All three schools in the Lexington Two area won their football games, Friday night. Brookland-Cayce defeated Fox Creek, 41-6 in North Augusta. Airport beat Midland Valley 20-0 at Airport, and Gray Collegiate Academy defeated Batesburg-Leesville by a score of 27-20 at the Midland Sports Complex in Pine Ridge. File photo

Have seen the changes at the old Maurice’s Piggie Park Barbecue site across from the Walmart entrance on August Road, in West Columbia? It’s beside Ruby Tuesday. The barbecue restaurant has been closed a while. According to West Columbia City Councilman Mike Green, responding to a constituent’s inquiry, a Take […]

There were cheerleaders, proud parents and fans who could lose themselves in the euphoria of the game. The Brookland-Cayce Junior Varsity football team took the field Thursday versus Fox Creek.The Bearcats defeated the Predators 22-7. It was the opening of a football season that was postponed because of the coronavirus. […]

The Bureau of Land Management in West Columbia is sponsoring a “Bring Home Your Own Wild Horse or Burro” event Oct. 9 and 10. It’s at the South Congaree Arena, 395 Oak St. South Congaree. Adoptions and sales begin at 9 a.m. on Friday (Oct. 9.) The event begins at […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was found deceased Wednesday at an abandoned rest area along Interstate 20 westbound. The individual was identified as Mr. Walter R. Payne Jr., 69, of New London, Ohio. According to Fisher, Mr. Payne’s body was discovered near a wooded area […]

After a recount of votes for the Cayce City Council Dist. 1 seat, Tim James was certified as the Winner Thursday morning, according to a release from his campaign. James was ahead of Tiffany Aull by a count of 180-to-179 going into the certification process, Thursday. “The campaign was proven […]

Lexington and Richland County residents are encouraged to recycle electronics, hazardous waste, scrap metal, tires, cooking oil, to have paper documents shredded on site free of charge and to bring household goods to be reused by Goodwill Industries on Saturday, October 3, from 8 a.m. until 12 noon at Irmo High […]

West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Market has been a very beneficial venue in a time of coronavirus crisis. It’s open from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturdays at 425 Meeting Street, behind the Terra restaurant and inside of West Columbia’s Interactive Art Park. There is plenty of City of […]