Month: November 2021

2 displaced after Thanksgiving Day fire at Lexington County home

The Lexington County Fire Service responded to a fire in the 100 block of Rabon Road, in Lexington County, Thursday. There was a reported structure fire. Responding fire units discovered smoke coming from the home. The fire was brought under control within 45 minutes. No injuries were reported and the American Red Cross was notified for […]

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Jade Watford, who lost her brother to substance abuse, speaks at the C-WC Chamber Breakfast

In late December of 2018, Jimmy Watford discovered his son Taylor, dead from an accidental overdose. “My worst fear was realized,” Jimmy said. The grief that followed Taylor’s death was immense. After Taylor’s death Jade Watford, Jimmy’s sister, Wendy Watford, Jade’s mother, and Jimmy established the Taylor Watford Foundation to help families deal with substance […]

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Brookland-Cayce’s Rusty Charpia is Region 5 Coach of the Year, QB Tanner Staton, WR Skylar King are Players-of-the-Year

Brookland-Cayce High School Football Coach Rusty Charpia has been named Region 5 -3A Coach of the Year by the SC High School League. The recognition was posted on the Brookland-Cayce High School Parent Group, Wednesday.Link to FB page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bcparents BC Quarterback Tanner Staton has been named Region 5 -3A Player of the Year and BC […]

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West Columbia merchants ready for Small Business Saturday and the holiday shopping season

Get ready for Small Business Saturday in West Columbia and the onslaught of the holiday shopping season.  Small Business Saturday encourages consumers to shop in your community and support local businesses. Small Business Saturday is this Saturday and it’s now the holiday shopping season. There are lots of West Columbia stores that are ready for […]

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Crash on Airport Boulevard draws first responders

Units from the Springdale Police Department, Cayce Fire, the SC Highway Patrol, along with EMS personnel responded to an accident on Airport Boulevard, Wednesday after 9:30 a.m.. It appears that a van is turned on its side and another vehicle is damaged. This post has been corrected.(Photo courtesy of Joshua Sasso Kane)

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Fire at Red Lobster in Cayce

From Ashley Hunter – At approximately 6:40 AM, a small fire was called in to the Cayce Fire Department by a Manager at Red Lobster, located at 1270 Knox Abbott Drive. Cayce Firefighters arrived on the scene within moments and fully extinguished the fire. There were no injuries, and the cause of the fire was […]

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Lexington 2 schedules groundbreaking for performing arts center in December

From Dawn Kujawa. Lexington Two Communications – -The Lexington Two School District will break ground on a new performing arts center and district office in December, following the board’s final approval of plans earlier this month. The center, the final piece of the district’s $225 million bond referendum approved by voters in 2014, will be […]

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West Columbia is growing fast; mayor, economic development director address to Chamber Breakfast

West Columbia is experiencing an unprecedented rate of growth.That was the message from Mayor Tem Miles Tuesday as he addressed the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast at Stone River, Tuesday. West Columbia is the second-fasting growing municipality in Lexington County. B.J. Unthank, economic development director said West Columbia’s population increased more than […]

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