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Cayce City Manager Tracy Hegler is guest speaker at the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast

Cayce City Manager Tracy Hegler was the guest speaker at the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast Tuesday. It was held at Cayce United Methodist Church. Hegler said the City of Cayce has implemented a plan of strategic and wise growth. The she talked about the new residential units being built on the grounds at the historic […]

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Absentee voting for West Columbia, Springdale elections is now open

Absentee Voting in Lexington County is now open. Election day is Nov. 5, for several municipalities, including West Columbia and Springdale. It’s less than two weeks out. If you are not going to be able to vote on November 5, contact the Lexington County Election Commission to obtain your absentee ballot TODAY! There are 3 […]

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Gray Collegiate surprises principal to celebrate “excellent” rating

Gray Collegiate Academy Principal Dr. Brian Newsome was treated to a pep rally of sorts Wednesday, as the student body celebrated the West Columbia charter school’s South Carolina report card ‘excellent’ rating.  Click here for original story Gray is in the 2A classification and it’s one of only five high schools in the Midlands to […]

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Leadership Lexington raises $75,000-plus for veterans pavilion

Leadership Lexington raises $75,000-plus for veterans pavilion The 2019 class of Leadership Lexington County is celebrating raising more than $75,000 through sponsorships, in-kind donations and brick sales, to build a pavilion for the veterans of Central Midlands Transitional Retreat (CMTR). Leadership Lexington will be hosting a pavilion dedication on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 3 p.m. […]

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Cayce-West Columbia Chamber introduces new members at breakfast

New members of the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce were introduced at the Chamber Breakfast on Tuesday. It was held at Cayce United Methodist Church. New members are: (pictured above) Joseph Dickey with Dickey Law Group; Dee Dee Northcutt and Donna Robinson with Home Instead Senior Care; Jenna Dulaveris with Veritas Health Group; Kelli Pournaras […]

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Growl at the Moon, Friday at the S.C. State Museum

SC State Museum –Growl at the Moon, Fri., Oct. 25 – 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. A signature Halloween event of the SC State Museum will feature the debut of Fright Lights, a new planetarium laser light show, new Haunted Virtual Reality experiences, live music from the Reggie Sullivan Band, haunted ghost tours, a dance […]

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Failure to yield the right-of-way causes Sunset Blvd. crash, says Lexington Police

Lexington Police worked a collision, Monday morning on Sunset Blvd. (US-378) at Caughman Farm Road. The crash had all inbound lanes closed at about 8 a.m. By 8:45 A.m. all lanes were reopened at the collision scene. The cause of the collision was a driver failing to yield the right-of-way, according to the LPD.

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Troopers looking for car involved in fatal hit-and-run on I-77 in Columbia, Monday

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is looking for a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run after a person walking near Interstate 77 was killed in Columbia, Monday. The incident occurred around 7 a.m. at mile marker 12 (the Forest Drive exit.) The person was hit by the car and the car kept going after the […]

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