NEWS

West Columbia Councilman Joseph Dickey, and wife Kiosha, start pediatric care non-profit in honor of stillborn daughter

West Columbia City Councilman and attorney, Joseph Dickey, and wife, Kiosha Dickey are announced Friday that they have started a non-profit in honor of their daughter, Autumn Rei Dickey. Autumn was stillborn on September 16, 2021, at 8:18 pm at the Medical University of South Carolina.  The mission of the organization will be to help support and strengthen pediatric palliative care programs in hospitals […]

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Incident on I-26 results in traffic being diverted, Friday morning

The Cayce Department of Public Safety is assisting the SC Highway Patrol with an incident on I-26 between I-77 and Exit 115. The incident was reported about 8:20 a.m. It was a crash according to Trooper David Jones of the SCHP. All westbound traffic is being diverted to I-77 north. Cayce DPS photo

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Lexington County Museum hosting Haunted History Halloween

The Lexington County Museum will host the 14th Annual Haunted History Halloween program at 231 Fox Street in Lexington this year. Tours will last around forty-five minutes each and will take place on the evenings of Thursday Oct. 21 and Friday Oct. 22 at 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m. Tickets are $6 for […]

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Studio 221 Interiors Grand Opening is Oct. 23

Studio 221 Interiors West Columbia will have a Grand Opening on Saturday, October 23rd from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. It’s at 536 Meeting St. Piecewise Coffee will be serving coffee in the morning and there will be refreshments during the day. Sweet Dreams Dough will be there in the afternoon to treat you to […]

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New housing development going up between West Columbia and Lexington

There is a new housing development under construction off of Jessamine Road, between West Columbia and Lexington. The property is between Mineral Springs Road and Leaphart Road, close to Oak Grove. It is in the 1700 block of Jessamine Road. Some of the homes in the subdivision have been completed and are occupied. Others are […]

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Always Original Bakery donating baked goods to overwhelmed healthcare workers at Lexington Medical Center

Always Original Bakery in a partnership with Primal Gourmet Kitchen and Market is feeding frontline workers at Lexington Medical Center. The staff at the hospital has been overwhelmed recently because of a large number of COVID cases. Always Original Bakery is the newest member of WeCo River District Association. The program to provide meals for […]

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Steve Bullard sworn in as the new Cayce Fire Chief

It’s a new era for the Cayce Department of Public Safety.Steve Bullard was sworn in as the Cayce Fire Chief, Tuesday just before noon.Cayce now has a fire chief and a police chief. Last week Chris Cowan was sworn in as Cayce’s Police Chief. Before the Cayce DPS had a director for both fire and […]

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East Point Academy teacher Elease Anderson runs the Boston Marathon virtually

From Channing Anderson – East Point Academy – Twenty six point two miles, two campuses, hundreds of cheering students, and one motivated teacher; East Point Academy Physical Education teacher Elease Anderson ran the Boston Marathon virtually at the school on October 8th. “Completing the Boston Marathon has always been a dream of mine since I […]

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