Revenue for the City of Cayce’s $11.9 million general fund 2016-17 budget is more than $197,000 short. At a special meeting Wednesday, city council members struggled to find answers, and a way to fund the shortfall. A $3 increase in sanitation fees would close the gap. The monthly sanitation fee would go from $10.50 to […]

A West Columbia Beautification Foundation project funded by the the Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club has been marked. Landscaping work near the House of Raeford parking lot on Sunset Boulevard was completed thanks to the Lions donation to the West Columbia Beautification Foundation. A sign has been placed on the site.

The Leaphart Road Bridge, over I-26, in West Columbia was open to traffic Thursday morning. The South Carolina Department of Transportation issued a release announcing the closing of the bridge, Wednesday, but the reopening has not yet been officially announced. The bridge was closed after it was struck and damaged by a vehicle, traveling on I-26, […]

The Babcock Center mission is to empower people with lifelong disabilities to enjoy life by promoting abilities and respecting choice. Members of the Greater Cayce-WestColumbia Chamber of Commerce took a tour of Babcock’s West Columbia facility, Wednesday. It was a Chamber “Lunch and Learn” event. About 25 Chamber members found out that workers, being trained […]

There will be a Block Party from 6 p.m.-until-8 p.m. on the Grounds of Springdale Baptist Church, Saturday (May 21.) 357 Wattling Rd. There will be food, a Bouncy House, an air slide, a dunking booth, games. Everything is free. Channel 146 will provide music.

The Lexington County Blowfish and Z93.1 FM, The Lake will enter into their second season as broadcast partners for Blowfish Baseball radio to carry the live play-by- play broadcast for the team’s entire 56 game regular-season schedule and playoffs. “This partnership between Z93.1 FM and the Lexington County Blowfish is great for our area of Lexington […]

Cayce City Council is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Cayce City Hall, 1800 12th Street, Cayce. On the agenda is discussion of an application to the S.C. Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority for a loan from the Dringing Water Revolving Fund. And discussion of the 2016-17 General Fund Budget. There will be […]

The Airport High School Drill Team has done it again. The team competed against the very best and brought home several awards. The competition was against the Air Force, Navy, Marine, and Army High School Drill Teams from across the country. It was held earlier this month in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Airport Drill Team, […]