Month: July 2015

West Columbia credit union robbed, suspect’s image released

              The West Columbia Police Department is requesting assistance from the community in locating a suspect that robbed the South Carolina Federal Credit Union, located at 109 N 12th St. in West Columbia at approximately 11:45 a.m. Friday. Chief Tyndall stated “ at approximately 11:45 a.m. this morning a […]

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More business near Starbuck’s, Salsarita’s Sunset – I-26 location?

Is there a new business coming to the Sunset Boulevard-I-26 Corridor in West Columbia? A vacant building that once housed a Quincey’s restaurant and then a Maurice’s Bar-B-Que location could be coming back to life. Recently plans were announced to put a Starbuck’s and a Salsarita’s beside the property, after the City of West Columbia annexed […]

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Brookland-Cayce High selling reserved-seating season football tickets

Brookland-Cayce High School is selling reserved-seating season tickets for the upcoming football season.   The reserved seats have backs and arm rests. Tickets are $75 each and allow entry to the five varsity home football games. Playoff games are not included in the package.  Your seat will still be reserved for playoff games; however, purchasing […]

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Airport High Booster Club sponsoring fundraiser striper fishing tournament

The Airport High School Booster Club will sponsor their First Annual Fundraiser Striper Fishing Tournament on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at Siesta Cove, 256 John Long Road, Gilbert. The tournament will begin at “safelight” until 11:00 a.m., and weigh-in will be from 11 until 12 Noon. Lunch will be served beginning at 11:00 a.m. An […]

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Family Dollar Store’s facade to improve before opening

City officials have received questions about the appearance of a new Family Dollar Store being built in West Columbia. People have asked about it,” said Brian Carter, West Columbia’s assistant city administrator. The store, under construction, is at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Hummingbird Drive. The district of West Columbia City Councilman B.J. Unthank […]

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School District Two to discuss new building projects

The Board of Trustees of Lexington County School District Two will meet in special session beginning at 6:00 p.m.  on Thursday, August 6, in the Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West Columbia. District 2 voters passed a $225 million bond referendum in Nov. to pay for the building of two new […]

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Cayce’s Otarre Pointe already close to half-filled

The ribbon-cutting at Otaree Pointe Apartments drew a large crowd, Wednesday. “I was very pleasantly surprised at the turnout,” said Kelly Patterson, Otarre Pointe’s director of property management. Some who came, like Stephanie Boatwright and C.R. Hall, principal of Busbee Middle School, just wanted to get a look at the upper-scale apartments. Busbee is just across […]

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Bobby Horton formally announces a run for West Columbia mayor

Bobby Horton formally announced his intention to run for mayor of the City of West Columbia, Tuesday. In making his announcement, Horton stressed cooperation. “You’ve got to get together and work together in unity to accomplish anything,” Horton told a crowd of supporters in a second-story conference room in the Novinger’s Quarter building on Meeting […]

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