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Dr. Carolyn Fisher-Mercer and Dr. Barbara Nickel were the 2015 inductees into the Brookland-Cayce High School Education Foundation Educator Hall of Fame, Thursday. Fisher-Mercer said she was grateful to be able to help her students become the people they were meant to be. Nickel, a special education teacher, expressed her thanks that she and her […]
The name of the victim who died in the accident has not been released.
Miss South Carolina made a stop in West Columbia, Friday where she offered some advice to young people. “Make decisions that get you where you want to be,” said Daja Dial. She spoke to eighth-graders at Northside Middle School. Dial is from Spartanburg and she is a Clemson University student, taking the year off from […]
Carlos Jovany Hernandez, of West Columbia Columbia, has been charged with sexual assault. The charge comes after a University of South Carolina student told police that she was raped near the USC campus early Saturday morning. Hernandez, 21, was charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct. He turned himself in, Wednesday morning, according to Columbia Police Chief […]
A tornado touched down in the West Columbia area Wednesday between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. It was seen north of the South Carolina State Farmer’s Market. The tornado was rated as an EF-0 – the weakest level of tornado It was between 50 and 75 yards wide. Some […]
Release from South Congaree Police South Congaree Police Department is pressing felony charges on Tammy Lawhorne Bedenbaugh for filing a false police report of a felony. Bedenbaugh called police on October 27, 2015, stating her home was broken into by her ex-husband, and once inside the home he tied Bedenbaugh up and sexually assaulted her. She […]
Elijah Jordan built Little Free Libraries as an Eagle Scout Project. Close to 10 of the four-feet tall boxes have been placed around Cayce. Jordan was honored for his effort at the Cayce City Council meeting Tuesday. Cayce Mayor Elise Partin also accepted a Little Free Library to be put somewhere in Cayce. The Little […]
Steven Wingard, of the Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club presented Melissa Sprouse-Brown, of the West Columbia Beautification Foundation, a $2,000 check. The donation was made in front of Beatification Foundation members, Wednesday morning.



