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City of Cayce’s plant Exchange is Oct. 16

Join us on October 16th for the Cayce Fall Plant Exchange! Plant drop-off from 9:30-10:00 am and the Exchange will begin at 10:00 AM. Children and friendly pets are welcome! This is a rain or shine event and runs until all of the plants have a new home. There will […]

Rhythm on the River, Fall Back Fest, Parade of Lights coming up in West Columbia

Some high-profile events are scheduled for West Columbia this fall.“The popular Rhythm on the River concert series is back,” said Tim James, president and CEO of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce. The Rhythm on the River concerts begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 8, and will be held every […]

Chuck Underhill of House of Raeford accepts Business of the Quarter award from the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce

House of Raeford has been named the Business of the Quarter by the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Chuck Underhill, of House of Raeford, received a US Flag that had flown over the Chamber’s headquarters from C-WC Chamber President Tim James at the Chamber’s monthly breakfast, Tuesday. House of […]

Aubrey Fitzloff is Cayce-West Columbia Chamber’s Ambassador of the Quarter

Aubrey Fitzloff of LifeTime Insurance Agency has been named “Ambassador of the Quarter” by the by the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce.Aubrey received a South Carolina state flag that had flown over the Chamber’s headquarters from C-WC Chamber President Tim James at the Chamber’s monthly breakfast, Tuesday. The breakfast […]

Nephron’s Lou Kennedy speaks at Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast

“This is my hood,” said Lou Kennedy. who moved to Cayce when she was age two and attended Lexington Two schools. Her family then moved to the Corley Mill Road area of Lexington when she was 10. The owner, president and CEO of Nephron Pharmaceuticals spoke at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce […]

COVID hospitalizations drop to under 100 at Lexington Medical Center

Lexington Medical Center reported Monday that there were 84 patients being treated for COVID. For the last two weeks the number of COVID patients at LMC has declined. The number of serious cases has declined, too. There were 22 with COVID in the Intensive Care Unit reported Monday. A majority […]

8-year-old killed, Lexington County woman convicted of murder and gets 40 years

Linda Monette, 25, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for her role in the home invasion murder of Mason Hanahan, age 8,. The murder occurred in the early morning hours of May 14, 2019 in the Oak Grove community of Lexington County. The sentence was imposed on Friday, […]

Man charged with murder in connection to West Columbia woman’s death

From Cayce DPS – The Cayce Department of Public Safety has made an arrest in the death of Heather Renee Jordan, age 30. Her body was found in a home in the 1600 block of Northland Drive on Sunday. Cayce DPS officers arrested Kendall Lamont Moody and charged him with […]

USC’s Dawn Staley given Key to West Columbia at reception in her honor

USC Women’s Basketball Coach Dawn Staley said she has gained many new friends since moving to Congaree Park on West Columbia’s Riverwalk. “The people of West Columbia are great and I love living on the river,” Staley said. The City of West Columbia gave Staley the key to the city, […]

West Columbia woman found dead in Cayce, police are investigating

The Cayce Department of Public Safety is investigating the death of a female whose body was found in a home in the Northland Drive area in the early morning hours of Sunday. Northland Drive is off of 12th Street Extension. At this time there is no cause for concern of […]