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Running back A.J Brown rushed for two touchdowns and freshman quarterback Reed “Razor” Charpia threw two TD strikes to WR Justice Mills in the Bearcats 36-25 win at Fairfield Central. Running back Charles Balkcom had a touchdown run, too. Fairfield Central is a perennial high school football power. Brookland-Cayce fumbled the ball twice in the first […]
The has released a composite sketch of a robbery suspect in hopes of generating leads in its investigation. The incident happened about 10 p.m. on Aug. 17 at the DoubleTree hotel on Bush River Road. A male suspect approached a woman in the hotel’s parking lot and, after a struggle, took her purse. The suspect […]
A traffic plan submitted by Walmart has been approved by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT.) But it has yet to be determined who will hold the bond related to work at Knox-Abbott Drive and Charleston Highway in Cayce. Shaun Greenwood, Cayce’s assistant city administrator, said the permits for the project would be issued once […]
Dr. Ben Carson, who is running for the GOP presidential nomination, will be in West Columbia, Sunday. Carson will be on the Airport Campus of Midlands Technical College for the Back to School Bash at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, according to a press advisory released by his campaign staff. Carson is a neurosurgeon. He was the first […]
Lexington County Sheriff’s Department deputies along with agents of the county’s Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested five individuals earlier this week as part of an undercover prostitution sting. The following individuals were arrested at a Saint Andrews-area hotel and charged with prostitution: · Gayethel Coleman, 28, Irmo · Anthony Craft, 34, Columbia · Janet Ford, […]
Cayce’s Granby Gardens Park to be upgraded Cayce City Council voted to spend up-to $30,00 0 to upgrade Granby Gardens Park. Council met Wednesday in a special session and agreed to use hospitality tax funds to make some changes in the park. Ants get into the electrical receptacles in the park and damage them, said […]
The Congaree Riverkeeper is criticizing the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) for a plan that would the Reiverkeeper said would make it easier for sewage discharge into the lower Saluda River. The river runs through West Columbia, beside the Quail Hollow residential community that is behind Lexington Medical Center off of Sunset […]
Bearcats stout on D, poised for good year If the Brookland-Cayce Bearcats have a good year, it will start with the defense. The Brookland-Cayce Bearcats football team plays an away non-conference game @ Fairfield Central on Friday, August 21 @ 7:30 p.m. Two of Brookland-Cayce’s defensive players have been named to the All-Midlands team. Defensive lineman […]