Lexington School District 2 has released its list of 2015-2016 Junior Scholars The South Carolina Junior Scholars Program was developed by the South Carolina Department of Education to identify eighth grade students with exceptional academic talent and to develop strategies for inclusion into special programs. The Junior Scholars are: Busbee Center Academy for the Arts […]

West Columbia’s drinking water remains is clean and safe to drink. That report comes after the West Columbia water plant system, at Lake Murray, received an unsatisfactory rating after a Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) inspection in late March. Three of four pumps that provide chlorine into the water system were not working, according […]

  Are changing coming to the chicken-keeping policy in Springdale? Springdale Town Council passed first reading of an ordinance that would change the rule for chickens to be kept inside the town’s limits. The ordinance passed at council’s April 5 meeting, according to Mayor Michael Bishop, who published the information in his Mayor’s Message. In […]

A USC cancer researcher working closet to home. Dara Brown is a Cayce resident and part of a research team at the College of Nursing at the University of South Carolina. “We are conducting a research study in partnership with the American Cancer Society involving breast cancer survivors becoming more physically active,” Brown said. Brown […]

 LEXINGTON COUNTY EMBARKS ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEY The County of Lexington is embarking on a community engagement survey to give County residents a chance to voice their expectations for the services the County provides and how we can make them better. The survey, which will be conducted by a Columbia-based third-party research group to ensure […]

Several students were formally inducted into the Tri-M Music Honor Society Chapter #2389 of Brookland-Cayce High School.  These students met the Tri-M criteria and accepted invitations to become members of this elite Honor Society.  The students have been carefully selected on the basis of scholarship, character, leadership, and service.  The students were nominated by the advisory music faculty […]

There will not be a tax increase for residents in Lexington School District Two, according to preliminary projections. At a work session last Thursday, a draft budget of $75.8 million for 2016-17 was presented to District 2 Board members by Kelly Richardson, District 2’s chief financial officer. The budget includes a small state-mandated salary increase […]

The following Class of 2016 Honors Seniors were recognized on April 7, during the Tri-M Music Honors Society Induction Ceremony. Pictured (L-R) Brittany Mills, Austin Sharpe, Daniel LaTorre, Zachary Jordan and Drayton Heh. Tri-M Chapter #2389 Advisor is Choral Director Wendi Humphries.  These students were nominated by their music director based on service, leadership, character, […]