Congressman Joe Wilson is encouraging students from South Carolina’s Second District to enter the Congressional Art Competition: “I am grateful to announce that my office is now accepting submissions for the 2020 Congressional Art Competition. For the past 38 years, this competition has inspired and encouraged young artists and I […]

The Miss Columbia & Miss a Capital City Organization has announced the crowning of Brookland Cayce High School’s Megan Darazs as Miss Capital City Teen 2020. Miss Columbia Teen 2020 is Abigail Foster Miss South Carolina Teen 2019 Kellan Fenegan, Miss Columbia 2020 Sarah White, and Miss Capital City 2020 […]

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is closing a single-lane on I-26 Westbound between Exit 97 (Peak) and Exit 85 (SC 202) effective Monday, Mar. 2 through Thursday, Mar. 5. between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. The lane closings have been scheduled to mark out necessary repairs on I-26 as […]

Joe Biden won the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Saturday, by a wide margin. But he did not do as well in Lexington County as he did statewide. Statewide, former Vice President Biden received 48.5 percent of the vote and Sanders, a Vermont senator, was second with 20 percent. Tom […]

The Cayce-West Columbia Dixie Youth Baseball League held opening ceremonies for the 2020 season, Saturday at Howard Park on Cougar Drive in West Columbia. “It’s a beautiful day, with lots of sunshine,” said West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles, who threw out the first pitch to kick off the days festivities. […]

Gray Collegiate defeated Andrew Jackson 57-39 in the Class 2A Upper State title game Saturday. Next, the War Eagles will play for the Class 2A basketball state championship. Tauris Watson was Gray’s top scorer Saturday with 16 points. Latavian Lawrence had 10 points. The win for Gray Saturday came at […]

There was a fiery crash on I-26 Eastbound at mile marker 141, Saturday morning, after 8 a.m. Eyewitness Cory Moore said a Dodge truck with a trailer was involved. He also said there is ceramic tile scattered on the road. Moore said it looks like everyone got out of the […]

The Cayce Department of Public Safety reported that units with the fire service were on the scene of a structure fire at Knights Inn on Airport Blvd., Friday evening around 8 p.m. Cayce DPS later reported the fire was contained and there were no reported injuries. An investigation into the […]

South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has recognized Lexington Technology Center’s Randall Scott as the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program’s Educator of the Month for February. “We know that financial literacy is an important component of personal financial wellness, and we are passionate about recognizing educators like Randall Scott who […]