There was a Flag Dedication Event at Thompson Funeral Home on State Street, Tuesday. Here are some photos from it. Photos by Laurie Gargis, Thompson’s administrative manager. 

The Lexington School District 2 Board voted to explore options that could keep Pineview Elementary and Saluda River Academy for the Arts, open. When a $225 million bond referendum was passed by voters in November 2014, the plan was to build a mega elementary school. That school – on Henbet Drive –  would house kindergarten-through-fifth grade […]

The City of West Columbia experienced a water line break affecting water customers in the following areas:  2800 block of Franklin Street All of Shampy Street All of Bensmin Drive 2800 block of Kirkwood Drive All of Dalewood Drive All of Sandlewood Drive All of Morningdale Drive 2700, 2800, and 2900 blocks of Rainbow Drive […]

The cost for intersection work at Knox-Abbott Drive and Charleston Highway is $789,000. Cayce City Council discussed the project at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. A Walmart Neighborhood Market is being built at the intersection that is beside Love Mitsubishi. Construction has already started on the site. The City will get $300,000 via Lexington County C-funds […]

The City of Cayce has updated the status of its phases of the Cayce Riverwalk as well asTimmerman Trail and all of Cayce’s parks: Phase I – Closed Phase 2 – Closed Phase 3 – Closed Phase 4 – Open Timmerman Trail – Open Guignard Park – Closed Granby Park – Closed All other parks – […]

The City of Cayce sustained $3.9 million in damage from the floods of early October. Most of the damage was done to Riverwalk. Riverwalk had about $2.6 million in damage, said Mayor Elise Partin at the city council meeting, Wednesday. Costs from the storm included payroll for employees, equipment and replacement expenses, said City Manager […]

The City of Cayce and the Cayce Historical Museum are excited to announce the Annual Festival of Holiday Events beginning December 3, 2015. Join us this holiday season for several activities throughout December that you and your family will be sure to enjoy!   38th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony: Thursday, December 3 at 6 pm, […]

“They lost everything,” said Robin Bowers. Bowers is the executive director of Lexington Interfaith Christians Services (LICS.) She saw families whose lives were literally washed away in early October, when floods hit the Midlands. Every segment of the community was affected. House of Raeford has a workforce of more than 850. The workers at the […]