Members of the Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club spent part of this week conducting eye exams for the students of Springdale Elementary School. “It’s great,” said Springdale Principal Hope Vrana of the Lions Club effort to administer eye tests. She also said the eye screening is “efficient and effective.” “It allows us to get the screening […]

The Airport High School Eagles go to play at Gilbert at 7:30 p.m. in high school football, Friday. Airport is coming off of a 42-20 win over Lower Richland last week. The Eagles have a record of 1-1. Gilbert is 3-0, with wins over Gray, River Bluff and Batesburg-Leesville. Brookland-Cayce does not play a football […]

A West Columbia man and a Cayce woman have been charged in connection to a homicide that happened last month on Double Branch Road in West Columbia.  Roscoe Holmes III, 23, is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Michael Andy McMillan during the morning of Aug. 18, according to arrest warrants. “We obtained […]

There will be an Alzheimer’s Awareness FunRaiser  at the Columbia Presbyterian Community on Saturday (Sept. 10.) It’s at Jasmine Place (at the Memory Support Neighborhood) 700 DeVega Drive in Lexington- (just off of Sunset Boulevard at I-20.) There will be Music, a Yard Sale, Food, Raffles, Games and More. Contact: 803-227-8342 or www.PresHomeSC.org

Lexington District Two announced today that Ms. Chesley Geyer, a third grade teacher at Pineview Elementary School, has been named the 2016-17 Teacher of the Year. Ms. Geyer, a 20-year veteran of Lexington Two, was selected by a community panel of judges. In May, she was nominated by her peers at Pineview Elementary School to […]

West Columbia City Council voted to designate the property at 130 State St. as “Historic Property” at its Tuesday council meeting. With the designation, the building receives “Special Property Tax Assessments for Rehabilitated Historic Properties.” The property at 130 State was – for years- the home of Clark’s Beauty Shop. The popular two-story, half-brick, half-tile storefront location, […]

The Brookland-Cayce High School C-Team took on Irmo in football, Wednesday at the BC Stadium in Cayce. It was a beautiful afternoon for football and the BCHS Cheerleaders C-Team, comprised of students from Busbee Middle School and Northside Middle School, were there to cheer on the team. They were successful, as the BC-C Team defeated […]

The West Columbia Beautification Foundation’s  Quarterly Appearance Award was presented to Elizabeth Dunham, right, of CresCom Bank by WCBF  Chairwoman Melissa Sprouse Browne. CresCom was the award winner for the Third Quarter. The award was presented Wednesday morning at the WCBF’s regular meeting.