Today, at approximately 12:20 p.m. Sgt. F. Ballentine was operating a 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe patrol vehicle on 12th Street near 13th Street. Sgt. Ballentine stopped in the southbound lanes to yield to a train at the Norfolk Southern crossing. While stopped, waiting on the train to pass, the patrol vehicle was struck in the rear […]

The City of West Columbia experienced a water line break affecting water customers in the following areas: 1600 Block of Fairlane Road 1800-1900 Block of Pinelake Drive All addresses on Watson Road Easton Estates Subdivision Quail Creek Subdivision   Once the water line is repaired and water service is restored, water customers in this area […]

Will Rick Hubbard seek the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s seat and has Solicitor Donnie Myers decided not to run for re-election in 2016? Hubbard is a former 20-year employee of the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. There is a report circulating on social media, indicating that Hubbard is resigning from his position with the S.C. Attorney General’s […]

Press Release from Billy Oswald:  Republican will push for term limits, limit himself to six years in office Longtime Republican leader and community volunteer Billy Oswald today announced his candidacy for the District 89 seat in the state House of Representatives. “For 40 years I’ve lived, worked and volunteered in this area. I guarantee you […]

Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Donnie Myers issued the following press release Wednesday morning: “My present term as 11th Circuit Solicitor will end January 2017.If elected to serve another four year term, a mandatory retirement law would prohibit me from serving beyond December 2017, only 11 months. Common sense dictates against seeking re-election for such a short […]

Guignard Park sits in a lush bed of nature, just off of heavily traveled Knox-Abbott Drive. In 2015, upgrades were planned for the popular park in Cayce. Those improvements are in the process of being made, now. The City of Cayce sought bids last year from landscape architectural and civil engineering firms for the “planning, […]

Cayce City Council will meet at 5 p.m. at the Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center, 1120 Fort Congaree Trail, Tuesday. Council will discuss the proposed utility fund budget for fiscal year 2016-17. There will also be an executive session that includes discussion of legal matters, and the city manager’s employment contract.  

BC Grammar School No. 1, an Elementary school in Lexington Two, was named a Palmetto’s Finest school. The highly prestigious award was announced Tuesday afternoon. A representative from the SC Palmetto’s Finest Committee was scheduled to be at Brookland-Cayce Grammar School No. 1 in West Columbia on Tuesday, when the SC Association of School Administrators (SCASA) […]