Cayce City Council meeting is Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Cayce City Council is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, at the Cayce Municipal Building, 1800 12th Street, Cayce. On the agenda is an ordinance to adopt a stormwater enforcement plan and an amendment to the Cayce’s zoning ordinance related to the city’s overlay district. Other items include discussion […]

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Quiet Storm rocks at Rhythm on the River concert for FAVOR

It was another lyrical weekend for the Rhythm on the River concerts at the West Columbia Amphitheater. Quiet Storm played a repertoire of songs that ranged from Earth, Wind and Fire’s “September” to “I Love Beach Music,” by the Embers. It was a lively crowd. The alcohol-free concert was sponsored […]

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Car show has good second year on State Street, West Columbia

An exotic Car show was held, for the second year, on State Street in West Columbia, Saturday. Cars on display included  Ferrari, Aston Martin, Rolls Royce, Porsche, Jaguar, Maserati, among others. Music played from the band Ropeswing, and food vendors fed the hungry. It was a little hot, temperatures up […]

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Girls on the Run draws multitude of runners to Cayce

Cayce welcomes Girls on the Run Hundreds of girls turned out for Girls on the Run in Cayce Saturday morning. The run began around 8:30 a.m. at Historic Columbia Speedway. Representing Lexington School District 2 were Brookland-Cayce Grammar School No. 1 and Pineview Elementary. About Girls on the Run Girls on […]

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Coroner identifies man killed in Lexington motorcycle crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was killed in a motorcycle-versus-automobile accident at approximately 5 p.m. on Thursday. Mark Christopher Wheaton, 29, of Lexington was killed in the accident in the 5500 block of Sunset Boulevard in Lexington. Wheaton, who was a passenger on the motorcycle, succumbed […]

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Girls On The Run, Saturday morning in Cayce, traffic alert

The Girls On The Run 5k is being held Saturday (April 30) in Cayce. It’s a run that features (mostly girls) school students. From Lexington School District 2, students from B-C Grammar No. 1 and Pineview will be running.  Other Lexington 2 schools that have been in the GOTR program are: Wood Elementary, Congaree […]

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Nancy K. Perry Children’s Shelter presents awards to volunteers

Contributed by Vickie Lovett. Photos by Vicki Lovett.  Since it’s founding in 1972, the Nancy K. Perry Children’s (NKP) Shelter has provided safe harbor for more than 5,000 children in Lexington County. The Shelter exists to provide residential care and nurture to children who are in crisis. Over the past year, […]

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Support for recovery is the theme of Rhythm on the River, Saturday

“People recovering from addiction to alcohol, or drugs, still like to have fun,” said James Wilson. Wilson is the chairman of Faces And Voices Of Recovery of FAVOR. FAVOR is sponsoring the Rhythm on the River Concert Saturday. It begins at 6 p.m. at the Riverwalk Amphitheater in West Columbia. […]

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Lexington County man gets 55 years for child sexual exploitation

Release from the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office:  Lexington County Man Sentenced to 55 Years for Sexual Assault and Exploitation of Child The trial of State v. Richard Boatwright began this week in Lexington County General Sessions Court. Boatwright, age 49, was charged with two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct with […]

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REMINDER: Rhythm on the River Concert Series opens Saturday

The Rhythm on the River Concert Series, at the West Columbia Riverwalk, is a tradition. “This is the twelfth year of the concert series,” said Gregg Pinner, president and CEO of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Pinner was part of the brain-trust that established Rhythm on the River. […]

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