It’s well-known that police work can be life-threatening. And on Wednesday Cayce Department of Public Safety Officers Rhett Kelly and Sgt. Frank Ballentine were presented awards for their reaction in a dangerous situation last November. Ballentine received the Medal of Valor from the South Carolina Police Chiefs Association. Kelly was […]

The Cayce Department of Public Safety responded to a report of shots fired in the 1900 block of State Street. The report was filed at approximately 5:23 p.m. Officers and investigators on the scene earned that a subject discharged a firearm, five or six times, before fleeing the area, according to a […]

SCANA’s effort to clean up black tar from the Congaree River is on hold. “We had planned to begin working this spring to address the tar-like substance,” said Ginny Jones, senior public affairs specialist for SCANA. “However, when the Columbia Canal was breached during the historic rainfall event last October, about […]

Donald Wade Hagood, 52, of Gaston has been charged with first degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor under 11 years of age. Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigators arrested Hagood on Tuesday. He’s being held in the Lexington County Detention Center while he awaits a bond hearing. According to South […]

The City of West Columbia issued a press statement Wednesday afternoon: West Columbia Mayor Makes Statement About Drinking Water Quality Due (to) an inquiry today (Wednesday) about the integrity of West Columbia’s drinking water, the City wants to reassure our customers of our clean and safe drinking water. The flood […]

Saturday’s Cayce Festival of the Arts is a marketing opportunity. And a couple of Lexington 2 students are using the Arts Festival to sell their art. Ryan DeSoye and Nino Chambers- juniors at Brookland-Cayce High School- will be vendors on-site at Brookland-Cayce High School, on State Street in Cayce. The […]

The identities of two people found dead in Red Bank have been released. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the deceased as Lillie Mae Thompson, 70, and Leonard Eugene Williams, 80. Fisher did not report the cause of death. The Sheriff’s Department is still investigating the deaths. The Lexington County […]

This Saturday’s Cayce Festival of the Arts has grown. “”It will be bigger and better,” said Aubrey Shaw. We had around 50 artists last year. We have almost 100 artists this year.” Shaw heads up-the Avenues Neighborhood Association, sponsor of the festival. This year, the second annual Cayce Festival of […]

West Columbia resident and businessman Mike Green has officially launched his campaign for Lexington County Register of Deeds. Green, a Republican and real estate investor, said he wants to protect families and improve efficiency in the office. “As president of A H Holdings in West Columbia, I work with residential and […]

The Rise Above It Lexington Two Community Coalition will present a Town Hall event. It is to raise awareness of the consequences of underage drinking and discuss prevention efforts. It will be held at 6 p.m. (until 8) on April 14, at the Brookland-Cayce High School Auditorium, 1300 State Street, […]