Four Gray Collegiate Academy players have been selected by Lou Bezjak, Prep Editor for The State Newspaper- to the All-Midlands Team. Gray Collegiate players on the All-Midlands Team ATH – Chylon Thomas, Gray Collegiate – Second team QB – Bryce Fields, Gray Collegiate – Honorable Mention LB – Chris Matthews – Gray Collegiate – Honorable Mention DB […]

Sevreral Lexington 2 high school football players made the All-Midlands football team. Brookland-Cayce’s Tay Pringle and Airport’s Kerryon Richardson made the First Team. The team was selected by Lou Bejak, Prep Editor for The State Newspaper. Lexington 2 players on the All-Midlands team are: DE – Tay Pringle, Brookland-Cayce– First Team- He had 76 tackles, 26 for […]

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting that happened in West Columbia early early Sunday morning. The shooting occurred around 5 a.m. on the 600 block of Sumter street, according to the LCSD.   One man was shot in the home. He was in critical condition, according to the latest report. Evidence has been […]

Teased, like so many times before, the promise of snow accumulation in Lexington County has melted into rain and cold. The possibility for an inch or so of snow in the county no longer exists – as of Saturday morning- according to the National Weather Service. That means kids who went to bed Friday night- […]

The Brookland-Cayce High School Education Foundation has selected Mr. Abbott (Abby) L. Bray, Jr. posthumously as their 2017 Educator Hall of Fame Inductee. The Brookland-Cayce High School Education Foundation will sponsor their Sixteenth Annual Educator Hall of Fame Gala on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at Seawell’s at 1125 Rosewood Drive, Columbia. Social hour begins at […]

SCDOT continues preparation activities for the winter storm. Current forecasts show predictions from 1 to 3 inches of snow expected in the Midlands. Predictions are from 4 to 6 inches of snow in the Upstate. Other areas of the state may see a wintery mix without significant accumulation. Lexington County is in District 1. At […]

West Columbia’s Gray Collegiate Academy has been ranked nationally (USA Today)  in the top 25 of high school basketball. As a powerhouse, War Eagle is expected to take on all comers. And the team has done that. “We have played in Chicago, D.C and Delaware,” said Dion Bethea, Gray’s head basketball coach. And one of […]

Springdale Police Department’s 2016 National Night Out event received national recognition from the National Association of Town Watch. The Springdale Police Department’s 2016 National Night Out event has received recognition from the National Association of Town Watch. The event ranked in at eighth in the nation for areas with a population of less than 5,000. […]