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Dion Bethea resigns as head coach of Gray Collegiate Academy boys basketball team

Gray Collegiate Academy in West Columbia has announced that Coach Dion Bethea has resigned his position as Head Boys’ Basketball Coach, effective May 31.  Coach Bethea will announce his future plans at a later date.  A search will begin immediately for his replacement. During his past ten years at Gray, Bethea led the team to […]

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West Columbia’s Chris Smith, Coordinator for the National Day Of Prayer and Senate Dist. 26 Candidate, presented with House Resolution

Chris Smith, Midlands Coordinator for the National Day Of Prayer and Candidate for State Senate District 26 was presented with a resolution declaring May 2, as the State Day Of Prayer and honoring him for his 20 years of service by the entire House Of Representatives. A similar resolution was also issued by Gov. Henry […]

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Brookland-Cayce Athletic Hall of Fame revitalized thanks to the effort of Bearcat Booster Club President Jill Libbey

Brookland-Cayce High School’s new Bearcat Arena opened on Knox-Abbott Drive in Cayce in January of 2019. When it opened the walls of the arena’s Hall of Fame Room were bare. The Hall of Fame plaques with the names and the faces that once graced the foyer of the old Brookland-Cayce basketball gym had been taken […]

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Greater Cayce-West Columbia Golf Tournament, part of Small Business Week, is a sell-out with Jeff Lawler Real Estate winning and Trinity Baptist Church second

The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber’s Golf Tournament was played at Charwood County Club, Thursday. The tournament coincides with Small Business Week. It was a sell-out with 30 teams participating. All of the sponsorship slots were filled, too. The winning team was Jeff Lawler Real Estate and Trinity Baptist Church was second. “As we continue to […]

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Social media users defend House of Raeford poultry operation on Sunset Boulevard after TV station’s negative headline

WIS-TV posted a video story on its Facebook page entitled: ‘Smelly eyesore’: What’s next for West Columbia’s Chicken plant. Link to WIS report The story was posted on Wednesday night at 10:24 p.m. and referred to “many of its neighbors” who object to the chicken plant, but those neighbors were not identified. Some spoke about […]

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10 Lexington 2 Innovation Center seniors commit to jobs with local companies after graduation

There was a signing day of a different kind Wednesday in Lexington Two. Instead of high school athletes declaring their intent to play at the collegiate level, 10 Class of 2024 seniors at the Lexington Two Innovation Center committed to jobs with local companies after their graduation in May.  They included students Luke Boozer, Octavio […]

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New State Street businesses anticipating West Columbia’s Art on State, May 10 – Get All The Details

The City of West Columbia invites you to the 6th Annual Art on State from 5:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10, in the first three blocks of State Street, West Columbia.  Art on State features live music, food and drinks. Artists will be on hand to paint murals in the street and vendors will pack […]

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Lexington School District 2 Opens New Performing Arts Center – State-of-the-art facility to transform arts education

Lexington School District Two proudly announces the grand opening of its new 103,400-square-foot Performing Arts Center and district office, located at 3205 Platt Springs Road in West Columbia. The culmination of a decade-long vision, this state-of-the-art facility is now ready to welcome students, educators, and the community at large to experience the transformative power of […]

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