The Brookland-Cayce High School Varsity Competition Cheer Team took first place Saturday at the 3A Silver Fox Cheerleading Invitational. It was held at Dutch Fork High School. The Brookland-Cayce team’s routine included tumbling, a pyramid, and dance moves. The team is coached by Beth Branham and Alicia Dickerson. It was BC’s first competition of the season. […]

Brookland-Cayce High School hosted the 3A, 2A, and 1A, S.C. High School League Championship Swim Meet Saturday. BC’s Nathan Walton took Second in the 50-meter freestyle competition. He also was second in the 100-meter backstroke. Nathan got his personal best in the 50-meter freestyle and the 100-meter backstroke.  BC’s McKenna Cassella scored a third-place finish in the […]

The Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) cut the ribbon on its new 4,000-sq.-ft. facility on Gibson Road in Lexington Thursday afternoon. The DCAC provides services for abused children, including forensic interviews, medical exams, mental health assistance and victim advocate services. Elizabeth Taylor, DCAC Board Chairwoman, thanked Nettie Dickerson, who donated a building for the center […]

The NEW Date for the 2016 Cayce-West Columbia Chamber’s Annual Dinner will be held on Wednesday, November 9, at the Holiday Inn & Suites in West Columbia. If you have registered before, you do not need to register again. If you have registered before and the new date is a conflict, please contact the chamber […]

  The Lexington Two-Four Adult Education Program was named the best in the state in 2015-16. Christy Henderson, the program’s director, is quick to point out that her team won the South Carolina Association of Adult and Community Educators’ award for a “Medium” sized program. But it is a big deal regardless of size. The […]

Airport High School conducted its Homecoming Parade Friday afternoon. The Eagles play Aiken in a 7:30 p.m. home football game. The Parade started in front of the school on Boston Avenue, and moved toward Platt Springs Road in Springdale, before turning and going back to the school.  Click on photos to enlarge. 

Some reports say that 1,000 people have died as a result of Hurricane Matthew slamming into Haiti last week. In the aftermath of the storm, diseases are spreading, and governmental aid is slow to come because so many already-bad roads were made impassable by the hurricane. Some of the people killed by the storm are […]

The City of Cayce is now accepting applications for funding from Hospitality Tax proceeds. Nonprofit organizations planning events open to the public that will bring tourism to the City of Cayce are invited to apply. Funding is available for events and projects planned for 2017. The Hospitality Tax grant application deadline is Nov.  18. Grant awards […]