Month: August 2024

Cayce Re-introduces Cayce Code Compliance Team

CAYCE, SC – The City of Cayce is rolling out a brand-new look for their Cayce Code Compliance Department. Cayce Interim City Manager, Jim Crosland, stated, “We want the public to know that our Code Compliance team is here to help our citizens and businesses come into and stay in compliance. Cayce is open for business and our staff is here […]

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Brookland-Cayce and Airport High Schools will not participate in sub-varsity level athletic contests with Gray Collegiate

Dr. Brian Newsome is the principal of Gray Collegiate Academy in West Columbia. Earlier this week he issued a letter stating that Brookland-Cayce and Airport High Schools will not t participate in sub-varsity level athletic contests with Gray Collegiate. Below is a copy of that letter. Lexington Two issued an official response to the letter. […]

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SCDOT to temporarily close I-20 westbound ramp onto I-26 westbound beginning 11 p.m. on Friday

 The South Carolina Department of Transportation will temporarily close the I-20 westbound ramp (Exit 64B) onto I-26 westbound beginning 11 p.m. on Friday, August 16 to perform construction. The ramp is expected to be reopened by 5 a.m. on Monday, August 19. The closure is part of Phase 2 of the Carolina Crossroads Project. As […]

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4 new State Street businesses to celebrate Grand Opening with a Block Party on Aug. 23

There are new businesses coming to State Street and from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Friday Aug. 23, those new businesses will celebrate their Grand opening with a Ribbon Cutting and Block Party. Everyone is invited.The new businesses are in the 300 Block of State Street they are: West Vista Realty; Steven Whetstone Fine […]

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Drug stash houses in Lexington County result in federal jail sentences for conspirators

Benjamin Johnathan Newman, 38, an inmate in the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), was sentenced to more than 26 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin. Newman has been incarcerated in the state prison system since 2012, serving a 25-year sentence for drug […]

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New West Columbia Newsletter has updates from Mayor Tem Miles, Council members and articles about: new Kenneth Shuler Cosmetology School being built in West Columbia; Harbor Freight Tools, and McSwain Business Park

The New West Columbia Newsletter for August and September includes updates from Mayor Tem Miles and City Council members. Click here for link to new West Columbia Newsletter The newest edition also contains articles about: the new Kenneth Shuler Cosmetology School that is being built in West Columbia; the new Harbor Freight Tools, and all the […]

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First Baptist Church in Gaston to celebrate its 200th Anniversary on Aug. 25, with a Tent Revival Aug. 21-23

The First Baptist Church in Gaston will celebrate its 200th Anniversary on Sunday, August 25. The church will hold a bi-centennial service at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 25, with a lunch afterward in an air conditioned tent. First Baptist Church in Gaston will also conduct a tent revival from August 21-23, with a 7 p.m. […]

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Eagles Tribute by Tokyo Joe knocks it out of the park – Inaugural show at the Lexington 2 Performing Arts Center

“The bases are loaded and Casey’s at bat,” sung by Jack Easterling in the voice of The Eagles’ Joe Walsh during The Eagles Tribute. And the Mighty Casey did not strike out. This band knocked it out of the park. (Click below for a YouTube Sample of the show) The Eagles Tribute concert by Tokyo Joe […]

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