The County of Lexington Department of Solid Waste announces a temporary closure of the Sandhills   Collection and Recycling Center, located at 3241 Charleston Highway, as construction at the site reaches its final stages. Improvements include the addition of capacity to process solid waste and the construction of a new […]

Cayce Public Safety Officer Frank Ballentine, middle, was named Officer-of-the-Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, Tuesday. Cayce Department of Public Safety Chief Byron Snellgrove, right, said Ballentine is a hard worker who helps in the training of younger personnel. Ballentine works as a patrolman and  a […]

Tionah Sprinkle, second from left, of Sandhills Middle School was named Student-of-the-Month Tuesday at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. Wendy Lux, of Sandhills Middle, was named Teacher-of-the-Month. They are pictured with Lexington School District 4’s Human Resources and Community Relations Director Lisa Ingram, left, and Sandhills Principal […]

The Eighth-Grade Performing Arts Company (PAC) of Busbee Creative Arts Academy will present Annie Jr. at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the school. “The Performing Arts Company has worked hard to make this one of our best performances yet,” said Dr. Dixon Brooks, Busbee’s principal. Brooks said the school is offering […]

The City of West Columbia invites you to the Fall Back Festival on the 100 Block of State Street on Friday, November 4, 2016, from 5 PM – 8 PM. The event will feature live music from Stillhouse, food from the Wurst Wagon and other local businesses. There will be […]

The Lexington School District 2 Board heard a plan, last Thursday, that outlined a major renovation for Saluda River Academy for the Arts (SRAA.) The school was at one time slated to be absorbed into a mega-elementary school, but that plan has faded because the new elementary school would be […]

Eleanor Siedschlag spent more than 30 years as a teacher in Lexington School District 2. She was inducted into the Heros and Heroines Society at last Thursday’s school board meeting. Siedschlag was the 32nd teacher to be inducted since the society began in the 1990-91 School Year. Linda Alford-Wooten, chairwoman […]

Sen. Nikki Setzler said the opportunity period to comment on a plan that could result in a rod through the West Columbia neighborhood of Quail Hollow has been extended. Setzler said he explained to SCDOT officials “that many residents in Quail Hollow just recently learned of the proposed malfunction junction alternative that […]

The Brookland-Cayce Cheer Team won its third First Place in a week. The BC team placed first in the Forest Acres Cheer Classic, Saturday. The team won the Silver Fox Invitational at Dutch Fork High school last Saturday and the Battle at the Bluff last Monday, at Rive Bluff High […]

Some children in foster care will get some needed items thanks to a donation. The Forgotten  Initiative – part of Lifesong for Orphan,  delivered “Journey Bags” to SAFY (Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth) in Columbia Wednesday morning with a little help from House of Raeford. The bags will go […]