NEWS

Holiday Parade of Lights winners announced

The Holiday Parade of Lights was held in Cayce and West Columbia, Saturday. Judges picked winners in several categories. 2019 HOLIDAY PARADE OF LIGHTS WINNERS Best Overall – Dirt Cheap Hauling & Services Best Municipality – City of Cayce Utilities (also 2nd overall) Best Chamber Member Business – Planet Fitness Best Civic/Nonprofit – ABATE of […]

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Airport High School Principal David Damm is reinstated

Airport High School Principal David Damm has been reinstated. Damm was placed on administrative leave last week. He was said to have used a bad word (dumb@$$#$) over the school’s intercom to describe the behavior of some unruly students, according to parents who have children at the school. The decision to reinstate Damm became public […]

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Cayce Department of Public Safety investigates after deceased male found on I-26

At approximately 7 a.m Thursday, the Cayce Department of Public Safety responded to a report of a male who was deceased near Exit 116 on Interstate 26, westbound. Cayce DPS officers asked that drivers please take extra caution in the area and find an alternate route if possible. The Lexington County Coroner’s Office is assisting the Cayce […]

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Lexington County Fire Service puts out car fire

Lexington County Fire Service units responded to a fully-involved vehicle fire at the intersection of Pond Branch and Boiling Springs roads Thursday afternoon. The road were temporarily shut down, while crews extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported.

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Coroner identifies man hit and killed on Old Dunbar Road

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died as a result of being struck by a vehicle, Tuesday. The incident occurred in the 1900 block of Old Dunbar Road in West Columbia at approximately 3 a.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Jose G. Pineda, 24, of Columbia was pronounced dead at the scene […]

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3 men who died in shooting lived in same apartment

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victims of a shooting that occurred at approximately 11 a.m., Tuesday at a Woodland Village apartment on Butternut Lane. The apartments, in Lexington County, have a Columbia address. According to Fisher, Mr. Branton T. Booker, 28, and Mr. Sheldon D. Livingston, 26, were pronounced dead at the […]

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Woman accused of abusing a vulnerable adult

A Yemassee woman responsible for the welfare of a bedridden man is accused of abusing him while caring for him at his Chapin home, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. Janet Faye Allan, 69, has been charged with five counts of abuse of a vulnerable adult. The charges relate to five incidents dating back […]

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Cab driver killed Sunday was reportedly a Brookland-Cayce graduate, Service Wednesday

The Columbia Police Department is investigating the deadly weekend shooting of a cab driver, according a CPD release. Paul Swatsell is the man who died, according to his friends who are posting condolences on his Facebook page. Swatsell listed Cayce as his hometown and he lived in Lexington. The shooting occurred in the 4300 block […]

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