NEWS

Micah Caskey opens private practice, with House Seat 89 vote pending

A lot of changes are going on in the life of Micah Caskey. The former combat U.S. Marine left his position as a prosecutor in the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office three weeks ago. On Tuesday he will find out if he will be elected to S.C. House Seat 89. It is the seat left vacant by […]

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Lexington County Councilman Ned Tolar suffers serious injury in car wreck

Lexington County Councilman Ned Tolar is slowly recovering after being in an accident two weeks ago. The crash occurred when Tolar was turning left at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Old Cherokee  Road in Lexington. His car was hit on the driver’s side by another vehicle. Tolar suffered three broken vertebra and damage to one of […]

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Red hot Brookland-Cayce Cheer gets another first-place trophy

The Brookland-Cayce Cheer Team won the Forest Acres Cheer Classic at AC Flora High School, Wednesday. The win comes after the Brookland-Cayce team finished second in the in Saturday’s Lake Murray Invitational. The team has four first-place finishes and one second place in five competitions. The biggest challenge of the season comes Saturday at the Debbie […]

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West Columbia Fall Back Festival is Friday on State Street

The City of West Columbia invites you to the Fall Back Festival on the 100 Block of State Street on Friday, November 4, 2016, from 5 PM – 8 PM. The event will feature live music from Stillhouse, food from the Wurst Wagon and other local businesses. There will be live street mural paintings by […]

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Brookland-Cayce-Gilbert football game for the Region 5 crown, Friday at 7 p.m.

  Gilbert at Brookland-Cayce is even bigger now than it was. The game is for the 3A Region 5 crown. It was scheduled for Oct. 7. Due to Hurricane Mathew, the game was rescheduled for Friday. The game time was changed to 7 p.m. “This game is big. We’re really excited for the challenge,” said […]

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Some Lexington 2 students included in “Daily Dinner” program

Students enrolled in the B-C Grammar School No. 1 and  Davis Early Childhood Center for Technology’s After School Care Programs are invited to “Dinner” daily at no cost! The Child and Adult Care Food Program is a Federal nutrition program offered through the Department of Social Services that helps to improve the nutritional quality of […]

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West Columbia receives $10,000 Lowe’s Community Partners Grant

The City of West Columbia received a Lowe’s Community Partners Grant award of $10,000 presented by  Jacqueline Buck, Executive Director, Keep the Midlands Beautiful.  Pictured are West Columbia Public Works Director Jamie Hook, Buck, and West Columbia Grants Coordinator Tara Greenwood. Councilman Tem Miles, in the background. The check was presented at the West Columbia […]

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West Columbia approves contract to begin Riverwalk repair

West Columbia City Council approved a contract with AOS Specialty Contractors Inc. for the FEMA Riverwalk Repair Project. The Amount of the contract is $270,811.04. AOS Specialty Contractors Inc was the “Lowest Responsible Responsive Bidder.” West Columbia Public Works Director Jamie Hook said work to repair Riverwalk would begin as soon as possible. He said he […]

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