Month: March 2022

Red Cross Blood Drive going on at Cayce Elementary School, Friday

An American Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled for Cayce Elementary School – March 11, from 8 AM until 1 PM. Please consider helping with the blood shortage Here’s a link to sign up to give blood: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results… ****The Red Cross does not allow children to come with the person giving blood** The Red Cross […]

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West Columbia restaurant traffic increases as the weather becomes more spring like

West Columbia has some landmark restaurants. Those restaurants have been around for a while and have persevered through the COVID crisis. This year the Kinetic Derby Day is back and so is the Rhythm on the River Concert series. Buds are beginning to bloom and restaurant owners are glad to see the spring coming. Business […]

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Lexington County Fire units respond to fire off of Ginny Lane in Lexington

Units from Lexington County Fire Services were working a house fire on Ashford Way in the Wellesley neighborhood off of Ginny Lane, around 7 p.m. Wednesday. Several streets were closed as firefighters were putting out the blaze.The Lexington Police Department assisted with road closures.No one was hurt in the fire but police asked driver to […]

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3 hospitalized after car hits tree at I-26 and St. Andrews Road, Wednesday afternoon

Irmo Fire District crews worked an accident at I-26 and St. Andrews Road, Wednesday around 1:30 p.m. A vehicle went off the road and into a tree. There were three people in the car. One had to be extricated. the occupants of the car were transported to the hospital, according to a IFD report. The […]

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House of Raeford Chicken Sale will help church preschool projects – Place your order now

Get your orders in now. The Deadline to order is Sunday March 13. Sales stop on Monday. House of Raeford is partnering with the Holland Avenue Baptist Church preschool to help raise funds for a couple of projects the children are conducting. The fresh, premium-quality chicken will be offered in 40-pound boxes at discounted prices. […]

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Lexington County deputies want to make sure 16-year-old is safe

Deputies at the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department are working to make sure 16-year-old Stephanie Valverde is safe. There is no reason to believe she’s with someone she doesn’t know well or in any danger, according to the LCSD. Her family said she willingly left her home in Gaston Feb. 25 without her daily medicine. Stephanie […]

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Cayce’s Soiree on State is Back, street party features Tokyo Joe, local artists, vendors

From Ashley Hunter, city of Cayce – The City of Cayce is thrilled to announce the return of the Soiree on State, to be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022. The City has partnered with the Avenues Neighborhood Association to combine the Cayce Festival of the Arts with Soiree on State. This partnership expands the Soiree to include more […]

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Sexual assault report spurs search for suspect by Lexington County Deputies

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has released a composite image of a suspect in a recent sexual assault.The victim told investigators it happened about 4 a.m. Thursday (March 3) in the general area of Fairlane Drive/Pine Lake Drive between Sunset Boulevard and Ephrata Drive. That’s in an unincorporated part of West Columbia, close to Lexington. […]

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