Month: January 2021

West Columbia’s new fire engine ceremony is Jan. 28

There will be a ceremony to present West Columbia’s new fire engine on Jan. 28. The event is open to the public. It will include equipment performance demonstrations. The ceremony will be held at the West Columbia Fire Department, 610 N. Main St. in West Columbia.

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DIALED bicycle shop open in Cayce

Dialed Professional Bicycle Service and Sales is open on State Street in Cayce. Jayson Busbee is the shop’s owner. He repairs and sells bikes. It’s in the bottom floor of the 1938 Cayce Municipal Building. Busbee said an 80-year-old man came by one day and told him he got his driver’s license in the building […]

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House of Raeford donates $10,000 for Lexington 2 wildlife education

Lexington Two students are learning about wildlife and the environment via classroom sessions presented by the S.C. Waterfowl Association. On Tuesday, Chuck Underhill, representing House of Raeford’s FLOCK charitable arm donated $10,000 to help give the students more access their outdoor environment. The donation was made at the Lexington Two Innovation Center in Cayce. “House […]

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Bush River Road Walmart is closing

A pharmacy employee confirmed Tuesday that the Walmart Supercenter at 1326 Bush River Rd. is closing. The Walmart store, just off of I-26, has a garden center, auto service and grocery store. It’s an option for West Columbia shoppers in addition to the Walmart Supercenter on Augusta Road. The pharmacy will switch prescriptions on Jan. […]

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Lexington 2 extends virtual- only classes ’til after Jan. 15

The Lexington Two School District will continue virtual-only classes until Jan. 15, after the MLK student holiday. Students who have opted to attend in-person classes will attend school five days a week, in-person after Jan. 15. Virtual-only classes were extended as a precautionary measure, the district said, because of a reported surge of COVID-19 cases […]

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All of Cayce Riverwalk has been reopened

The City of Cayce praised city crews for working to get all of the Riverwalk trail reopened. It was closed for a day because of flooding. City of Cayce message posted Monday: “Thanks to (city staff’s) hard work to clean up debris and dirt from the high water levels at the Cayce Riverwalk that closed […]

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Lex 2 schools begin 2021 with virtual only classes, Special Board meeting, Monday

Lexington Two announced that the first week back from Christmas break, beginning Monday Jan. 4, that all students will be instructed via virtually only because of COVID-19 fears. There is no in-person option. Lexington 2 also announced Sunday that the district’s Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday for […]

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Brookland-Cayce, Airport students chosen for the All-State Chorus

Seven Lexington Two high school choral students have been selected for the All-State Chorus this year by the South Carolina Music Educators Association. Students selected to participate in All-State Chorus are Joshua Parga of Airport High School; and James Amaker, Henry Barry, Sydney Davis, Emma Rish, Alejandra Rubio and Dylan Whitman, all of Brookland-Cayce High […]

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