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Late Willie “Speedy” Simon, one of the “Greatest” from West Columbia honored

The late Willie James “Speedy” Simon was honored with a resolution by West Columbia City Council Tuesday.  Simon was a 1952 graduate of West Columbia’s Lakeview School. After high school Simon became a superior quarterback at Allen University. He passed away in 2004.  After graduation from Allen, Simon coached football, boys basketball and girls basketball […]

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Mayors a part of Midlands Gives, Tuesday

The fourth annual Midlands Gives was Tuesday. Midlands Gives is a 24-hour giving event and encourages individuals to donate online to their choice among more than 300 nonprofits in 11 Midlands counties. Mayors Elsie Partin, Cayce; Michael Bishop, Springdale and David Busbee, Pine Ridge were on hand at the S.C. State Museum in Columbia to give. […]

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Portion of Lexington’s Sunset Boulevard to be closed Wednesday, Thursday

A portion of Sunset Boulevard in Lexington will be closed from from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, according to the Lexington Police Department. Be prepared for delays and possible traffic congestion on Sunset Blvd. near Palmetto Park Blvd. Westbound traffic on Sunset Blvd. at Palmetto Park Blvd. will […]

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Cate Hunter, 5, says Pledge in Mandarin and English to Cayce City Council

Cate Hunter said the Pledge of Allegiance in Mandarin and English at the Cayce City Council meeting Tuesday. Cate is 5-years-old and is in K-4, in Mrs. Watson’s Class, at Cayce’s Eastpoint Academy. It’s a Chinese immersion school. Cate has 4 older brothers, 1 older sister and 4 stepsisters. She also has a dog, Lola, […]

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Mayors a part of Midlands Gives, Tuesday

The fourth annual Midlands Gives was Tuesday. Midlands Gives is a 24-hour giving event and encourages individuals to donate online to their choice among more than 300 nonprofits in 11 Midlands counties. Mayors Elsie Partin, Cayce; Michael Bishop, Springdale and David Busbee, Pine Ridge were on hand at the S.C. State Museum in Columbia to give. […]

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Portion of Lexington’s Sunset Boulevard to be closed Wednesday, Thursday

A portion of Sunset Boulevard in Lexington will be closed from from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, according to the Lexington Police Department. Be prepared for delays and possible traffic congestion on Sunset Blvd. near Palmetto Park Blvd. Westbound traffic on Sunset Blvd. at Palmetto Park Blvd. will […]

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Cate Hunter, 5, says Pledge in Mandarin and English to Cayce City Council

Cate Hunter said the Pledge of Allegiance in Mandarin and English at the Cayce City Council meeting Tuesday. Cate is 5-years-old and is in K-4, in Mrs. Watson’s Class, at Cayce’s Eastpoint Academy. It’s a Chinese immersion school. Cate has 4 older brothers, 1 older sister and 4 stepsisters. She also has a dog, Lola, […]

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Progress being made on Cayce Riverwalk

Progress continues to be made on the City of Cayce’s Riverwalk repair project. The Naples Avenue parking lot has reopened and Phase 1 is open from the West Columbia entrance to approximately one-fourth of a mile before Phase 2. As a reminder, Phase 2 remains closed. Riverwalk Phases 3 and 4 and the Timmerman Trail […]

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