Lexington County Museum holds Civil War Encampment, Candlelight Tour

The Lexington County Museum is holding its annual Civil War Encampment and Candlelight Tour again this year.  This event will take place on Saturday and Sunday (this weekend.) The encampment is free to the public, and it will allow visitors to learn more about the daily lives of soldiers in […]

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Two people killed in Lexington County accident, Thursday

Two people were killed in a crash of two pickup trucks, Thursday afternoon, according to Cpl. Sonny Collins of the S.C. Highway Patrol. The two pickups, a 2008 Chevrolet and a ’92 Dodge, crashed on Hwy. 391 about one mile north of Batesburg-Leesville. Collins said the Dodge crossed the center […]

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Chamber gets update on major construction at LMC

Roger Sipe, Lexington Medical Center’s Senior Vice President of Operations, gave a construction progress update at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Tuesday. The hospital is in the middle of a $400 million expansion plan that will add a 10-floor tower, 545,000 square feet, 175 beds, eight […]

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Lexington County Sheriff moving forward with body cam purchase

Release from Lexington County Sheriff’s Department:  Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon has received approval from the Lexington County Council to use state dollars to start a body camera pilot program. “I’m thankful to council for supporting our plan. Body cameras are valuable tools that our citizens expect us to have,” Koon […]

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Ground broken for West Columbia’s “Brookland” Tuesday.

A Groundbreaking Ceremony was held Tuesday for Brookland. Brookland is the multi-million-dollar residential, commercial and retail development planned for four acres at State and Meeting streets in West Columbia. West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton said West Columbia was once named “Brookland” and we are “embracing Brookland again.” Teresa Hodges said […]

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Springdale Police K-9 Bruce Wayne is Officer-of-the-Month

Bruce Wayne is the Springdale Police Department’s drug-sniffing K9. Bruce Wayne was honored at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Tuesday as the Law Enforcement Officer-of-the-Month. Bruce Wayne is pictured with Springdale Police Chief Kevin Cornett and Pvt. Evan McWilliams. Bruce Wayne has helped police discover methamphetamine, heroin […]

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MJ Norris, Cathy Hill of Sandhills Middle recognized at Chamber Breakfast

Norris “MJ” Reed of Sandhills Middle School was named Student-of-the-Month and Cathy Hill of Sandhills Middle was named Teacher-of-the-Month, Tuesday.  Sandhills Middle is in the Lexington 4 School District. The recognition came at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. It was held at Lexington Medical Center.

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Person killed in US 378 traffic accident is identified

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person killed in a two-vehicle accident  that occurred on Tuesday. It happened in the 1100 block of US 378 near Clubside Drive in Lexington County  at approximately 5:45 p.m. Fisher states that Autumn Victoria Joiner, 20 years old, of Blythewood. died at the […]

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Tickets left for Feb. 25, Rocketman tribute to Elton John by Tokyo Joe Productions

  Greg Bickley and his band, Tokyo Joe, will perform “ROCKETMAN,” A Tribute to Sir Elton John, at the Koger Center for the Arts. The show is at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 25. Tickets are $30 ($25 for military and students), and may be purchased on-line at Click for Rocketman […]

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City of Cayce launches rebranding campaign, seeks input from citizens

The City of Cayce has made  an exciting huge announcement. It is launching the process to rebrand the  city’s marketing materials, logos and other collateral and they want input from Cayce residents. The 2017 Rebranding Campaign will incorporate input from elected officials, citizens, neighborhood leaders, city committees, community leaders, business […]

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