Courtney Bingham is BCHS’s first early college graduate

From Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two Communications Director – While many of Lexington Two’s newest graduates will be starting their first year of college this fall, Brookland-Cayce High’s Courtney Bingham will be closer to starting her third. Bingham, a graduate of Brookland-Cayce’s Class of 2020, became the school’s first student […]

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West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Market is Back, Saturday

The City of West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Market will be open every Saturday, from 9 AM – 1 PM, every Saturday, beginning June 13, at the Interactive Art Park, 425 Meeting Street, West Columbia, under the pavilion. The market includes vendors selling original art, crafts, foods, and produce. The […]

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Lexington County Primary results

US SeanteLindsey Graham238094 (67%)Michael LaPierre62843(18%)Joe Reynolds32391(9%)Duke Buckner US House 1 GOPPrecincts: 263 / 365 (72% reporting)✔ Nancy Mace37149(58%)Kathy Landing16887(26%)Chris Cox6525(10%)Brad Mole US House 2 GOPPrecincts: 200 / 294 (68% reporting)✔ Joe Wilson39921(74%)Michael Bishop13957(26%) SC House 88 GOPPrecincts: 10 / 16 (63% reporting)Mike Sturkie1225(35%)R.J. May902(26%)John Lastinger560(16%)Brian Duncan477(14%)Eddie McCain317(9%) SC Senate 26 […]

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City of Cayce releases statement, video regarding confrontation with “activists”

Statement releasesd by Ashley Hunter – City of Cayce Spokeswoman – In Monday, at 8:11 p.m., a call was made to the Cayce Department of Public Safety. The complainant stated that two females with young children in strollers were vandalizing the Cayce Riverwalk with paint. Click for link to body-cam […]

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Tuesday is S.C. primary day; be sure to vote

The South Carolina statewide primaries are today (Tuesday, June 9.) Polling locations are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Registered voters need a photo ID (or a voter registration card if you do not have a Photo ID). Some polling locations have been combined for this election because of […]

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Coroner identifies man who died in Lexington County motorcycle crash

Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a motorcycle accident that occurred in the 500 block of Ansel Caughman Road in Leesville at approximately 11:20 p.m. Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. Brandon Shawn Matthews, 42, of Batesburg was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained. […]

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Tim James appointed interim president of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Cayce West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Monday that its Board of Directors has appointed Tim James to Interim President and CEO, effective immediately. James, a former Cayce City Councilman, is replacing Richard Skipper, who has been removed by the Board from his role as President and CEO.

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Work on Alexander Road, in West Columbia, impacts traffic flow

The City of West Columbia is creating additional parking for the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater and Park along Alexander Road. Roadwork in the area will impact traffic along Alexander Road beginning Monday (June 8) through Wednesday (June 10.) Please attempt to find an alternate route. 

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Nephron donating more than 100,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to USC

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation, one of the fastest-growing pharmaceuticals companies in the country, Monday announced it would donate more than 100,000 bottles of company-made hand sanitizer to the University of South Carolina, as the school prepares for the safe return of the entire Gamecocks family. “No matter how tall the challenge […]

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West Columbia Police make arrest in fatal stabbing case

The West Columbia Police Department has made an arrest for an alleged murder that occurred on Sunday. In the early morning hours of Sunday, a stabbing occurred at 802 Central Drive in West Columbia, said police.  In connection to the stabbing, West Columbia Police Department investigators arrested Randy Eugene Self, […]

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