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Coroner releases final autopsy results of Cayce doctor’s wife, found dead at home

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher released the results of an autopsy performed on Vanessa Biery, wife of Dr. Adam Lazzarini. Her death was originally reported in May. According to Fisher, the autopsy was conducted May 3, by the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Medical University of South […]

Cole Epting of Gray Collegiate Academy named Student of the Month at Chamber Breakfast

Cole Epting of Gray Collegiate Academy was named Student of the Month, Tuesday, at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. Epting is pictured with Chamber Executive Director Richard Skipper and Gray Collegiate Principal Dr. Brian Newsome. The meeting was held on the campus of Lexington Medical Center, Sunset […]

Chance Gregory of Gray Collegiate Academy named Teacher of the Month at Chamber Breakfast

Chance Gregory of Gray Collegiate Academy was named Teacher of the Month, Tuesday, at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. Gregory is pictured with Chamber Executive Director Richard Skipper and Gray Collegiate Principal Dr. Brian Newsome. The meeting was held on the campus of Lexington Medical Center, Sunset Boulevard, […]

Xavier Rodriguez of the Springdale Police Department named Officer of the Month

Xavier Rodriguez of the Springdale Police Department was named Officer of the Month, Tuesday, at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. Rodriguez is pictured with Vaughan Dozier of First Community Bank, Andy Markl of The Graphics Source, both sponsors, and Springdale Police Chief Kevin Cornett.

Cayce-West Columbia Chamber welcomes new members

The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce welcomed new members Tuesday at the January Chamber Breakfast. New members are: Gavin Smith of Inspyre Group; Mel Goss of Sunset Primary Care; Jolene Bailey of Buttercup Dreams; Keith Stover of 93.1 The Lake radio (and MMG); Diane Jacobs of BHHS Midlands Real […]

Brookland-Cayce gets win in first game in its new arena

Brookland-Cayce took a 60-46- win over Airport, Tuesday night. It was the first game in the Bearcats’ brand new arena. “They told me all week you have to win the first game in the new arena,” said BC head coach Robert Wells. “I’m a BC alumni, and it’s a great night […]

Rev. Charles Jackson, his former coach Tom Crump, have reunion at new Brookland-Cayce arena

The new arena at Brookland-Cayce High School opens Tuesday (tonight) but there is a lot of history with the retiring of the old gym. Rev. Charles Jackson, pastor of Brookland Baptist Church in West Columbia, was a trailblazer in that facility. Jackson, along with Michael Thompson, were the first African-American […]

Bill Mooneyhan receives prestigious award from Lions Club

Bill Mooneyhan Sr, owner of Mooneyhan’s Auto Service in West Columbia, received the prestigious Livingston Award from the Cayce- West Columbia Lions Club. The Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce awarded Mooneyhan with the Citizen of the Year Award, last week. “I am Proud to be part of Both of these […]

Agreements with SCE&G on the agenda of Tuesday’s West Columbia City Council meeting

The West Columbia City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 200 N. 12th Street – West Columbia, The agenda includes the following recognitions and presentations: Presentation on Kinetic Derby Day and Art on State Events-Kelli Ricard, Events Manager; Presentation Concerning Updates on Parking Construction […]

Truck hits ice patch, crashes in Lexington

The driver of a vehicle lost control after hitting a patch of ice on the road in Lexington. It happened on Hendrix Street near Chariot Street, according to the Lexington Police Department. Traffic was limited to a single lane until the vehicle could be removed from a ditch. The LPD […]