The Cayce Department of Public Safety is requesting assistance in identifying the suspect in connection with an armed robbery of the Bi-Lo Grocery Store located at 2453 Charleston Highway in Cayce on Monday. This suspect is described as a black male wearing a grey “hoodie” and dark blue sweat pants or athletic pants. The suspect […]

Students at Saluda River Academy for the Arts, BC Grammar School No. 1 and a Northside Middle School Special Education Class, got a gift. The West Columbia Police Department (WCPD) donated about 800 books to the students. “There were two books donated,” said Officer Jeff Phillips of the WCPD. “Kindergartners got a book entitled ‘It’s […]

Airport High School has a 4A classification in athletics for 2016. As a 4A team the Eagles host crosstown rival Brookland-Cayce Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Bob Mooneyhan Field. Those two teams have played each other twice in the past, but with Airport’s move to 4A, BC is still 3A, Airport and the Bearcats play […]

After the flood of last October ripped a hole in Botanical Parkway, the local beavers saw their chance. As county officials waded through the arduous process of obtaining permits, conducting surveys and finding funding, to fix the million-dollar gash in the West Columbia road to Riverbanks Zoo, the vibrating teeth of the Botanical Beaver Crew […]

Springdale Police Chief Kevin Cornett is asking for the community’s help in locating a man wanted in connection with an armed robbery that took place on Sunday, Aug. 14. On the evening of Aug. 14, two men used a firearm to rob an individual who was at the Carolina Lodge located at 2204 Airport Blvd. […]

Lake Marion at BC has been postponed, until 10 a.m Saturday. Other high school football games have been postponed due to severe weather Friday night, too. Gray Collegiate at Gilbert is postponed til 11 a.m. Saturday. At BC, in Cayce, lightening and rain drove fans to cover at about 7:30 p.m.- after the National Anthem had been […]

BC beat Lake Marion 49-8 Saturday morning. The Bearcats were ahead 35-0 at halftime and scored to open the third quarter after recovering the kickoff . The game was never close. The bigger opponent seemed to be the heat during the daytime game- that was moved to 10 a.m. Saturday- after an electrical storm hit […]

The West Columbia Beautification Foundation (WCBF) held its Tribute for Trees event Thursday evening. It’s a fundraising effort to sponsor tree and plant projects in West Columbia. The WCBF sells trees to contributors and raised $17,000 during the Tribute for Trees last year. The amount raised this year appears to have exceeded last year’s total. […]