Wise Elliot Pillow, Jr. of Gaston has been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. Pillow, 59, has been  arrested by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. He  is accused of soliciting nude photos from a minor, according to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office. Pillow was already a registered sex offender, according to the AG’s […]

Brookland-Cayce High School held its Homecoming Parade Friday afternoon. The BC Marching Band,  Homecoming Queen contestants,  football players who sponsor them, and Class Floats were part of the festivities. Here are some photos. Click on a photo to enlarge it.  

The grounds of the historic Brickworks in Cayce were full of “Oompah” last weekend. It was the first Oktoberfest celebration held at the open space at the base of the Blossom Street Bridge. Cayce Mayor Elise Partin helped kick off the festivities Saturday morning. The event was organized by Scott Burgess, a local brewmaster and […]

The new Lexington 2  elementary school is beginning to take shape. Groundbreaking for the school was April 18. Since then, trees have been cleared and construction is in full swing. Don Isenhower, Lexington 2’s operations chief, said progress on the new elementary school being built off of 12th Street Extension in Cayc e is positive. […]

Brookland-Cayce High School’s Homecoming football game vs Gray Collegiate Academy is Friday at 7:30 p.m. A food truck festival featured before the game. It’s from 4 -until-8 p.m. on State Street in front of Brookland-Cayce High School. Food Trucks include: Pelican Snowballs San Jose Taco Truck Wolf Pizza Truck Dippin Dogs corn dogs Chicken on a stick […]

A contractor for the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) started the replacement of the Rainbow Drive bridge over Interstate 26 in Springdale, last Friday (Sept. 23.) The bridge replacement construction could take two years. A 2.84 mile detour will be in place, with signs posted directing motorists around the road closure by using Platt Springs […]

Joe Taylor has bought the Shull Mansion and he plans to bring it back to glory. “I think we have something that will be special,” Taylor said. The West Columbia Zoning Board of Appeals voted Tuesday to certify the 2,660-sq-ft. house as an historic property, so Taylor can move forward with rehabilitation plans. The house, […]

Chelsea Billings, a third-grade teacher at BC Grammar School No. 1, was named “Teacher of the Week” by WLTX-TV News 19. Billings has been teaching three years. Click here to see Chelsea Billings Teacher of the Week video She said her job as a teacher is “a dream come true.” Billings also said building relationships and […]