Month: May 2023

5 Brookland-Cayce High School students will be attending Palmetto Girls State and Boys State 

Five Brookland-Cayce High School students will be attending Girls State and Boys State in June. Pictured left to right:  Emma Brant, Kenlee Ann Cassella, and Zoe Partin Pictured left to right: Preston Hook and John Allen Mower. The American Legion’s Boys State program is a unique way for young men to learn about the American system of government and politics by […]

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1 person is dead after moped crash in Lexington, Saturday

One person died Saturday in a moped crash near Lexington, according to Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway of the SC Highway Patrol. The moped was heading west on Windsor Park Drive near Old Cherokee Road, about a mile north of Lexington, around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The driver lost control, veered off the road to the right […]

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Gray falls just short in quest for State Championship in high school soccer

Oceanside Collegiate Academy defeated Gray Collegiate Academy, 2-0, in the 2A State Championship high school soccer final, Saturday. The game was played at Irmo High School.  Gray Coach Kevin Heise described nationally-ranked Oceanside as powerful. “They are arguably the best soccer team of all classifications in South Carolina,” Heise said. “We knew we had to […]

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Brookland-Cayce loses first playoff game, plays again Monday

Brookland-Cayce suffered its first playoff loss, Saturday. It was a 4-3 loss to Hanahan. The Bearcats will play again Monday, at 6 p.m., versus Beaufort, in the double-elimination tournament. Tanner Staton and Hayden Thomas homered in the bottom of the last inning, Saturday, but it was not quite enough.

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Large mixed-use development named Sandpiper Square planned for downtown Lexington

A large dynamic, mixed-use development named Sandpiper Square is coming to downtown Lexington.Purty Property Co., with Montgomery Construction and the Flight Deck Restaurant in Lexington announced the project, Thursday, via Facebook post. It would be at Old Chapin Road and Snelgrove Road, behind the Shoppes at Flight Deck. Purty Property Co.Purty Property Co. & Montgomery […]

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Brookland-Cayce defeats Dreher in the high school baseball playoffs

Brookland-Cayce exploded in the fifth inning Thursday night at home and took an 8-1 win over Dreher in the Lower State baseball playoffs. With the win, Brookland-Cayce will host the winner of the Beaufort-Hanahan game on Saturday.  Ty Marshall and Jackson Thomas had singles for BC in the bottom of the fifth and Jaxon Corley loaded the bases on a bunt. […]

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12 Gray Collegiate student-athletes sign to play college sports

Gray Collegiate Academy held a signing ceremony, Wednesday for athletes who signed to play their sport in college. There were 13 Gray students who signed to play in college. They are pictured with Athletic Director and Football Coach Adam Holmes and Principal Dr. Brian Newsome. Those students are: Jordan Robinson- LaGrange College Khalil Peake- Anderson […]

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Rhythm on the River concert, Blues Deluxe SC plays Saturday May 13

Enjoy the warm spring breeze coming off of the Congaree River, as music plays all around you. The Cayce-West Columbia Chamber’s Rhythm on the River Spring Concert Series resumes Saturday (May 13.). The concerts are from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Saturdays at the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater. Coming up Saturday May 13 is […]

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