Coroner releases name of woman killed in Friday crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who was killed in the early Friday morning two-car accident on Hwy 321 in Cayce. Valerie D. Rhodes, 44, of Gaston was traveling north in the 3200 block of Charleston Highway at approximately 4:40 a.m. on Friday, when another vehicle that […]

Read More >>

Cayce officer rescues woman from burning mobile home

Cayce Department of Public Safety Officer L. Feliciano was off-duty, but that does not mean he would not respond to an emergency. Feliciano, a master public safety officer, saved a woman’s life from a burning mobile home, Friday afternoon,” according to Sgt. Evan Antley of the Cayce DPS. Feliciano saw […]

Read More >>

West Columbia Riverwalk at Moffatt St. closed due to flooding

Moffatt Street side of West Columbia Riverwalk closed due to flooding The Moffatt Street side of the West Columbia Riverwalk is currently closed due to flooding. Once the flood waters subside and the Riverwalk path is clear again, the city will announce when all areas of the West Columbia Riverwalk […]

Read More >>

Miss South Carolina encourages Northside Middle students

Miss South Carolina made a stop in West Columbia, Friday where she offered some advice to young people. “Make decisions that get you where you want to be,” said Daja Dial. She spoke to eighth-graders at Northside Middle School. Dial is from Spartanburg and she is a Clemson University student, […]

Read More >>

Man charged with DUI after fatal accident

The name of the victim who died in the accident has not been released.

Read More >>

Fisher-Mercer, Nickel inducted into Brookland-Cayce Educator Hall of Fame

Dr. Carolyn Fisher-Mercer and Dr. Barbara Nickel were the 2015 inductees into the Brookland-Cayce High School Education Foundation Educator Hall of Fame, Thursday. Fisher-Mercer said she was grateful to be able to help her students become the people they were meant to be. Nickel, a special education teacher, expressed her […]

Read More >>

Woman claims she was sexually assaulted, charged with false report

Release from South Congaree Police South Congaree Police Department is pressing felony charges on Tammy Lawhorne Bedenbaugh for filing a false police report of a felony. Bedenbaugh called police on October 27, 2015, stating her home was broken into by her ex-husband, and once inside the home he tied Bedenbaugh up […]

Read More >>

Tornado touches down in West Columbia

A tornado touched down in the West Columbia area Wednesday between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. It was seen north of the South Carolina State Farmer’s Market. The tornado was rated as an EF-0 – the weakest level of tornado It was between 50 […]

Read More >>

West Columbia man charged with rape of USC student

Carlos Jovany Hernandez, of West Columbia Columbia, has been charged with sexual assault. The charge comes  after a University of South Carolina student told police that she was raped near the USC campus early Saturday morning. Hernandez, 21, was charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct. He turned himself in, Wednesday morning, […]

Read More >>

BCHS Lineman Patrick McNeil signs with S.C. State

Offensive Lineman Patrick McNeil, middle, of Brookland-Cayce High School accepted his full scholarship for football to South Carolina State University Wednesday at the high school. Patrick’s parents (seated) Patrick McNeil Sr. and Bethzaida Nazarion were with him as he signed, as were BC Head Coach Rusty Charpia (standing right) and […]

Read More >>