It’s a scary site that is fitting for Halloween. A “Zombie Outbreak.” is at  1705 Redbird Lane in West Columbia. Zombie Outbreak is more than 50 wood figures- that look like scary zombies. They are fashioned after the characters on “The Walking Dead, said Jeff Matthews. He is the artist who cut out and sketched […]

The Midlands favorite night-time parade is coming! The Cayce-West Columbia Holiday Parade of Lights will be held on Saturday, December 10th. The parade will start on the corner of 12th & Meeting Street in West Columbia and proceeds down 12th Street into Cayce and ends at the City of Cayce’s Municipal Complex. The Cayce-West Columbia […]

Lexington Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges * Additional Victims May Exist *  South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson today announced the arrest of Donald Morris Price, 45, of Leesville on multiple charges connected to sexual exploitation of a minor and criminal sexual conduct with a minor. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, a member of […]

A state ethics panel said any appearance of impropriety between an attorney hired by the state and SC Treasurer Curtis Loftis was “inadvertent and unintentional.” The panel did charge Loftis $500 for administrative fees, but Loftis said he will appeal that action by the commission. Loftis also said the ruling was “subjective and unprecedented.” Quote […]

The Eighth-Grade Performing Arts Company (PAC) of Busbee Creative Arts Academy will present Annie Jr. at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the school. “The Performing Arts Company has worked hard to make this one of our best performances yet,” said Dr. Dixon Brooks, Busbee’s principal. Brooks said the school is offering the opportunity to purchase tickets […]

Tionah Sprinkle, second from left, of Sandhills Middle School was named Student-of-the-Month Tuesday at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. Wendy Lux, of Sandhills Middle, was named Teacher-of-the-Month. They are pictured with Lexington School District 4’s Human Resources and Community Relations Director Lisa Ingram, left, and Sandhills Principal Patty Carter. right.  The breakfast […]

Cayce Public Safety Officer Frank Ballentine, middle, was named Officer-of-the-Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, Tuesday. Cayce Department of Public Safety Chief Byron Snellgrove, right, said Ballentine is a hard worker who helps in the training of younger personnel. Ballentine works as a patrolman and  a firefighter in Cayce’s combined department. […]

The County of Lexington Department of Solid Waste announces a temporary closure of the Sandhills   Collection and Recycling Center, located at 3241 Charleston Highway, as construction at the site reaches its final stages. Improvements include the addition of capacity to process solid waste and the construction of a new entrance to the facility located […]