Lexington School District Two / Sodexo, Inc., will participate in the federally-funded child nutrition program. It provides free, nutritious lunch meals to help children in needed areas get the nutrition they need to learn, play and grow throughout the summer months when they are out of school. The motto of the program is “Hunger Doesn’t […]

Miriam Theda Stutler, a sophomore at Brookland-Cayce High School, has been awarded the Rotary Youth Exchange Scholarship. Miriam is scheduled to leave in August, and spend the next school year in Switzerland, living with three different host families. She will live in a small village outside of Zurich, and attend the local high school there. […]

Officers with the Springdale Police Department have made numerous arrests recently. Officers stopped a vehicle traveling on Platt Springs Road, on May 26, for traffic violations. During that stop officers located a firearm that was not being carried lawfully by the driver. Further investigation revealed that the gun was stolen. The driver was arrested for […]

Release from Harrison Cahill, Lexington County Residential structure fire on Pond Drive near Springdale  Just after 4 p.m. on Monday, Lexington County 911 dispatched Lexington County Fire Service and EMS to a two-alarm residential structure fire in the 900 block of Pond Drive, near Springdale. Upon arrival, firefighters could observe smoke and flames coming from the […]

Mount Hermon Lutheran Church in West Columbia, held a Memorial Day service on Monday evening. A couple of dozen veterans were recognized attending the service were asked to stand, and many church members, who are deceased were remembered. Bill Shealy, 90 and a World War II veteran, was recognized as the oldest veteran at the service. […]

Splash in the summer, Saturday There will be a Summer Splash from 10 a.m. until noon at Trinity Methodist Church, 1201 Mohawk Dr. West Columbia. It’s across from the Botanical Gardens entrance to Riverbanks Zoo. There will be water slides, a bounce house, door prizes and sno-cones w/ a hot dog lunch. Families are invited […]

City of Cayce residents: If you are scheduled to have your trash and recycling collected Monday, it will be picked up Wednesday. Cayce City offices and sanitation services will be closed in honor of Memorial Day.

The Cayce Serves Tennis Tournament is June 18. It’s a one-day charity event for the Cayce Public Safety Department (police, fire and animal services.) It features men’s and women’s doubles with prizes and awards. Call Kay Hutchinson at 803-550-9529 for more information.