NEWS

Car crashes into limo at Al’s Happy Mart and sends it airborne – Video of crash

Wonder what happened to the limousine that has sat for years in front of the Happy Mart Exxon at the corner of Charleston Highway and Knox-Abbott Drive? Just before midnight on Feb. 28, an east-bound car, from out-of-town, missed the curve and smashed into the limo and sent it airborne. The big car flew far […]

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West Columbia Police issues an alert for a missing person

The West Columbia Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing individual. On Monday 28-year-old Simon Manuel Gates was reported missing from his Branham Street home in WestColumbia where he was last seen on Wednesday, March 23. Simon was last seen wearing a t-shirt and athletic shorts getting into a black sedan. […]

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Fire damages home in Lexington County

Lexington County Fire Service and EMS responded to fire around 1 p.m., Tuesday, in the 2700 block of Pine Street in Pelion. Upon arrival, crews found a fire in the rear of the residence and searched for an occupant after neighbors reported a possible victim trapped. The owner was not home at the time of […]

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Cayce Police Chief Chris Cowen attends MOTA Crosslinking’s one-year anniversary pro-literacy event

From Ulises Chavez – The Mota Crosslinking Business Academy celebrated a successful year, Saturday serving as a vital bridge among the business community through literature. The Cayce City Police Department assisted with the donation of more than 1,300 books which were distributed free of charge among the 75 families that gathered throughout the event. With […]

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Cayce QuickTrip store scheduled to open April 28 – taking job applications

The QuickTrip convenience store and gas station that has been built on US 321 at I-26 outside of Cayce is scheduled to open at 8 a.m. on April 28. QuickTrip is also in the process of hiring staff for the store, said Area Supervisor Candace Valadez.Applications are being taken at the Lexington QuickTrip location at […]

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Woman dies in Lexington house fire, autopsy scheduled

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died at a local hospital after a house fire that occurred in the 200 block of Waverly Court in the Town of Lexington shortly before 11 a.m., Monday. According to Fisher, Mrs. Bonnie Gayle Bass, 50, of Lexington was transported to an area hospital where […]

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Fire units from Cayce, West Columbia and Lexington County respond to sheds on fire, Monday afternoon

The Cayce Fire Department, with West Columbia Fire Department and Lexington County Fire Services responded to a fire at Elm Street at Julius Felder Road in Cayce, Monday afternoon. Several sheds behind a residence were on fire. There were no reported injuries. The road was closed for a time, but the fire was put out […]

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Freeway Music set to open in Cayce

Freeway Music – Cayce is set to open on Monday, April 18 in Parkland Plaza.The City of Cayce welcomed the new business on its Facebook page as Cayce’s newest business. According to the post Freeway Music – Cayce will be housed in a 2,000 sq. ft. facility featuring five studios.“We couldn’t be more thrilled to […]

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