Katie Wilkerson was recognized as the Teacher of the Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce February Breakfast, Tuesday. Katie, left, is pictured with Herbert A. Wood Elementary School Principal Nicole Singletary. Katie is a teacher at Wood Elementary School in Pine Ridge. Photo taken by Vickie Lovett, of Pretty Pictures. Guest Speaker at the meeting was […]

Dr. Bill James added a business flavor at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce February Breakfast, Tuesday. “We’re a pretty big business,” James said. “And a lot of things have to come together for it all to work well.” James, the superintendent of Lexington School District 2, was the guest speaker at the meeting held […]

Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Donnie Myers was charged with driving under the influence, Monday. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Myers was found to have a blood alcohol level of  0.09, just above the allowable limit. A highway patrol reports said Myers was involved in a single-vehicle accident on Old Chapin Road and Beech Creek […]

Get 40 pounds of FARM FRESH chicken – tenderloins and wings – for $80. The last day to order is Sunday (Feb. 28.) Call Chuck Underhill at House of Raeford – (803) 944-0829. The proceeds of the chicken sale will fund a mission for orphaned and impoverished children in Guatemala. Pick up is March 5.

Andalyn Mills, 31, has been charged with felony DUI after an accident earlier this month that lead to the death of a prematurely born baby. Mills, of Pelion, was initially arrested for DUI after the Feb. 13, wreck on Two Notch Road. A SCHP report said she crossed the center line in her vehicle and hit a […]

Brian McDowell of the West Columbia Police Department, was recognized as the Law Enforcement Officer of the Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce February Breakfast, Tuesday. He is pictured with Capt. Scott Morrison of the WCPD, left, and Vaughn Dozier of First Community Bank, the sponsor of the award.  Photo taken by […]

Jesse Sturgess was named the Lexington Medical Center Foundation’s Living Well Student of the Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce February Breakfast, Tuesday. He is pictured with Herbert A. Wood Elementary School Principal Nicole Singletary and Dr. Bill James, superintendent of Lexington School Disrtict 2.  Jesse is a student at Wood Elementary School […]

“It never occurred to me that I’d be here this long,” James Reed said. I had no idea.” Reed started working at Columbia Farms in West Columbia in 1966. Reed celebrated his 50th anniversary of employment Feb. 3. “When I’m on the job, I do it the best that I can,” Reed said, explaining his […]