City of Cayce

Byron Snellgrove, retiring Cayce Department of Public Safety Chief, receives Order of the Palmetto

Byron Snellgrove, retiring Cayce Department of Public Safety Chief, received the Order of the Palmetto for his 37 years of service to law enforcement in the state at the Cayce City Council meeting, Tuesday. State Sen. Nikki Setzler and Rep. Micah Caskey presented the Order of the Palmetto to Snellgrove. It is signed by Gov. […]

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Are you going to the Parade of Lights – Chamber gives tips on how to enjoy

The Cayce-West Columbia Holiday Parade of Lights is Saturday, Dec. 11. It starts at 5:30 p.m. It’s a Cayce-West Columbia Chamber event. The Chamber advisers those attending to arrive early to get a good spot and support local businesses by eating LOCAL and Shopping LOCAL. Crowds of over 20,000 have been estimated, so come grab […]

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Tim James reelected to Cayce City Council

Tim James has been reelected to Cayce city Council, District One.With the in-person vote counted, James received 253 votes to 81 votes for challenged Karen Dawkins. There were not enough absentee ballots left to change the result. James received 12 absentee votes, Dawkins got three. “Thank you for showing me your support again today,” James […]

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Steve Bullard sworn in as the new Cayce Fire Chief

It’s a new era for the Cayce Department of Public Safety.Steve Bullard was sworn in as the Cayce Fire Chief, Tuesday just before noon.Cayce now has a fire chief and a police chief. Last week Chris Cowan was sworn in as Cayce’s Police Chief. Before the Cayce DPS had a director for both fire and […]

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Lexington County 1 of only 11 SC counties that grew by more than 10.7%, since 2010

South Carolina grew 10.7% from 2010 to 2020. Only 11 counties in the state grew at a higher than 10.7 percent. Lexington County was one of those counties, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. West Columbia was the second-fastest growing municipality in Lexington County. West Columbia had a population 17,416 in 2020 and it grew […]

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Chris Cowan sworn in as the new Cayce police chief

Chris Cowan is the new Cayce Police chief. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott swore Cowan in at a ceremony in Cayce, Monday. Cowan said he already has meetings planned in various communities to get feedback from residents. Cowan will serve as chief of Cayce police only. A fire chief will be named later. Cowan has […]

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West Columbia woman found dead in Cayce, police are investigating

The Cayce Department of Public Safety is investigating the death of a female whose body was found in a home in the Northland Drive area in the early morning hours of Sunday. Northland Drive is off of 12th Street Extension. At this time there is no cause for concern of citizen safety, according to a […]

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Chris Cowan is named Cayce’s new Chief of Police to replace Byron Snellgrove

From Ashley Hunter – Cayce Spokeswoman – The City of Cayce has hired Deputy Chief Chris Cowan, a 29 year law enforcement veteran, as the next Chief of Police for the City of Cayce In July, current Director of the Cayce Department of Public Safety, Byron Snellgrove, announced his retirement after 38 years in South Carolina Law Enforcement. […]

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