Jerome Franklin was diagnosed with type two diabetes at age 26. At age 37, he had a stroke. He is determined to keep fighting the encroaching ailment said his Aunt Michelle Franklin, but he needs physical therapy. To help pay for the physical therapy, Michelle has planned a the Jerome Franklin Fund-raiser Kick-ball tournament for […]

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the name of the individual who died in a motorcycle collision that occurred Friday at approximately 7:10 p.m. The incident occurred in the 7600 block of St. Andrews Road, Columbia. Wade William Brentlinger, 39, of Ashe Street, Lexington, was the driver of the motorcycle. Mr. Brentlinger was transported from […]

Leo Redmond said he remembers the 1964 Cayce Dixie Youth Little League World Series Championship team. That team was honored in a ceremony at the  Cayce Historical Museum, Friday afternoon. “All of us over here in Cayce were proud,” Redmond said. “There were signs all over the place. They stayed up for years.” Redmond, the former […]

West Columbia is a good place to do business. Now it’s even better. Gov. Henry McMaster has designated specific West Columbia properties as part of an Opportunity Zone. Opportunity Zones are provided a capital gains-based, federal tax incentive for investors. The program is designed to encourage long-term private investments in communities that have the potential […]

West Columbia is a good place to do business. Now it’s even better. Gov. Henry McMaster has designated specific West Columbia properties as part of an Opportunity Zone. Opportunity Zones are provided a capital gains-based, federal tax incentive for investors. The program is designed to encourage long-term private investments in communities that have the potential […]

The City of Cayce’s very special exhibit, honoring the members of the 1964 Cayce Dixie Youth Little League World Series Championship team, opens at the Cayce Historical Museum beginning 3 p.m., Friday. The surviving members of the 1964 Dixie Youth World Series Champions Team will gather for a celebration of the exhibit opening at the […]

Twenty-five Lexington Two educators have been awarded $20,000 in grants from Colonial Life as part of its Strong Schools Grant program. Teachers applied to receive grants of up to $1,000 to purchase equipment and resources that support lessons focused on world-class knowledge and skills and life and career characteristics as outlined in the Profile of […]

Be sure to mark your calendars for the History Walk in Cayce this Saturday, Aug. 17, at 10 a.m. First Fort Congaree and 18th Century Trade History Walk: A massacre, murder and a kidnapping. These great stories are part of the Fort Congaree program. Walk to the 1718 Old Fort Congaree site and learn about […]