Seven people were displaced after fires broke out in two separate residences in West Columbia on Tuesday afternoon. County of Lexington emergency personnel responded to a residential structure fire call in the 4000 block of Florentine Road just before 1:30 p.m. Upon arrival, Lexington County firefighters observed heavy smoke and flames coming from two structures […]

Members of the Brookland-Cayce Chorus participated in the annual University of South Carolina Honor Choir under the direction of Dr. Larry Wyatt. The students performed Mozart’s Coronation Mass in C with orchestra. The perforamnce was on Feb. 25, in Johnson Hall in the  Darla Moore International School of Business located on the USC campus. Pictured […]

Brookland-Cayce Honors Choir members who are also members of the Lexington District 2 Vocal Performance Class performed in the S.C. Music Educator’s Association Solo and Ensemble Festival. It was held at Ridge View High School, Feb. 25.  The students received four Superior ratings and three ratings of Excellent on their individual solo performances. The District Vocal […]

West Columbia City Council will hold its Regular Council Meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday. at City Hall, 200 N. 12th Street West Columbia. Agenda: Presentation of Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) – Mr. Bill Hancock, C.P.A., The Brittingham Group REQUESTS FOR APPEARANCES/CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD Mr. John Banks of the West Metro Visitor […]

The regular Cayce City Council meeting is at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Below is a copy of the agenda. Click on images below to enlarge and read. 

The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating a house fire that occurred Saturday. Maria Addy-Starino, 64 died in the fire on Dickert Drive.   Link to initial story on fire Lexington County spokesman Harrison Cahill said it is standard procedure to turn any fatal fire over to SLED for investigation. A cause of the fire […]

Teachers and students at C.A. Taylor Elementary School in Cayce kicked off March Literacy Madness last week. As part of the kick-off, they dressed like characters in books on March 1. How many favorites can you find?