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5 Airport High School athletes sign to play on the collegiate level, Thursday

Five Airport High School athletes declared their intent Thursday to play their sports at the collegiate level. The Airport athletes who participated in the signing ceremony and their commitments are: Laura-Bell Boatwright, Acrobatics & Tumbling, Coker University: Boatwright is a two-year varsity letterman in bowling and cheerleading. She plans to […]

Valentines baked treats, flowers, and dining, find it in West Columbia

Valentine’s Day is celebrated every year on February 14. This year it’s on Saturday. Love, romance, and affection are expressed through gifts of flowers, cards, special gestures, and sweets on Valentine’s Day. It originated in the Middle Ages as an occasion to honor St. Valentine, an early Christian martyr. Valentine’s […]

Portion of Alexander Road in West Columbia to be closed beginning Monday, Feb. 16, for Mill Village Infrastructure Improvement Project

Mill Village Area Infrastructure Project Update Beginning the week of February 16, 2026, the City of West Columbia will begin improvements to the storm drainage system on Alexander Road near the entrance of Riverwalk Circle. During construction: Detour signs will be in place to guide local traffic around the construction […]

5 Brookland-Cayce High School standout athletes and coaches to be inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame

Five former standout athletes and coaches from Brookland-Cayce High School will be inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. The event is set for halftime of the home varsity boys basketball game on Thursday, February 12. Following are this year’s inductees: George Beam – Coach –1979 – 1986 George Beam […]

Woman’s Club of Cayce presents $8,000 grant to the Scooter Scott Ministry, Snack Pack Program

The Woman’s Club of Cayce is pleased to announce the presentation of an $8,000 General Federation of Woman’s Clubs, South Carolina (GFWC-SC), Progress Foundation Grant to the Scooter Scott Ministry, Snack Pack Program. The GFWC-SC Progress Foundation provides grants to local South Carolina Women’s Clubs for community projects, funded by […]

Irmo Fire, with West Columbia Fire, Lexington County Fire and Columbia Fire Department on the scene of a structure fire -Video Link

Irmo Fire crews are on the scene, Tuesday morning, of a structure fire in the 100 block of Garden Path Lane. Crews from West Columbia Fire Department, Lexington County Fire and Columbia Fire Department are assisting. Click here for the video and here First arriving units found heavy fire from […]

Sugar Ray, along with bluegrass, jazz, pop, rock, and country, at the West Columbia Meeting Street Music Fest

The City of West Columbia is excited to announce the return of the award-winning 3rd Annual Meeting Street Music Festival, a free, two-day celebration of live music, food, and community, happening Friday and Saturday, April 17–18, on Meeting Street in West Columbia. The festival features 11 incredible bands across multiple […]

Man, age 47, found dead of gunshot wounds in Lexington County, coroner releases his identity

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of a man who was found deadoutside of a residence in the 100 block of Villa Court, off of Emmanuel Church Road, in Lexington County on Sunday, at approximately 4:40 p.m. Fisher states that Mr. Hoyt Mitchell Jennings, 47, of Columbia, […]

Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies conducting death investigation

Deputies from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department are on the scene of a death investigation at a home on Villa Court, off of Emanuel Church Road, in Lexington County. The investigation was reported Sunday night. One person has been detained in relation to the incident. Deputies said they do not […]