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White Rose Artisan Fair in The River District, Sunday

An Artisan Fair with White Rose Artisan Boutique & Healing Icons Will be held Sunday, Sept. 27. It’s rom 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. at White Rose Artisans Boutique 831 Meeting Street West Columbia It is an Artisan Fair featuring 17 eclectic creative artists. Music. Food. Wine Tasting. Plus, The Traveling Exhibition: Sometimes Words Are […]

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DEA national take back initiative in Cayce, Saturday

On September 26th 2015, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Cayce Department of Public Safety and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its tenth opportunity in four years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for […]

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Congaree Elementary school bus in crash, 18 students transported

At approximately 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, bus number 4 transporting students home from Congaree/ Wood Early Childhood Center and Congaree Elementary was hit in the rear by a pick-up truck. The bus was in the process of making a routine bus stop at the home of some of our students when the accident occurred. School officials […]

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Brookland-Cayce holds its Homecoming parade, Friday

Brookland-Cayce High School will hold its Homecoming parade, Friday. The parade starts at 3:20 p.m. and should end before 5 p.m. Expect a few traffic traffic delays The parade starts on 7th Street and makes a left onto Indigo Avenue then to 9th Street. Then make a right on 9th and then a left onto […]

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Gamecock Baseball Coach Chad Holbrook addresses C-WC Chamber Breakfast

Gamecock Head Baseball Coach Chad Holbrook spoke at Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast meeting, Tuesday. It was held at The Hall at Senate’s End. Holbrook said he was not sure what he would speak of when he arrived at the meeting, but after seeing Joseph “Clay” Dixon receive the Lexington Medical Center Foundation […]

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School District 4’s Laura Liger is Teacher-of-the-Month

Laura Liger, an English-Language Arts teacher at Swansea High Freshman Academy, was recognized at the Teacher-of-the-Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast meeting, Tuesday. It was held at The Hall at Senate’s End. Swansea High Freshman Academy Principal Craig Baker said Liger is a naturally gifted teacher, who has a positive attitude. Swansea High Freshman Academy […]

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Patrolman Jonathan Watkins is Officer-of-the-Month

Pine Ridge Patrolman Jonathan Watkins was recognized as the Law Enforcement Officer-of-the-Month Tuesday.  The award was presented by Vaughn Dozier  of First Community Bank in West Columbia. Watkins was accompanied by Pine Ridge Mayor David Busbee. The award was presented at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast meeting meeting, Tuesday. It was held at The Hall at Senate’s […]

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1st Sgt. Michael Rowland receives LMC Live Well Award

First Sgt. Michael Rowland was recognized with the Lexington Medical Center Foundation’s Live Well Award, Tuesday.  The award was presented by Lexington Medical Center Foundation’s Renee Dooley at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce meeting, Tuesday. It was held at The Hall at Senate’s End. Rowland, who has been awarded the Bronze Star along with […]

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