NEWS

Cayce residences not damaged substantially

Damage from the October flood could have been worse in Cayce. “We fared very well,” said City Manager Rebecca Vance. She compared Cayce’s losses with areas in Columbia where some homes were total losses. There were no houses damaged beyond repair from flood waters in Cayce , Vance said. Vance said city staff was enlisted […]

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Pine Ridge – South Congaree Christmas Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday

Pine Ridge & South Congaree Christmas Parade  12/05/2015 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM E Town of Pine Ridge & South Congaree Parade begins at Pine Ridge Middle School and proceeds down Pine Ridge Drive/Ramblin Road ending at the South Congaree Arena, located at 300 Oak Street. Links:Parade Route  

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Holland Avenue Baptist Hosts 3rd Annual “Garage Giveaway”

Release From:  Chuck Underhill Holland Avenue Baptist at  801 12th St. in Cayce will host the 3rd Annual “Garage Giveaway” Saturday from 8 a.m. ’til noon. “Garage Giveaway” started in 2013 as way to help families throughout the community that have varying needs and could use assistance. All items are FREE and include: clothing, furniture, toys, Christmas decorations, home goods, […]

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Next Gamecock Head Coach should be….

Put any knowledgeable college football mind -looking for a head coach –  in a room for a week. Let him sift through a bucket full of names. Would he be able to find a prime candidate, then get his target? When Steve Spurrier was at Duke, a basketball school, he had one losing season. Then he […]

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Cayce kicks off schedule of Christmas events, Thursday

Christmas In Cayce -38th Annual Tree Lighting Thursday 6 p.m.   City of Cayce Municipal Complex 1800 12th Street Cayce This event is hosted by The Woman’s Club of Cayce and includes greetings from city officials, holiday thoughts, musical selections, and a visit from Santa. Proceeds from the sale of lights for the tree will […]

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It may take a year to repair Botanical Parkway

Botanical Parkway was one of the most-damaged roads in West Columbia, by the October floods. It will be the most expensive to repair, and the most-impassable for a while. “We expect it to be in the next calendar year,” said Joey Derby, Lexington County Engineer, of the repair schedule for the road. The cost for […]

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Gray Collegiate wins Tip-Off Classic basketball tournament

The boys basketball team of West Columbia’s Gray Collegiate Academy remains undefeated. Gray won the Lower Richland Tip-Off Classic in November.  In the tournament, Gray defeated Fort Mill, Lower Richland and Westwood to take home the title. This week Gray knocked off another 4A school. The War Eagles defeated  Northwestern High School of Rock Hill […]

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More plans for Brookland development revealed at council meeting

More plans for an “iconic” development called Brookland were revealed Tuesday evening. Matt Mundy said, of Estates, Inc., told of a project – to be built at the corner of State and Meeting in West Columbia – that will be a visual event to traffic coming toward it. He said the plan is to make […]

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