Brookland-Cayce High School is hosting the annual NIKE Palmetto Cup March 30-April 2, at Fort Knox (BCHS Stadium) and The Cage on the campus of BCHS in Cayce.  It is sponsored by the City of Cayce and Lloyd’s Soccer. There is a $25 tournament pass or $10 for a daily pass. A $5 pass is available […]

JackSon’s Southern Kitchen is moving to the old Sunset Restaurant in West Columbia. 

Bill West, of West Columbia, died last Friday. Bill, 76, was well-known locally. He covered Cayce, West Columbia and Springdale for many years for the Lexington County Chronicle. He was also the editor at Lexington’s Dispatch-News and he worked in television. He was news director at Sunny 100 radio. Bill also had the honor of […]

From coroner and state House seats to Register of Deeds and 11th Circuit Solicitor, there are lots of candidates running in the 2016 election cycle. Sheriff Jay Koon did not get an opponent, but Sen. Katrina Shealy got two challengers. Sen. Nikki Setzler of West Columbia has an opponent and five candidates are running for […]

AG Office Press Release: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Jason Glenn Jordan (DOB: 1987) of Lexington, on three charges connected to sexual exploitation of minors. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, made the arrest.  Investigators say Jordan, a registered sex […]

A Leesville teen is facing attempted murder charges in connection to gunshots fired at cars travelling on Interstate 20 Wednesday morning. According to arrest warrants, Kyle Len Ringo Pratt, 17, is charged with seven counts of attempted murder for firing several shots from a pistol at eastbound I-20 traffic as he stood on the Quattlebaum […]

State Sen. Katrina Shealy will have an opponent. Michael Sturkie has filed as a Republican to run against incumbent Katrina Shealy, for S.C. Senate Seat 23. The senate seat covers a large part of Lexington County.  The Republican Primary is June 14. Sturkie ran for Senate Seat 23 against former Sen. Jakie Knotts in 2008. […]

The City of Cayce wanted dilapidated buildings torn down. In August, Cayce’s City Council approved a process that allows for the city to demolish unsafe structures that are left to stand by property owners. The plan follows International Property Maintenance Code guidelines. When the process was approved, Cayce Assistant City Administrator Shaun Greenwood said the […]