The enrollment numbers for the 2016-17 School Year are “stable” in Lexington 2 Schools according to Marcella Heyward-Evans – the district’s chief instructional officer. The Lexington 2 School Board held a special meeting Thursday where enrollment numbers for the district’s 16 schools were announced. The total number of students enrolled in Lexington 2 schools on […]

There is roofing and HVAC work going on at Brookland-Cayce High School, Airport High School, Congaree-Wood Early Childhood Center, Pair, and Northside Middle. There are also many other upgrades being done over the summer at Lexington 2 Schools. School for the 2016-17 School Year opens Aug. 18. Teachers return on Aug. 11, next Thursday.

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, the Cayce Department of Public Safety (CPS) seized approximately 18 pounds of marijuana, 2 vehicles and over 36,000 cash. The case was being worked with agents of the US Postal Inspection Service and the US Postal Service Office of Inspector General, along with CPS. Those agencies were investigating  mail […]

Sen. Nikki Setzler of West Columbia praised the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) for denying Carolina Water Service  a permit for its I-20 Wastewater Treatment Plant in Lexington County. DHEC denied the renewal of a pollutant discharge permit, earlier this week. “This is a huge victory for public health. I congratulate DHEC for […]

Tony Nelson City of Cayce Public Safety dispatcher was given the Whole Sole award at the Cayce City Council meeting Tuesday. Nelson was nominated by Public Safety Sgt. Evan Antley. Antley said Nelson gets to work early every day and stays until his shift is over. He often volunteers for split shifts if there are […]

Animal Control Officer Leigh Summers received the whole sole award. Summers is known for knowing which pet belongs to whom when she receives a report of a straying animal. Summers received the award at Tuesday’s council meeting. She knows where the pets live and is always working to aid owners to find lost pets, especially […]

Sarah Johnson and Gwen Brunson received Cayce’s Whole Sole Award for for devising ways to bring staff  the city’s finance department together. The award was presented at the city council meeting Tuesday. The two created a game night. Johnson and Brunson were nominated by Assistant City Manager Shaun Greenwood.