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Cayce’s Signature Transportation, utmost in the hospitality industry, in the Business Spotlight

Signature Transportation, and Scott Rayfield, have been in business since 1987. Ciji Miconi is the Director of Operations. Signature Transportation is at 1625 Charleston Highway in Cayce and offers customized Luxury Transportation and Logistics Support with a fresh fleet of luxury vehicles including: Sedans, SUVs, Limos, Executive and Coach Buses. […]

Lexington County Coroner identifies man who died in Saturday night crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a two-vehicle accident in the 1200 block of Old Cherokee Road in the Lexington area of Lexington County on shortly before 11 p.m., Saturday. According to Fisher, Mr. Steven Chase Liebler, 36, of Lexington was traveling eastbound on […]

58 vehicle collisions in West Columbia in August, see where the accident hotspot is

The West Columbia Police Department received 3,677 Calls for Service in August. There were 470 incident reports written, 142 arrests and 738 Traffic Stops made. (Click here to see all stats) There were 58 vehicle collisions, 230 citations written and 40 DUI arrests. Dreher Road at Augusta Road was deemed […]

Cayce Police responded to 1,472 Calls for Service in August – See the monthly data

The Cayce Police Department responded to 1,472 Calls for Service in August. There were 223 incident reports written and 368 Traffic Stops made. (Click here to go to CPD Facebook page) There were 70 vehicle collisions and 8 DUI arrests. See the data charted in the graphic below:

Cayce Fire Department: A Year of Growth, Service, and Community Impact

(From city of Cayce) – On Tuesday night at the Cayce City Council meeting, Cayce’s Fire Chief, Steven Bullard, shared some of the remarkable accomplishments and statistics for the past year. Afterwards, in the packed Council Chambers, Bullard and the Department received a tremendous thanks from the community, Council members […]

Lexington woman, 21, accused of shooting a man to death at a home in West Columbia

A Lexington woman has been accused of shooting a man to death Tuesday night at a home in West Columbia. McKenzie Leigh Brady, 21, is charged with murder, according to an arrest warrant. The victim has been identified as 57-year-old Joel Todd McCullough, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. […]

West Columbia Police Officer Lance Wampler recognized as “Officer as the Quarter”

West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles, WCPD Police Chief Marion Boyce, and Mayor Pro Tem Mickey Pringle presented PFC Lance Wampler as Officer of the Quarter at the West Columbia City Council Meeting, Tuesday. Boyce said throughout the quarter, Officer Wampler has demonstrated professionalism, reliability, and a strong sense of responsibility […]

Lexington School District Two students post gains in statewide testing

– Lexington School District Two students posted gains in several core subject areas in statewide testing results released this week by the SC Department of Education. Among the gains, Lexington Two elementary and middle school students saw a nearly double-digit average increase across all grade levels in SC READY English/Language […]

New feature, repairs attract multitudes to West Columbia’s Riverwalk on Labor Day

West Columbia’s Riverwalk was the site of mass visitation, on Monday, Labor Day. The City of West Columbia’s free parking lots were getting maximum use. The parking lot at Carraway Park was filled and so was the street parking on Alexander Road. Drenched river-dippers walked across the filled Riverwalk parking […]