School bus engine catches on fire, students evacuated, in Lexington County
Lexington County is reporting that students were safely evacuated from their school bus after the engine compartment of the bus caught fire Monday. Lexington County Fire Service responded to the fire call at approximately 7:15 a.m. on the 400 block of Wayne Street in Gaston.
Read More >>Lexington 2 Teacher Recruitment Fair at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Innovation Center in Cayce
Lexington Two School District is recruiting new teachers. The Lexington Two is in-person Teacher Recruitment Fair is Tuesday, from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. at the Lexington Two Innovation Center (509 Bulldong Blvd.) just off of 12th. Street Extension in Cayce. At the recruitment fair, candidates for teaching jobs will have the […]
Read More >>Cucinella’s pizzeria and Italian ice and restaurant is open on Sunset Boulevard
Cucinella’s Slices and Ices is now open in the Westland Square (Food Lion) shopping center 2250-M Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia. It’s a pizzeria and Italian ice restaurant. It opens daily at 4 p.m. now and plans are to be open for lunch in the future. Beer and wine are […]
Read More >>Brookland-Cayce 1970 class attends Brookland Baptist to see classmate, Dr. Charles Jackson
Members of Brookland-Cayce High School Class of 1970 had their Class Reunion in October. At that meeting, the class vowed to attend a church service at Brookland Baptist Church, where their classmate, Dr. Charles Jackson is the senior pastor. Sunday, more than 50 graduates from the BCHS Class of 1970 […]
Read More >>Gray Collegiate breaks ground on new athletic complex, classrooms
There will be a new place to play at Gray Collegiate Academy. Gray hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for $17 million in new additions to its West Columbia campus on Friday. The school will soon begin construction on a new 30,000 sq-ft. gym; a new athletic complex including football and baseball […]
Read More >>After years of false alarms, Lexington County getting significant snowfall
The rain turned into snow in Lexington County, Friday night.The snow flakes are coming down and covering the ground with a perfect white blanket.The forecastors told us it would come, but it was hard to believe because we’d had so many false alarms before. Now that it’s here, let’s hope […]
Read More >>City of West Columbia Parks to Closing Due to Inclement Weather Conditions
The City of West Columbia parks will close on Friday, January 21, 2022, at 1 PM, due to inclement weather conditions. They will reopen when weather conditions improve. The parks included are West Columbia’s Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater and Carraway Park at the Riverwalk. For up to date information on […]
Read More >>West Columbia Police Looking for Runaway Juvenile
The West Columbia Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a runaway juvenile that left her North Street home in West Columbia on Wednesday. Jesica Noleia Reyes-Rodriquez is a 17-year-old Hispanic female who is 5 foot 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 120 pounds. She has black hair […]
Read More >>Love A Cup Bakery is open on Augusta Road in West Columbia
Love A Cup Bakery opened last Saturday at 2213 Augusta Road in West Columbia. The new bakery is beside Moe’s Southwest Grill, near the Chick-Fil-A. Cindy Curry is the owner of Love A Cup. She said has always loved baking and finally got the chance to open her bakery when […]
Read More >>Lynn Summer to be inducted into Brookland-Cayce Hall of Fame, Feb. 10
Brookland-Cayce High School will induct its newest Hall of Fame member next month. Lynn Connor Summer will be honored February 10 at the Annual Brookland-Cayce High School Education Foundation Hall of Fame Gala. The event will be held at Seawell’s, 1125 Rosewood Dr., in Columbia. Summer, fondly known as the […]
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