A lot changed for Airport and Brookland-Cayce in one night. All season Airport (8-1 and 3-1 in Region V 3A) had been in perfect position to win the Region V, 3A football crown. Brookland-Cayce (4-5 and 2-2 in Region V 3A) was running out of chances to get into the high school football playoffs. But last […]

Cayce City Council delayed a vote to rezone property where Baseball fields are planned; and approved the annexation of property for a truck-servicing travel center. The property discussed at a Wednesday meeting, is off of Bluff Road, at I-77, across the Congaree River. The Palmetto Baseball League requested that its property be rezoned to C-4. […]

Lexington School District Two, at its meeting Tuesday, moved forward with a plan to stream Board meetings on the Internet. Board Member Beth Branham said “a lot of districts are doing this,” and live streaming the meetings  should be possible without much expense. The Board agreed to look into live streaming the meetings. “I am am […]

Lexington County Councilman Ned Tolar held his first Constituent Service Night on Wednesday. Constituents were invited to Carolina Cafe in West Columbia, share their views on issues facing the county and constituent serice matters. Tolar will hold a similar Constituent Service Night for the western end of his district later this fall. Tolar’s district stretches from West […]

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has charged a 15-year-old girl with communicating a threat to detonate a destructive device at Airport High School. About 10:25 Monday morning, a threat found written on a restroom wall prompted the evacuation of students and staff. “Our deputies, along with officers from Cayce, Springdale and South Congaree, secured the […]

The 11th Annual West Metro Rotary Club Chili Cook-Off is Saturday, Oct. 31. It’s at Glenforest School. Advance tickets are $15 for 20 tickets. Tickets can be used on chili tastings, food, and games. Link to: Glenforest Chili-cook-off-information