Phil Carter has been elected to Cayce City Council. He is a former Lexington School District 2 Board member.  The special election to fill the unexpired term of City of Cayce District 4 Councilman Tim James was held Tuesday. The polls closed at 7 p.m. Carter and candidates Alex Mowery, and John Raley ran for […]

Chuck Oree, of House of Raeford, has always been open to opportunities. Twenty-five years ago the plant in West Columbia offered him a job. He took that offer and turned it into a career of distinction. Oree has served his company at every level of management. For the last six years he has been the […]

WCPOF Golf Tournament Sponsorships are now available for the West Columbia Police Officers Foundation Golf Tournament. The cost of sponsorships range from $150 to $2,500. Start making plans now. It is the Third Annual Tournament and it’s Oct. 19 at Indian River Golf Club. It’s a shotgun start Captains Choice four person team event. The proceeds […]

The Board of Trustees of Lexington School District Two will conduct their Regular Monthly Meeting on Thursday, September 17, at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West Columbia.   The proposed Agenda is attached.  Notices and Agendas are also posted on the District’s website, www.lex2.org / Board […]

The River District members began meeting in early 2015. It is a collection of businesses – dining, retail and services – in the Vista area of West Columbia. Its goal is to draw customers to the unique shops and attractive restaurants that populate an area from State Street to 12th Street. “We want to make […]

Former Brookland-Cayce Football Coach Bettis Herlong will be inducted into the South Carolina Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in December. Herlong died in 2003. Herlong won 197 games from 1950-1980 at Saluda, Aiken, Johnston (Fla.), Strom Thurmond. He won a state title at Brookland-Cayce in 1966. Keith Chapman, who coaches now at Newberry College, […]

Disappointment was a surprise for Gamecock fans in 2014. In 2015 the feeling is familiar. USC lost to Kentucky, 26-22, Saturday night. It was the Wildcats’ first SEC road win since 2009. The Gamecocks losses last year, the most disappointing ones, came as the defense collapsed late in the fourth quarter. This year the defense […]