Month: August 2025

New townhome development, called Faith Hill, to be built in West Columbia

A new townhome development, called Faith Hill, includes 69 townhomes is going to be built off of Platt Springs Road. The entrance to the new development is near Faith Lutheran Church at 1717 Platt Springs Rd, West Columbia. Work on the site where the new homes will be built has started. The land has been […]

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US Navy Ship to be named for Kyle Carpenter, Lexington County Native

Kyle Carpenter, a native ofof Gilbert, is a US Marine Corps veteran and a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. He is a graduate of W.W. King Academy in Batesburg. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in international studies from the University of South Carolina. The US Navy announced Monday, it has awarded a contract for […]

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Cayce’s Hattie’s Crossing housing development pays homage to Hattie Derrenbacher, who set up the first school in Cayce in 1913 – See Details

Construction is underway on all 12 homes at Hattie’s Crossing, an urban in-fill community on the site of the former Cayce Grammar School. Hattie’s Crossing is a project of Columbia developers Mark James and Tyler Baldwin Jr. of Cypress Development Partners, with marketing handled by The Wheeler Group powered by Coldwell Banker Realty. Bounded by […]

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Brookland-Cayce track and field athlete signs with Charleston Southern University

An elite track and field athlete at Brookland-Cayce High School has committed to compete in his sport at the collegiate level. Rising senior Aden Price signed a letter of intent Monday with . Price cemented his legacy this past season by claiming the title of 2025 South Carolina High School League 400m State Champion, whose […]

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Man arrested on I-26 in Lexington County charged with trafficking fentanyl and meth, woman charged with meth possession

A Lexington County deputy spotted an expired license plate on a car on Interstate 26 last week before pulling the driver over and setting a significant drug case in motion. Aaron Daryl Maldonado, 31, is charged with trafficking fentanyl and meth, cocaine possession, marijuana possession, possession of Alprazolam pills, committing a violent crime while on […]

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Tiffany Aull announces her candidacy for Cayce City Council District 1

Tiffany Aull has announced her candidacy for Cayce City Council District 1. The seat is not held by Tim James. Last week he announced that he will not seek re-election. Click here to see FB page Filing for municipal elections in South Carolina opened Friday. The General election is held in November. Aull has worked […]

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Homecoming Parade for Pineview Youth World Series Baseball Champions held Sunday

There was a Homecoming Parade for Pineview Youth World Series Coach Pitch and Rookie Baseball Champions, Sunday at the Pineview Baseball Complex at 1300 Methodist Park Road (Just off of US 1) in West Columbia. Signs, noise-makers were brought to loudly welcome home the World Series teams. Friends, family and sponsors came.

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Cayce Mayor Pro-Tem and Councilman Tim James will not seek reelection

Cayce City Councilman and Mayor Pro-Tem Tim James announced in an email, Thursday, that he will not seek reelection. He is also the President and CEO of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Below are the contents of his email. Gay (Tim’s wife) and I have given much time to this decision, and feel […]

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