The Cayce Public Safety Department, with Cayce  Fire and EMS hung a huge American flag from fire truck on Knox-Abbott Drive. The flag was unfurled  at the times the World Trade Center towers fell in 2001.

 Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives have charged a West Columbia man with murder in the shooting death of Timothy Chavis of Gaston. “Through our investigation, we were able to determine that Christopher Phillip Lambert shot and killed Mr. Chavis,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. Koon said the incident happened Sept. 7 in the 100 […]

A West Columbia woman has filed a complaint against Mayor Joe Owens. Owens said there is no validity to the accusation. Cora Washington of Monticello Street said Owens harassed her, confronting her about the “Bobby Horton” sign in her yard. Horton is challenging Owens for the office of West Columbia mayor. The West Columbia Police […]

Jerry Bellune, editor emeritus, of the The Lexington County Chronicle hosted the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Lunch and Learn event Tuesday. Bellune said he began learning the value of increasing market share when he was a boy. He gave away free copies of The Greenville News as a paperboy to increase sales. In his presentation at […]

The annual “Run For Our Troops” 5k Run/Walk on Sept. 11, will be hosted by the Cayce-West Columbia Jaycees at the Rish Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater. There will be no Rhythm on the River Concert. The concerts will resume at 6 p.m., Sept. 18 with The Travelin’ Kine, with Cayla Fralick and Lauren Vaughn. Proceeds from the “Run […]

PINE RIDGE – The Girls on the Run (GOTR) team at Herbert A. Wood Elementary School kicked off its 12-week training session, Thursday. It’s for third-through-fifth-grade students. Fleet Feet Columbia is providing shoes for some of the girls in the program. The Wood – Lexington 2 – students got a visit from Fleet Feet Columbia […]

West Columbia and Beautification Foundation call for Art Project ideas The West Columbia Beautification Foundation and City of West Columbia are asking for ideas for the “Art On State” Project. The Central Carolina Community Foundation has awarded the West Columbia Beautification Foundation (WCBF) and the City of West Columbia a $31,125 Connected Communities Grant. According […]

SCANA land in Cayce prime for development. Cayce’s 12th Street Extension is a hot corner for growth in Lexington County. “There is considerable interest in the property,” said Ginny Jones, a SCANA senior public affairs specialist. SCANA owns much of the land in the 12th Street Extension area at the I-77/I-26 intersection. Courtyard by Marriott […]