Cayce News

A dispute between Cayce's new mayor and some City Council members has spilled into public clashes that observers view as either political jealousies or start-up problems for Cayce's first new mayor in 18 years.

South Carolina is missing out on nearly $100 million more in federal stimulus dollars for unemployment benefits, but it will be months before out-of-work residents see the money, if they ever do.

Mast General Store's purchase of the old Lourie's building on Main Street was helped by the offer of a 10-year, $2 million loan from Columbia officials using federal stimulus money.

Take a drive through West Columbia or Cayce and you'll see a landscape dotted with authentic taquerias, a vivid testament to the Hispanic community that has taken root in the Midlands.

Mast General Store officials said Wednesday they will open a location at the historic Lourie's building on Columbia's Main Street - the business district's first major retailer in nearly 15 years.

Gov. Mark Sanford signed into law a measure on Thursday that will extend jobless benefits to workers who had started to run out of weekly state and federal help.

According to the State Comptroller General's Office, 15 local governments have begun posting their spending online for public viewing.

Relief is on the way for thousands of out-of-work South Carolinians who've run out of weekly unemployment checks during these distressing economic times.

This has been a watershed year for All Saints' Episcopal Church in Cayce. In August, an elaborate stained glass "saints" window was installed, completing a trio of stained-glass windows that grace the sanctuary.

Lot 7 Friendly Woods Road, Blythewood, from Walter and Donna Jackson to Jennifer and Clayton Embleton, $55,000 618 Harlequin Court, Blythewood, from C And C Builders of Columbia Inc.

South Carolina legislators have wrapped up work on a bill that will extend jobless benefits to workers who had begun running out of weekly state and federal help.

A grass-roots group representing South Carolina farmers is talking about how climate change legislation could affect their industry.

A fire that caused $60,000 worth of damage to a two-story house at 5214 Colonial Drive has been ruled an arson, the Columbia Fire Department said Monday.

Cayce officers have now identified the body of a woman that was found near a wooded area on Lee Street in Cayce Sunday morning.

The suspicious death of a middle-aged woman whose body was discovered Sunday may turn out to be Cayce's first murder in years, police said.

Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 2:46 p.m. We are following a developing story in the WACH FOX News Center.

Cayce and West Columbia police are on the scene on Lee Street where the body of a female has been located.

Cayce police have released a sketch of a man they say attempted to rob a restaurant, but got thwarted by an employee.

Police say someone tried to rob a Captain D's restaurant on Knox Abbott Drive in Cayce on Thursday.

Pollution discharges from two Saluda River sewer systems are being eliminated in a move expected to reduce the threat of contamination to the river northwest of downtown Columbia.