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Piecewise Coffee Company has opened on State Street in Cayce

Piecewise Coffee Company opened Monday in Cayce. The new business is at 2001 State St, at the corner of Clark Street. Piecewise offered samples of the coffee at Soiree on State, in Cayce, on April 27. Piecewise is now serving coffee and drinks for limited hours MON – FRI. from […]

Cayce Public Safety Department earns statewide accreditation

The Cayce Public Safety Department has achieved statewide accreditation. Only 10% of SC law enforcement agencies achieve state accreditation, according to a City of Cayce report. The Cayce Department of Public Safety was recognized by Cayce City Council, Tuesday night.

Driver charged with DUI after crash on Sunset Blvd.

There was a collision at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard at Scotland Drive in Lexington, Tuesday. The road was closed for a while until it was cleared. The collision was caused by an impaired driver who made a left turn in front of a vehicle approaching in the opposite lane, […]

Cayce West Columbia Chamber’s 2019 Breakfast Business Expo is July 23

The Greater Cayce West Columbia Chamber’s 2019 Breakfast Business Expo is an ideal way to showcase your business and your products/services with an exhibit booth at the event. The Expo is from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m., July 23, at the Lexington Two Innovation Center – 509 Bulldog Blvd, Cayce. […]

Lexington County man charged with kidnapping, assault

A Gilbert man is accused of kidnapping a man and a woman last Wednesday and forcing them to drive to an ATM after he had an argument with the man about money. Michael Eugene Bryant, 44, is charged with two counts of kidnapping and one count of second-degree assault and […]

SC State Museum to present Space Week to celebrate moon landing anniversary

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the South Carolina State Museum will be launching Space Week, July 20 through 28. Space Week will be loaded with space-themed activities for the family. Guests will get to explore the museum’s new Apollo 50: Journey to the […]

West Columbia Murders and Mysteries Walking Tour draws large crowd

A large crowd turned out Friday for the West Columbia Murders and Mysteries Walking Tour. The Murders and Mysteries Walking Tour is free event and it’s presented by the Lexington County Museum. The tour began at the West Columbia Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater and then proceeds to the New Brookland […]

A lane on North Lake Drive in Lexington to be closed, at times beginning Monday

Beginning Monday and ending Friday, July 19, Dominion Energy will have one southbound lane of North Lake Drive (SC-6) between Sunset Blvd. (US-378) and Old Cherokee Road, closed for short periods of time between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m The road is being closed by Dominion Energy in order to […]

Asst principal at Chapin High School charged with breaking into cars on school grounds

Richard West Hiller Jr., 44, has been charged with two counts of larceny from a motor vehicle, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. Hiller is assistant principal of Chapin High School, according to the school’s website. “Detectives have determined Hiller unlawfully entered a vehicle parked at 300 Columbia Avenue […]

Red Cross assisting family in Lexington after house fire

American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers are assisting a family whose home, on Katrina Court in Lexington, was damaged by a fire just before midnight, Friday. The Lexington County Fire Department responded to the blaze. The homeowner was transported by EMS for non life-threatening injuries. The Red Cross is helping three […]