Bearcats open season 7:30 p.m. Friday at home vs Lake Marion
High school football season begins tonight. Brookland-Cayce is hosting Lake Marion at 7:30 p.m. Friday. And BC will hit the 2016 campaign head on. “They’ve got something they call the hammer,” said Brookland-Cayce Head Coach and Athletic Director Rusty Charpia. “They hammer left and they hammer right,” he said of […]
Read More >>Coroner identifies Leesville woman killed in vehicle crash
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person killed in the traffic accident that occurred at approximately 6:15 p.m., Thursday, in the 800 block of Hwy 178 (Fairview Rd) and Water Tank Road in Pelion. Brenda L. Dodgens, 62, of Leesville, died on the scene from the injuries she […]
Read More >>Traffic fatality reported near Pelion
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is reporting a fatal accident that occurred near Pelion Thursday evening. Lance Cpl. Matt Southern of the SCHP said a 2012 Tractor Trailer traveling west on US 178 close to Fairview and Water Tank roads collided with a Ford SUV travelling east. The driver in […]
Read More >>Lexington 2 Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards presented
Three Lexington School District 2 middle schools received Palmetto Silver Awards, Thursday, and one Palmetto Gold Award was presented. Busbee, Pine Ridge and Fulmer Middle received Silver and Northside Middle received Gold. The awards were presented at Lexington 2’s Board meeting, Thursday night. The Palmetto Silver and Gold Awards program is […]
Read More >>West Columbia Beautification Foundation Tribute for Trees event held
The West Columbia Beautification Foundation (WCBF) held its Tribute for Trees event Thursday evening. It’s a fundraising effort to sponsor tree and plant projects in West Columbia. The WCBF sells trees to contributors and raised $17,000 during the Tribute for Trees last year. The amount raised this year appears to […]
Read More >>Body found in West Columbia, is identified
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who was found dead in West Columbia at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Thursday. The name of the person found dead is Michael Andy McMillan, 30, of Columbia. Double Branch Road is between Sunset Boulevard and Greenwood Road. His body was found […]
Read More >>Know the rules regarding school bus safety
The 2016-17 School Year opens for Lexington School District 2, Thursday. Almost 9,000 students will begin classes at the district’s 16 schools in Cayce, West Columbia Pine Ridge and South Congaree. In addition to busses carrying thousands of children to school- parents who drop-off and pick-up will be on the […]
Read More >>School opens Thursday in Lexington School District 2
The 2016-17 School Year opens for Lexington School District 2, Thursday. Almost 9,000 students will begin classes at the district’s 16 schools in Cayce, West Columbia Pine Ridge and South Congaree. Students range in age from 3K to adult education. One half of the children in the district ride the […]
Read More >>What’s new in Lexington School District 2?
Students return to class Thursday (Aug. 18.) While they were gone some things changed in Lexington School District 2 over the summer. Work continued on the new elementary school, that is under construction on the 12th Street Extension in Cayce. It’s beside Busbee Creative Arts Academy. It is scheduled to […]
Read More >>Brookland-Cayce football will have some new conference foes in 2016
Things will look different for Brookland-Cayce High School football in 2016. The Bearcats open the season at home- taking on Lake Marion at 7:30 p.m., Friday. The biggest change this year is the Bearcats’ conference schedule. There will be Airport, Aiken or Midland Valley in 3A Region V. Brookland-Cayce’s (BC’s) […]
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