Brookland-Cayce’s Ryan Van Omen is Teacher-of-the-Month

Brookland-Cayce High School teacher Ryan Van Omen was recognized as the Lexington Two School District’s Teacher of the Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast Tuesday. It was held at Cayce United Methodist Church. Van Omen is pictured with BCHS Principal Gregg Morton, right, and Chamber Executive Director Richard […]

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REMINDER – West Columbia Citywide Clean-up Day, Garden Planting is Saturday

CITYWIDE CLEAN-UP DAY and COMMUNITY GARDEN FALL PLANTING Help Beautify West Columbia by Taking Pride in Our Homes and Neighborhoods. The following will be collected at the City Hall parking lot:• Tires (limited to 4 per household)• Batteries• Electronics: Computers, Monitors, Printers , Laptops, Microwaves, Radios, Phones, Gaming Systems,DVD Players, […]

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Helms, Dollison, Castles, Lawrence on North-South All Star team

Rosters for the annual Touchstone Energy Cooperatives North-South Bowl were released Monday. The game will be played Dec. 14 at Myrtle Beach High School. Gray Colligiate Quarter back Hunter Helms and Gray wide receiver Omarion Dollison are on the North team. Brookland-Cayce offensive limeman Tradd Castles and Airport Wide Receiver […]

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Lexington County coroner identifies man who died after vehicle hit utility pole

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in vehicle collision that occurred in the 2000 block of Whetstone Road in Swansea at approximately 9:40 A.M. on Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. William R. Watts, 77, of Gaston was pronounced dead at an area hospital due to […]

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Troopers looking for car involved in fatal hit-and-run on I-77 in Columbia, Monday

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is looking for a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run after a person walking near Interstate 77 was killed in Columbia, Monday. The incident occurred around 7 a.m. at mile marker 12 (the Forest Drive exit.) The person was hit by the car and the […]

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Failure to yield the right-of-way causes Sunset Blvd. crash, says Lexington Police

Lexington Police worked a collision, Monday morning on Sunset Blvd. (US-378) at Caughman Farm Road. The crash had all inbound lanes closed at about 8 a.m. By 8:45 A.m. all lanes were reopened at the collision scene. The cause of the collision was a driver failing to yield the right-of-way, […]

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Growl at the Moon, Friday at the S.C. State Museum

SC State Museum –Growl at the Moon, Fri., Oct. 25 – 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. A signature Halloween event of the SC State Museum will feature the debut of Fright Lights, a new planetarium laser light show, new Haunted Virtual Reality experiences, live music from the Reggie Sullivan Band, […]

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Street closures expected for Trump visit Friday, says Cayce Public Safety, Democratic candidates expected too

The Cayce Department of Public Safety reported that it will release more information related to road closures and detours early next week. Travel patterns will be affected by a visit to Columbia from President Donald Trump. Presidents when visiting Richland and Lexington counties land at Columbia Metropolitan Airport in Lexington […]

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Gervais Street Bridge Dinner held in perfect weather

There was rain earlier in the day Sunday, but the clouds broke and the sun came out in the afternoon for the annual Gervais Street Bridge Dinner. The weather was perfect. The Gervais Street Bridge Dinner is an annual seated sunset Sunday supper on the Columbia region’s most iconic landmark, […]

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Radio Cult played Rhythm on the River, Truckstop Preachers next

The Rhythm on the River concert Friday was held under beautiful skies Friday night. It featured: Scott Rankin opening. the Headliner was Radio Cult. The last concert of the Fall series is this Friday and it is from 6 to 9 p.m. The Headliner is: Truckstop Preachers and opening is: […]

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