The Town of Pine Ridge, in Lexington County,  has been named No. 5 on the Safest South Carolina places list. The 2015 FBI Crime Report statistics and population data were used to identify the 20 safest cities in South Carolina. The list is based on the number of reported violent […]

Airport High School students are some of the most- giving. The school is in the middle of a charity drive to raise money for Camp Kemo. Camp Kemo allows children battling cancer and blood disorders to put away their worries for a week of fun in the summer. All of […]

Henry’s has a new paint job. And much of the work to transform the building into Henry’s has been done, according to a source at Henry’s on Divine in Columbia. The Henry’s location- at the former 2108 State location- should be opening soon. But no specific date has not been confirmed.

The cost for preliminary work was approved for Lexington Two’s second new elementary school, on Thursday. Ginny Kirk, of Thompson Turner Construction told the School Board the early site and foundation package would cost $4.6 million. The work is part of the overall cost of the school. The two-story facility […]

Still Hopes is building in West Columbia. The retirement community has announced it is expanding with the construction of a new independent living residential apartment tower. It’s called WellPointe at Still Hopes. It is just off of Ninth Street, to the east. It is 81 new apartments, that feature abundant […]

Brookland-Cayce had a lead over Dillon  at halftime of 27-26. But the Bearcats went cold in the second half and had more than 20 turnovers due to a tough Dillon defense. Dillon won by a final score of 54-41. BC had won 15 consecutive games before the loss. The game was […]

The Elementary Gifted and Talented Theatre of Lexington School District Two presented Stellaluna, Thursday at the school. Stellaluna, a story of a bat in a world of birds, is based on the book by Janell Cannon and adopted by Stephanie Walker, SRAA Theatre teacher. Members of the cast are: Addison Allen: […]

The Board of Trustees and Administration for Lexington School District Two will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Lexington Two CATE Center located on Bulldog Boulevard in Cayce.   The ceremony will be held at 5 p.m.on Thursday, March 2. The new CATE or career-training center is off of […]

The Brookland-Cayce Competitive Cheer Team was recognized for its historic season at the Lexington 2 School Board meeting, Thursday night. The team is coached by Alicia Dickerson. She is assisted by her sister Beth Branham, who is a Lexington 2 Board member. Both are in the photo. The BC Cheer team […]