NEWS

Cayce Montessori School builds confidence and independence, and it’s in the Spotlight

The Cayce Montessori School is a labor of love for Vijayashree “Viji” Saravanan. She is a teacher and runs the school at 1000 Poplar Street, in Cayce. It takes students from two-and-a-half-years-old to age six.  The Cayce Montessori School implements Dr. Maria Montessori’s educational philosophy, that tailors lessons to correspond with the essential inclinations of the […]

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Details about new Fairfield Inn that’s coming to Cayce presented at public meeting

The City of Cayce held a community meeting Thursday evening to make sure residents of Churchill Heights in Cayce were clear on the affect of a new Fairfield Inn and Suites that will be built on Airport Boulevard. The hotel is next-door-to the neighborhood. Cayce City Councilman Hunter Sox said the new hotel is a […]

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Multitude of young West Columbia businesses are thriving

There have been a multitude of businesses that have opened in West Columbia in the last five years or less. Those new businesses have reshaped the commercial landscape. And the entrepreneurs who chose West Columbia to locate their businesses are very pleased with their decision. “I’m in a wonderful location.” said Bob Klotzbach of West Point Coins at […]

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Lexington County narcotics agents arrest a man accused of trafficking fentanyl and distributing meth

Lexington County narcotics agents have arrested a man accused of trafficking fentanyl and distributing meth. Gary Edward Ware Jr., 38, is also charged with a weapon possession crime, according to arrest warrants. “We’ve had previous encounters with Ware and received some recent intelligence about ongoing drug activity at his home on Hayride Road in Gilbert,” […]

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Colonial Fort Tour is Sunday beginning at Fort Congaree Trail in Cayce

The Colonial Fort Tour: When Cayce was the Frontier In the deep woods of colonial South Carolina, in what is now Cayce, European settlers met natives to trade at a little fort built in 1718. Walk to the site of Fort Congaree and hear its intriguing stories as we delve into the struggles of the […]

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Back-to School Bash is being held, Saturday at Brookland Monticello Baptist

A Back-to School Bash is being held on Saturday Aug. 16, at Brookland Monticello Baptist Church and the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center. Sponsored by AT&T, it’s from 10 am until 2 pm at 1032 Monticello Street, West Columbia. There will be free school supplies for youth and teens and a day of fellowship and community support. […]

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Lexington County Coroner identifies the man who was killed in I-26 crash on Sunday

The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who was killed in a crash on I-26 east near West Columbia just after midnight on Sunday, Aug. 10. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said 24-year-old Jose Rivas died when he ran off the road, hit a guardrail and overturned on eastbound I-26 at mile marker […]

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2 Phases of the Cayce Riverwalk are open, Timmerman Trail is open and the Guignard Park Walking Trail is open

One of everyone’s favorite Cayce trails is the Guignard Park Walking Trail. This trail is now OPEN.The City of Cayce also issued a RIVERWALK REPORT on Saturday, August 9, The report below: Phase 1 and 4 of Cayce Riverwalk are OPEN Phase 2 and 3 are CLOSED Timmerman Trail is OPEN

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