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2nd Annual Taylor Watford Foundation Run/Walk for Hope is May 20 – Registration, Sponsorship Information

The 2nd annual Taylor Watford Foundation Run/Walk for Hope is at 8 a.m. on May 20. Sponsorships are available. The race starts on 7th Street behind Brookland-Cayce High School and the course includes the beautiful Avenues of Cayce. Race Day registration begins at 7:15 a.m. Register at strictlyrunning.com

Road temporarily closed after 3-vehicle crash in Lexington, Thursday afternoon

There was a crash before 5 p.m., Thursday in the 100 block of US 378 in Lexington. Lexington Police reported that one inbound lane and one outbound lane were temporarily blocked due to a three vehicle collision. The site was cleared from the road. All lanes were reponed open. The […]

Busbee Creative Arts Academy Girls Volleyball team honored by Cayce City Council

Cayce Council honored the Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy Girls Volleyball team, Wednesday at the council meeting. The team led council in the pledge tonight. the team is the 2022 Eastern Division Champs. Under their Coach, Lt. McCord from the City of Cayce Police Department, the team had only […]

Anticipation is High for Sponsors and Participants of Kinetic Derby Day on April 22 – REGISTER NOW!

The 4th Annual Kinetic Derby Day is just around the corner, on Saturday, April 22. The streets of West Columbia will be filled with thousands of people coming together at State and Meeting. It attracts the very young and the seasoned members of our community, along with everyone in between. The event features art, soapbox […]

52 middle school students selected to Lexington 2 Honors Orchestra

Fifty-two Lexington Two middle school students have been selected to the Lexington Two Honors Orchestra. The district-wide Honors Orchestra, in its first year, participated in a clinic earlier this month, working with orchestra clinician Brent Wilson, who served as Richland 2’s orchestra director for more than 30 years. Wilson has […]

Riverbank Elementary’s students treated to a performance this by Benedict College Pep Band

Riverbank Elementary’s students were treated to a performance this week by the Benedict College Pep Band. The musicians who are members of Benedict College’s award-winning bands make appearances around the state and nation, and this week’s event with the Pep Band was one of Riverbank Elementary’s activities celebrating Black History […]

Murphy USA gas station being built at the corner of Airport Boulevard and Boston Avenue – Now Hiring

The buildings of Beacon Hill Block at Airport Boulevard and Boston Avenue have ben demolished and a new Murphy USA gas station is being built at the location. The store is hiring. Beacon Hill Block shopping center once was the site of a Lizard’s Thicket restaurant and several other storefronts […]

Lexington Medical Center and USC will break ground on new West Columbia facility to train nurses, Tuesday

Lexington Medical Center and the University of South Carolina will break ground next week on a new building to train nurses on the hospital campus in West Columbia. The groundbreaking ceremony will take place at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, according to a news release. This project will grow a public-private partnership […]

New nonstop flight from Columbia Metropolitan Airport to Chicago announced by American Airlines

American Airlines has announced that it will be starting a new nonstop route from the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) beginning July 6, 2023. The route is available now to be booked on the American Airlines website. “American Airlines is delighted to offer new service between Columbia Metropolitan […]