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Former Cayce Police Officer Alan Ware receives award given in memory of fallen Cayce Police Officer Roy “Drew” Barr

Former Cayce Police Officer Alan Ware, a K9 Specialist wit the Richland County Sheriff’s Department the Setting the Barr Award Tuesday, given in memory of Cayce PD Corporal Roy “Drew” Barr. Barr was shot and killed on duty with the Cayce Police Department on April 24, 2022. Ware, who was […]

Tod Augsburger, President and CEO of Lexington Medical Center, receives the 2025 Citizen of the Year Award from the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber

The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber and Visitors Program presented Tod Augsburger with the 2025 Citizen of the Year Award. the award was presented Tuesday at the Chamber’s Business Breakfast at Stone River in West Columbia. Chamber President and CEO Tim James and Board Chairwoman Lindsay Miles presented the arard as […]

Cayce City Council implementing plan to combat flooding, citywide

At its meeting last Wednesday (Aug. 20) Cayce City Council rejected a Hazard Mitigation grant that required a $7.25 million match from Cayce taxpayers. The grant would have provided $21 million, in addition to the $7.25 million, and would have resulted in a tax increase and a dip into the […]

Lexington School District 2 installs on-site weather monitoring systems at its 2 high schools

Lexington School District Two has installed new on-site weather monitoring systems at its two high schools to track and alert to lightning and other potential weather hazards, providing an added level of safety for staff, coaches, athletes, and attendees during outdoor practices, games, and related activities. The Perry Weather systems […]

Driver escapes with minor injuries after overnight crash on Mineral Springs Road

The Lexington Police Department reported an overnight, Saturday/Sunday single-car collision on Mineral Springs Road shut down the road. First responders and a tow truck were on the scene to remove the crashed vehicle from the woods, after it ran off the road.The driver had minor injuries and when released from […]

Cayce’s Krispy Kreme Doughnut Factory is in the Business Spotlight

A most-famous business in Cayce is the Krispy Kreme Doughnut Factory at 1200 Knox Abbott Drive. For more than 30 years the Cayce Krispy Kreme location has been the place to go to for fresh, warm and mouth-watering doughnuts. You can watch them being made on the conveyer belt in the store. […]

Cayce City Councilman Hunter Sox will run for reelection on his record of responsible growth, protecting taxpayers, strengthening public safety, and a common sense vision

Sox highlights record of results, says next four years critical to Cayce’s future CAYCE, S.C. – Hunter Sox, fourth-generation Cayce resident and District 3 Councilman, Thursday formally announced his campaign for a second term on Cayce City Council. First elected in 2021 as the youngest council member in city history, […]