Marley Bassett

1 month ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Marley Bassett

West Columbia City Council held a special council meeting on March 17 to discuss a variety of issues, including approval of funding allocations from the accommodations tax committee and amending the facade grant assistance outlines. Council approved, with amendments, $200,000 in funding allocations from the accommodations tax committee.

1 month ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Marley Bassett

Cayce City Council unanimously voted to approve new municipal ward line changes at their latest meeting on March 19. In order to reach the target population of 3,445 individuals per district with a population deviation of 5% according to the 2020 census numbers, District 2, currently represented by Councilman Byron Thomas, needed to increase its current numbers and District 4, currently represented by Councilman Phil Carter, needed to decrease its current population.

1 month ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Marley Bassett

At their most recent meeting on March 4, the Cayce City Council discussed several topics including the establishment of new district ward lines—which impact local elections and more—and new zoning and land ordinance changes. The city had previously postponed the new ordinance until after the November 2024 election and again at the Feb. 4 council meeting to allow for additional changes. At the Feb.

1 month ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Marley Bassett

The City of West Columbia discussed multiple topics during their meeting on March 4. The council unanimously approved four buildings located at 326 Alexander Rd. and 104 Augusta St. to be redesignated as abandoned buildings available for renovation.

1 month ago | thearenasc.com | Marley Bassett

In a shocking turn of events, Donald Trump lied during his first joint address to Congress of his second term. Let’s go through some of the biggest and have a review of a lesson that most 5-year-olds know; don’t lie. Multiple times during the longest joint address to Congress, Trump falsely claimed that the economy was one of the worst when he came into office. However, the economy grew at a 2.3% annual rate.