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Gray Collegiate Academy has named Gene Frye as its new varsity baseball coach. He is a championship- caliber coach Frye began coaching when he was 16 with Lexington Dixie Youth Baseball. He has coached at all levels of recreational baseball from Majors, Pony, and American Legion. He has coached on the high school level too. […]
Read More >>Lexington County deputies arrested a woman Saturday night in connection with a shooting at a Lexington home. Angie Jennifer Stone, 39, is charged with one count of attempted murder and one count of possessing a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. She was arrested at her home in the 100 block of […]
Read More >>Joshua Warren Hopkins has been sentenced to life in prison. Hopkins, 29, was found guilty in a Lexington County Court of Homicide by child abuse and aiding and abetting homicide by child abuse. The verdict stems from the death of Tayshun “Tae” Swearington, 2, on November 27, 2013. Hopkins was sentenced to life imprisonment by […]
Read More >>ATTENTION!!! Due to Hurricane Matthew and the events of the past week. SCDOT must reschedule the meetings previously planned for Tuesday (6 p.m at Congaree Elementary) and Thursday (6 p.m. Springdale Baptist) to discuss the Dam issues at Wilton, Durham, and Ramblin Roads. The staff of DOT is spread out along the coast of SC, […]
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A Community Health and Wellness Fair is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2491 Emmanuel Church Rd., in West Columbia. Free health screenings, community resources for vision, dental, nutrition, safety and other resources to help community with health and wellness needs will be available. There will be a 3-in-1 bounce house, a face […]
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A little after 9 this morning, power at Northside Middle School in West Columbia was disrupted due to a blown transformer. Parents were lined up in front of the school Monday morning to pick up children. Parents were notified that they may pick up their students. In the interest of safety, provisions have been made for students that […]
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The Youth of Trinity Baptist Church in Cayce made sure members of the Cayce Department of Public Safety had food, drinks and a lot of encouragement as they dealt with Hurricane Matthew. The members of the church brought the food to Cayce’s Emergency Operations Center.
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City of Cayce Offices will be Open and operating at normal hours starting Monday morning. City trash and recyclables will be picked up according to normal hours this week. Please note that our City staff has been working around the clock and will pick up debris as quickly as possible! City Parks will reopen tomorrow; […]
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