All new and prospective students for Gray Collgiate Academy’s 2016-2017 school year are invited to attend the GCA Sneak Peek Open House this Saturday (April 9) from 11 a.m. until 2 pm. There will be  games, food and fun along with parent/student information and a school tour. Twitter: #wareagle

Lexington County Fire Service, EMS responds to residential fire in Chapin community Thursday evening County of Lexington emergency personnel responded to a residential structure fire in the Chapin community Thursday evening. Just before 9 p.m., Lexington County 911 dispatched Lexington County Fire Service and EMS to the 100 block of Turkey Ridge Drive in reference […]

The Lexington School District Two Board took action, Thursday night. The Board approved the early site package and foundation installation for the new elementary school being built on Twelfth Street Extension and Bulldog Boulevard in Cayce. Thompson Turner is the general contractor chosen to build the new school. The Board voted to proceed with the […]

The Cayce Department of Public Safety responded to a report of shots fired in the 1900 block of State Street. The report was filed at approximately 5:23 p.m. Officers and investigators on the scene earned that a subject discharged a firearm, five or six times, before fleeing the area, according to a release from Sgt. Evan Antley. […]

Donald Wade Hagood, 52, of Gaston has been charged with first degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor under 11 years of age. Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigators arrested Hagood on Tuesday. He’s being held in the Lexington County Detention Center while he awaits a bond hearing. According to South Carolina law, Hagood, if convicted, […]

SCANA’s effort to clean up black tar from the Congaree River is on hold. “We had planned to begin working this spring to address the tar-like substance,” said Ginny Jones, senior public affairs specialist for SCANA. “However, when the Columbia Canal was breached during the historic rainfall event last October, about 200,000 tons of silt washed […]

West Columbia resident and businessman Mike Green has officially launched his campaign for Lexington County Register of Deeds. Green, a Republican and real estate investor, said he wants to protect families and improve efficiency in the office. “As president of A H Holdings in West Columbia, I work with residential and commercial real estate every day,” […]

This Saturday’s Cayce Festival of the Arts has grown. “”It will be bigger and better,” said Aubrey Shaw. We had around 50 artists last year. We have almost 100 artists this year.” Shaw heads up-the Avenues Neighborhood Association, sponsor of the festival. This year, the second annual Cayce Festival of the Arts has a new […]