that is now taking place at the hospital on Sunset […]

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Lexington County Hells Angel pleads guilty in ex-wife, murder-for-hire plot

Jerry Oliver, 52, of Lexington County, has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Columbia, to a murder for hire charge. US Attorney Beth Drake announced the plea Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Terry L. Wooten, of Columbia, accepted the guilty plea. He will impose a sentence after he has reviewed the pre-sentence report which […]

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Sgt. Andrew Richbourg of the Springdale Police Department is C-WC Chamber’s Officer-of-the-Month

Sgt. Andrew Richbourg, left, of the Springdale Police Department was named Law Enforcement Officer of the Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s Breakfast, Tuesday. He is pictured with Springdale Police Operations Sgt, C. Manuel and Vaughan Dozier of First Community Bank, award sponsor. The breakfast was held on the grounds of Lexington […]

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Sara Lackey, of Swansea High School’s Freshman Academy, named Chamber’s Student-of-the-Month

Sara Lackey, of the Lexington School District Four Swansea High School’s Freshman Academy, was named Student of the Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s Breakfast, Tuesday.  The breakfast was held on the grounds of Lexington Medical Center. Lackey is pictured with  Swansea High School Freshman Academy Principal Shaun Jacques.

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Megan Nichols, of Swansea High School’s Freshman Academy, named Chamber’s Teacher-of-the-Month

Megan Nichols, of the Lexington School District Four Swansea High School’s Freshman Academy, was named Teacher of the Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s Breakfast, Tuesday.  The breakfast was held on the grounds of Lexington Medical Center. Nichols is pictured with  Swansea High School Freshman Academy Principal Shaun Jacques.

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New members welcomed to the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday

New members were welcomed to the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s breakfast, Tuesday. The new members are Mike Johnson of Roper Staffing; Brian Bobenage of Planet Fitness; Lainie Lewis of State Street Trading Company; Cindy Kidd of TurnKey Realty; Jennifer Wilkes of State Farm; and Jim Hatchell of Palmetto Leadership. Suzanne Riley-Whyte introduced the […]

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