Month: October 2020

Reagan Daniels – Joyner is BCHS’s Homecoming Queen

Reagan Daniels- Joyner BCHS was crowned Brookland-Cayce’s homecoming queen, Friday night. She was introduced at the halftime of the Brookland-Cayce – Airport football game. The photos of Reagan and all of the Homecoming court were taken by Doreen Sizemore. In the football game, Brookland-Cayce defeated Airport 51-0.

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Roads to be closed for Veterans Parade in Lexington, Sunday

There will be road closures and detours in Lexington on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 1) for the 18th Annual Lexington County Veterans Parade in downtown Lexington. The road closures and detours will begin at 1 p.m., said Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green. West Butler Street will be closed from Columbia Avenue to North Church Street, along […]

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Bill Bingham leaving Lexington 2 School Board after 20 years of service

For the first time since the year 2000, Bill Bingham is not on the ballot for the Lexington County Two School board. He has no regrets. “I was able to do what I set out to do,” said Bingham. “We improved the image of the district.”  He said he feels he has completed his community […]

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Lots of Covid-19 conscious activities in West Columbia this Halloween

Halloween is Saturday. It’s an unusual year for trick-or-treat with a global pandemic impacting our activities. But cancelling Halloween activities could affect mental health, according to medical experts, especially for children already anxious over the pandemic. Airport High School in West Columbia conducted its annual recognition of Halloween with a drive-thru trick-or-treat Wednesday. The drive-thru […]

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Lexington Veterans Day Parade is Sunday

The 18th Annual Lexington County Veteran’s Parade is scheduled to take place Sunday (Nov. 1,) in Lexington along Main Street and South Lake Drive. The City of Columbia canceled its Veterans Day Parade because of COVID-19 fears. The parade will begin at 3 p.m. and will be Grand Marshaled by Ken Peterson, a U.S. Army […]

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Tickets limited for Airport – Brookland-Cayce football rivalry game, Friday

Airport High School will be at Brookland-Cayce Friday night as the crosstown rivals resume their annual high school football series. The Bearcats defeated Airport, 24-20 in an exciting contest, in the junior varsity game played Wednesday night at BC. Tickets for Friday’s game are still on sale from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Thursday and […]

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Brookland-Cayce holds homecoming parade, plays Airport, Friday, photos

Airport and Brookland-Cayce tangle at 7:30 p.m. Friday on the campus of Brookland-Cayce High School. It is BC’s homecoming game being played in a year that was shortened because of COVID-19. Brookland-Cayce’s Homecoming Parade moved down Knox-Abbott Drive, Wednesday and turned right onto State Street, in front of the school. Here are some photos from […]

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Long line forms in West Columbia for early voting

Early voting began in Lexington County. And in West Columbia, Tuesday, the line was long, according to Lainie Lewis. “Well I’m standing in line at the West Columbia Community Center to vote! And things seem to be moving,” posted Lewis, who owns State Street Trading Company. She said she eventually got in and cast her […]

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