Cayce City Councilman Byron Thomas

Changes for Cayce could lead to more residential, restaurant, retail growth as work on 12-house Hattie’s Crossing progresses

More residential, restaurant and retail growth could be coming to the City of Cayce in the near future. Cayce has contracted with Stewart Engineering to make changes to the city’s zoning codes this year in an effort to make the building process easier. Tim James, Cayce City Council Member and Mayor Pro-Tem said: “As a […]

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Hattie’s Crossing, to honor teacher Hattie Derrenbacher, the name of housing development coming to Cayce Grammar School site

Hattie’s Crossing is coming to a two-acre lot between Lexington Avenue and Poplar Street in Cayce. Cypress Commercial and Investment Real Estate has plans to build 12 single-family 1400-to1600-sq-ft homes on the site where the vacant Cayce Grammar School sits. Hattie Derrenbacher, started a grade 1-through-7 school at her home, and later became principle of […]

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Cayce announces the opening of a new Congaree River access point, will allow for more guided river tubing trips

The City of Cayce announced, Thursday, a new Congaree River public access point off Riverland Drive behind H. Kelley Jones Park. The H. Kelley Jones River Access provides a new take out/put in point for kayakers and tubers. Making this a true community-based project, Cayce leaders worked with West Columbia Businessowner, Michael Mayo; the River […]

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Retired Cayce Police Chief A.G. Dantzler receives the Key to the City at the Cayce City Council meeting

Retired Cayce Police Chief A.G. Dantzler received the Key to the City at the Cayce City Council meeting, Wednesday. Cayce Mayor Elise Partin presented the Key to the City to Dantzler in a ceremony attended by Sen. Nikki Setzler and Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon. Cayce Mayor Pro-Tem Tim James, in a prepared statement, paid […]

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Cayce City Council takes step that could lead to the construction of 12 new houses on Lexington Avenue lot, near the vacant Cayce Grammar School

Cayce City Council has voted to sell a portion of a lot the city owns on Lexington Avenue. The property is at Lexington Avenue and 3rd Street. What is left of the vacant Cayce Grammar School sits on a corner of the two-acre property. A company called Cypress Commercial and Investment Real Estate wants to build […]

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Cayce City Council passes Hate Crime Ordinance

Cayce City Council, at its meeting Tuesday, became the first municipality in Lexington County to implement a Hate Crime Ordinance. Councilman Byron Thomas was instrumental the passing of the ordinance. Mayor Pro Tem Tim James said: “having an important law as this within our Ordinances reassures our community that we support all citizens; additionally it […]

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Lukas Melcher of Brookland-Cayce School named Lexington 2 Student of the Quarter and Riverbank Principal David Sims named Educator of the Quarter at the C-WC Chamber Breakfast

Lukas Melcher of Brookland-Cayce School was named the Lexington 2 School District Student of the Quarter at the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast, Tuesday, at Stone River in West Columbia. She is pictured with Brookland-Cayce Principal Dr. Vance Jones, and Byron Thomas and Lindsey Miles of the Chamber Board. David Sims, Principal of […]

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Charlotte Beth Burns of Swansea High School named Lexington 4 Student of the Quarter, Sandhills Middle’s Kara Hunter is Teacher of the Quarter at Chamber Breakfast

Charlotte Beth Burns of Swansea High School was named the Lexington 4 School District Student of the Quarter at the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast, Tuesday, at Stone River in West Columbia. She is pictured with Swansea High Principal Marcia Seawright, and Byron Thomas and Lindsey Miles of the Chamber Board. Kara Hunter, […]

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