The Airport High School JROTC Drill Team is the Fourth Brigade Best of the Best Drill Team Champions for the third year in a row. The team competed against the top Army JROTC Drill Teams from Delaware, Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina in Hickory, NC, on Saturday. The Airport […]

Jalek Felton is a guard on the Gray Collegiate Academy and a University of North Carolina signee. He received his invitation last week to play in Jordan Brand Classic in New Jersey in March. Jalek’s uncle, Raymond Felton an NBA star, was at the Jordan Brand Classic ceremony at Gray. Raymond played at UNC too. […]

Lexington County detectives have arrested and charged a woman with attempted murder in connection with a shooting in Gaston. Tiffany Leigh Metze, 24, and an unidentified male confronted and shot the victim on Feb. 5 at a home on Carrie Lane, according to an arrest warrant. “Even though the victim was gravely injured, he was […]

The Brookland-Cayce  Baseball 5k is Feb. 18. Registration is open through Strictlyrunning.com. It is the  6th year for the run/walk. The Brookland-Cayce  Baseball is  the biggest fundraiser for Bearcat Baseball, said Lisa Johnson, who is helping to organize the event. CLICK THIS LINK TO REGISTER

Tickets are now available at The Springdale Town Hall for the Cindy Roof Wilkerson annual BBQ Chicken Benefit. The town will be selling tickets until Feb. 28. Come by Town Hall at 2915 Platt Springs Road to purchase your ticket. Or call 803-794-0408. Wilkerson was the physical education teacher at Springdale Elementary School. She died […]

A portion of Alexander Road in West Columbia closed for approximately three weeks beginning on Feb. 9. An approved SCDOT detour will be set up. If you have any questions, please call one of the following numbers: Carter and Carter Construction – Dave Skinner: (334) 502-5411 or the SCDOT District Office: (803) 737-6660. Click on […]

The Brookland-Cayce Boys basketball team ended the regular season on a 13-game winning streak, and it goes into the state playoffs as a Lower State No. 1 Seed in 3A. BC won Region 5 with a 10-0 conference record. Head Coach Robert Wells said his team is playing with maturity and confidence and will benefit […]

To commemorate the Firing on Columbia of February 1865, a reenactment was held Saturday at the West Columbia Riverwalk. Columbia was approached by the Union Army of Gen. William T. Sherman as the Civil War drew to a close. It is referred to as Columbia’s “Longest Day.” The city was later burned. The firing this […]