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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Joseph “Clay” Dixon received the Lexington Medical Center Foundation Live Well Award, Tuesday morning. Clay lives in Swansea and is a ninth-grade student at the Swansea High Freshman Academy. When he was younger, Clay had always had trouble speaking. He would slur his words. “Often people had trouble understanding me,” Clay said. Months of speech […]

There were 8,897 students in Lexington School District 2 as of Sept. 1. That’s down slightly compared to district enrollment numbers for the same date in 2014-15. Last year, 10 days after the start of school, enrollment was 8,905. Lexington School District 2 released 10-day enrollment numbers last week for the 2015-16 school year. There […]

Agenda Special Council Meeting September 21, at 6 p.m 200 N. 12th Street West Columbia, SC 29169 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM 3. INVOCATION 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS BY THE MAYOR 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6.1. Second Reading Consideration of an Ordinance to Provide for the Approval of Certain Amendments to the Redevelopment Plan of the City […]

“I loved my brother from another mother, but God loved him better.” Those were the words delivered in the thunderous voice of Rev. Kenneth Taylor of West Columbia’s Turner Memorial A.M.E. Church. Taylor was speaking of David L. “Scooter” Scott. Scott died Sept, 17 after a battle with cancer. Taylor eulogized Scott Sunday at a […]

At the Chapin-vs-Brookland-Cayce football game, Friday, some BC alumni presented an authentic jersey that was worn by Bearcat players in 1949, 1950 and 1951. The jersey belonged to former player Harold “Hambone” Jones. Larry Hallman was also showing fans the jersey. Bill Moye was the head coach of BC in the period Jones and Hallman were in […]