James Hamilton celebrating 61 years working at Maurice’s Piggie Park

Piggie Park Bar-B-Que is celebrating a legend… Mr. James Hamilton marked 61 years this month of working at Maurice’s Piggie Park in West Columbia. He has been with Piggy Park since the age of 18, according to a Piggy Park Facebook post. See the Facebook post James has been working […]

OktoberFest, with music, rides, a carnival, is Saturday at West Columbia’s Savage Craft – Get your special fall brew at WECO Bottle and Biergartin

The fall weather 2026 is finally here and the last days of September are winding down. That means October, and Oktoberfest events, are in keeping with the season. In West Columbia, you can live it up, and celebrate with several events this Saturday.   Savage Craft Ale Works Oktoberfest is […]

SCDOT is paving a stretch of Airport Boulevard, in Cayce – From 7 p.m. in the evening until 6 a.m. for a month

SCDOT is currently paving and patching a stretch of Airport Boulevard as part of its 2026 Pavement Improvement Program. Crews are scheduled to work between 7 PM and 6 AM, Monday – Friday to avoid traffic disruption. Drivers should expect all lanes to remain open between 6 AM and 7 […]

Businesses in the Old Mill in Lexington evacuated because of a natural gas leak on East Main Street

A natural gas leak, Wednesday afternoon in Lexington, at the Old Mill had outbound traffic on East Main Street (US-1) at Harmon Street merged into the median around first responders and Dominion Energy who were working on repairs. All businesses at the Old Mill were evacuated and were closed while […]

Free Cayce Fall Fest is Saturday, Oct. 3, Featuring The Donovan Twins, Dem Boyz Good, and Bernie Love Elvis Tribute, with kid’s area, food, vendors, Fall Field Day

The Cayce Fall Fest returns on October 3. Admission is free and the festival will take place at Granby Gardens Park (1800 12th Street, Cayce SC) — Vendor Spaces Have Been Filled. There will be an archaeological Fall Field Day, too. See poster below. Here’s The Cayce Fall Fest Website: […]

Airport High School’s Wing Mate Club promotes inclusion and social interaction among all students

At Airport High School, inclusion is about more than simply being invited to participate. It is about friendship, connection and knowing you truly belong. That belief is at the heart of the Wing Mate Club, a student club whose mission is to promote positive social and educational interactions among students […]

Cayce Mayor Elise Partin Joins America the Entrepreneurial as Founding Mayor

Cayce Proclamation Recognizes 2026 as Year to Celebrate Entrepreneurship At the Sept. 16, Cayce City Council Meeting, the City of Cayce adopted a Proclamation, America the Entrepreneurial, recognizing 2026 as a year to celebrate entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial spirit. America the Entrepreneurial is the national campaign to renew America’s entrepreneurial […]

Woman, age 50, is victim of fatal Hwy. 378 crash involving 4 vehicles on Sunday morning

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a four-vehicle accident in the 2600 block of Highway 378 in the Gilbert area of Lexington County on Sunday, Sept. 20, at approximately 11:34 a.m. According to Fisher, Ms. Stacey Brooks, 50, of Columbia, was the passenger in […]

4-car crash in Lexington County results in fatality near the Traffic Circle on US Highway 378

One person died in a Lexington County crash, Sunday morning. Four vehicles were involved in the accident on US Highway 378 near Tom Drafts Circle (Gilbert) according to Master Trooper Hannah Davidson of the SC Highway Patrol. A 2010 Ford Fusion traveling east crossed the center line and struck three […]

Suspect shot after exchanging gunfire with Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies

A West Columbia man is in a hospital after exchanging gunfire with Lexington County deputies early Friday morning. “The sequence of events started shortly after 3 a.m. when we received a 911 call from a home in the 200 block of Shadowfield Drive that resulted in a hang up,” Lexington […]