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New Cayce Police Chief, Herbert Blake, is sworn in at Cayce City Council meeting

Herbert Blake who was introduced at Cayce’s new police chief in late October, was sworn in Tuesday at the Cayce City Council meeting. Cayce Elise Partin read the oath of office to Blake. Blake was surrounded by his family as he was being sworn in. He said he is very […]

Fall time change is marked by West Columbia’s popular Fall Back Fest, businesses love the large crowd it attracts

Standard time returned in West Columbia on Sunday at 2 a.m. When we turned our clocks back an hour, daylight savings time ended. The time change can be discombobulating. You may have had to update the clocks in your home and readjust your internal clock for bedtime and waking in […]

AG Alan Wilson announces a 25-year sentence for a Lexington County man for trafficking cocaine

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that a Lexington County man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for trafficking cocaine in Kershaw County. On October 31, Walter Goad was found guilty of trafficking more than 200 grams of cocaine in Kershaw County. In August of 2016, agents […]

Coroner identifies West Columbia man who died after being hit by a vehicle on I-26

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident near the 111 mile-marker of Interstate-26 westbound, near West Columbia in Lexington County on Sunday, at approximately 7:49 P.M. According to Fisher, Mr. Clayton Wesley Barrs, 68, of West Columbia was walking eastbound […]

Close to 1.5 million vote early in South Carolina, almost 17K vote early in West Columbia and more than 82K in Lexington County

The early voting period for the 2024 General Election in South Carolina began on Oct. 21, and ended Saturday (Nov. 2.) In that time, 1,471,663 votes were cast, according to the SC Election Commission. In Lexington County, 82,168 early voters were cast. That was the sixth most county in the […]

Gray Collegiate Varsity Cheer team places 1st in 3 competitions, State Qualifiers competition is Nov. 13

On Saturday, (Nov. 2) Gray Collegiate Varsity Cheer, led by Coach Griffin Woods, competed against 16 teams at the Debbie Rogers Cheer Classic at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia. Gray Cheer won 1st place in the 4A division. Gray Collegiate Academy is in West Columbia. Also, on (Saturday) Oct. […]

Lexington County Veterans Day Parade is Sunday, some roads will be closed in Lexington

Chief Terrence Green would like the greater Town of Lexington community to know that there will be road closures and detours during the afternoon of Sunday, November 3, before and during the Lexington County Veterans Day Parade in downtown Lexington. The road closures and detours will begin at 1:30 p.m. […]