Month: February 2025
Irmo Fire District units, with assistance from the Columbia Fire Department were on the scene of a residential structure fire in the 100 block of Twisted Hill Road Tuesday morning.Fire damage was limited to one room, and the rest of the house suffered smoke damage.There were no injuries. The house’s smoke alarms went off and […]
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A development of 12 new homes, named Hattie’s Crossing, is coming to a site between Lexington Avenue and Poplar Street in Cayce. Crews are preparing the property and will begin construction, soon. Cypress Commercial and Investment Real Estate will build the homes on the site where the Cayce Grammar School once sat. It’s named after […]
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An Airport High School student has been selected to the prestigious South Carolina Music Educators Association All-State Orchestra. , a junior, has been selected to the orchestra, a prestigious ensemble of top student musicians from across South Carolina. Organized by the South Carolina Music Educators Association, it provides high-achieving string players with the opportunity to […]
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DeAndre Malcolm Black, age 49, was convicted by a Lexington County jury on Wednesday, Jan. 29, of Trafficking Methamphetamine, 28 grams or more, but less than 100 grams. Circuit Court Judge Jocelyn Newman presided over the trial and sentenced Black to 25 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. This conviction was Black’s third […]
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Last month Big Lots started “going out of business” sales at all of its locations. But the West Columbia Big Lots in the Danwood Shopping Center on Augusta Road is not on the list to close, according to a list released last week. See article here Big Lots stores filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection […]
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Several Gray Collegiate Academy students signed to participate in athletics on the college level, last week. Below is is list of those students, their college, and the sport they will play: Competitive Cheer Alyssa Stanley, Limestone University Football AnTohn Ford, Erskine College LaMorris Holley, Erskine College Trequan “Moe” Singleton, Limestone University Quinton Stroman, Limestone University […]
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The Honorable Nikki Setzler was placed on the Brookland-Cayce High School Alumni Wall of Fame, Thursday night, and longtime Brookland-Cayce High School teacher Beth Cleland was inducted into the Educator Hall of Fame. Setzler was elected to the South Carolina Senate in 1976. He held various leadership positions over the years, including chair of the […]
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The City of Cayce is pleased to announce the hiring of a new Assistant City Manager, Mr. Wesley K. Crosby. A sample of Crosby’s duties will include special projects and community development. Crosby comes to Cayce with more than 20 years of experience in public administration, project management, and grant administration. Most recently, he helped manage downtown development projects […]
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