Sen. Nikki Setzler

McAlister-Smith Funeral and Cremation cuts the ribbon in historic building of the former Thompson Funeral Home in West Columbia

McAlister-Smith Funeral and Cremation opened in February at the historic West Columbia location of 200 State Street. It’s the former site of Thompson Funeral Home that operated there for years. On Tuesday, the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony. State Rep. Mark Smith of Daniel Island is the owner. Based in […]

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Brookland-Cayce’s Parker Mergo signs to play college baseball at Newberry

Brookland-Cayce’s Parker Mergo signed to play baseball at Newberry College, Friday. The senior infielder, surrounded by his family, coaches, school administrators, teammates and students, signed his Letter-of-Intent at a ceremony held at the Brookland-Cayce Hall of Fame that is in the school’s basketball arena. BC Head Coach Rusty Charpia praised Mergo for his years of […]

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Sen. Nikki Setzler lauds Scout Motors, establishing an EV manufacturing plant off of I-77, bringing up-to 4,000 new jobs

Scout Motors Inc. (“Scout”) is establishing its first manufacturing plant in Blythewood. At the Richland County site, the company will build all-electric, next-generation trucks and rugged SUVs harkening back to the iconic Scout vehicles produced from 1960 to 1980. “This is a transformational Day For The Midlands of South Carolina,“ said Sen. Nikki Setzler of West […]

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Lexington Medical Center and the University of South Carolina break ground in West Columbia on multi-story, 52,000-sqft. College of Nursing

Lexington Medical Center and the University of South Carolina broke ground in West Columbia on a multi-story, 52,000-sqft. College of Nursing, Thursday. State Sen. Nikki Setzler of West Columbia attended the event and spoke. the school is expected to open for its first class of nursing students in the fall 2024. The school is across […]

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Sen. Nikki Setzler becomes the longest-serving state senator currently holding office in the nation – Recognized with a Senate Resolution

Sen. Nikki Setzler has become the longest-serving state senator currently holding office in the nation. He was honored with a Senate Resolution Wednesday. The contents of the Resolution are below: To Recognize and honor Senator Nikki Giles Setzler for his exemplary record of service to the people and the state of South Carolina and for […]

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Riley Moore of Brookland-Cayce High School named Lexington 2 Student of the Quarter at the C-WC Chamber Breakfast

Riley Moore of Brookland-Cayce High School was named Student of the Quarter for the Lexington Two School District at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast, Tuesday. It was held at Stone River in West Columbia. Moore plans to attend USC’s Honors College after she graduates. Pictured are: Sen Nikki Setzler; Riley’s parents; […]

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Anne Reamer named Lexington 2 Educator of the Quarter at the C-WC Chamber Breakfast

Anne Reamer was named Educator of the Quarter for the Lexington Two School District at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast, Tuesday. It was held at Stone River in West Columbia. Reamer is also the District Two Teacher of the Year. She teaches Digital Multimedia and Animation at the Lexington Two Innovation […]

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Sen. Nikki Setzler, Rep. Micah Caskey deliver legislative update at Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast

The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce conducted its first Business Breakfast of 2023, Tuesday. State Sen. Nikki Setzler and Rep. Micah Caskey gave a Legislative Update at the meeting. It was held at Stone River in West Columbia. Setzler’s addressed road improvements. He said the SCDOT will widen I-26 to six lanes beginning in […]

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