Month: August 2022

West Columbia Riverwalk’s a great place to stroll with the family and walk your dog

A significant number of parents frequent the West Columbia Riverwalk to exercise with their children. If you sit and watch on any morning, you’ll see a barrage of strollers rolling up and down the trail that runs beside the Congaree River. There are also just as many who populate Riverwalk with their fur-babies on a leash.  “We […]

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Lexington Two’s Class of 2022 grads earn nearly $18 million in scholarships

As many of Lexington Two’s Class of 2022 graduates are heading to college campuses in August, they are doing so with nearly $18 million in scholarships. Among the district’s nearly 500 graduates from Airport High School and Brookland-Cayce High School, college-bound students earned $17,882,389, the highest amount in recent years.  Sixteen graduates already have earned […]

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West Columbia Attorney Joseph Dickey selected as Region Lawyer of the Year

Joseph D. Dickey, Jr., managing partner of Dickey Law Group, has been selected for the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers as Lawyer of the Year in the area of Employment Law- Individuals for the Columbia region. Dickey is also on West Columbia City Council. “To be recognized in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers as […]

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Cayce Police Department asks for public assistance to find “Wanted Person”

The Cayce Police Department is looking for Sarpertwo “Chop” Siharath. If you have any information, or know where he can be located, call the Cayce Police Department at (803) 794-0456 or submit your tips using the Crime Stoppers tip link https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=585&CX=000000 He is accused of Burglary, financial transaction fraud and larceny.

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Steel Hands Brewing named Business of the Quarter, Palmetto Outdoors is Tourism Program of the Quarter

The businesses were celebrated at the the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast, Tuesday.Steel Hands Brewery in Cayce was named Business of the Quarter and Palmetto Outdoors was named Tourism Program of the Quarter. , Scott Lambert is the owner of Steel Hands and Michael owns Palmetto Outdoors. Both were on hand to accept their awards. “Steel […]

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Shooting death in Mallard Lakes on Aug. 16 is ruled justifiable homicide

A final update to the early morning shooting death investigation in the Mallard Lakes neighborhood on Aug. 16, was released Tuesday. The 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office has reviewed this case and has ruled it as a justifiable homicide, according to Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green. It was found that the male victim acted in self-defense […]

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Cayce-West Columbia Chamber endorses potential 1-cent county sales tax

The Lexington County Capital Project Sales Tax Ordinance will be on the General Elections’ ballot in November. Lexington County voters will choose whether the Capital Project Sales Tax will be applied. If approved by the voters, the Capital Project Sales Tax (CPST) will impose a one percent sales and use tax, with all of the […]

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Loaded gun found in the backpack of Airport High School student, Cayce Police make arrest

A loaded gun was found in the backpack of an Airport High School student, Monday.  Acting on a request from law enforcement regarding a weekend off-campus incident, administrators and the school’s SROs met a student as he arrived by bus before the start of classes to talk with him. The student was taken immediately to […]

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