West Columbia City Council will hold a Special Council Meeting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday (June 28) at City Hall., 200 N. 12th St. West Columbia. The meeting is being held in the morning to accommodate everyone’s schedule, said Mayor Bobby Horton. The Final vote on three ordinances will be held. On the agenda is: […]

Liz Portee- State Farm Insurance Agency owner- had a ribbon cutting at her new office at 1316 Sunset Blvd. Thursday. Several City of West Columbia officials, including Mayor Bobby Horton, were on hand for the ribbon cutting. Portee – a longtime Stare Farm agent- has moved her offices to the new location. She is pictured […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was found dead in a parked vehicle in the Walmart parking lot located at 1780 South Lake Drive in (Red Bank) Lexington. The body was found on Tuesday. The name of the man found is Keith Walter Lindler, 53, of Lexington. The results of an […]

The I2Tech program at Brookland-Cayce High School is helping prepare students for careers. Brookland-Cayce High School has been offering an I2Tech program for two years. Lexington School District Two adopted the TransformSC, 1-to-1 technology, project-based learning to teach students how to be effective communicators and collaborators. The program includes a range of students, from every […]

The City of Cayce passed final reading of it general fund and utility fund budget, at a meeting Wednesday. The General Fund Budget is balanced at $11,873,880. It includes a 10% increase in health insurance costs and a 2% Cost-of-Living raise for all employees. The Utility Fund Budget is balanced at $12,073,121. The budget includes […]

Eastbound Lanes at Highway 1 and Jarvis Klapman Blvd Closed Due to Accident. There was a fatality. The collision  involved a motorcycle and a truck, according to Capt. Scott Morrison of the West Columbia Police Department. The West Columbia Police Department has closed the Eastbound lanes of Highway 1 and Jarvis Klapman Boulevard due to […]

Eastbound Lanes at Highway 1 and Jarvis Klapman Blvd Closed Due to Accident. There was a fatality. The collision  involved a motorcycle and a truck, according to Capt. Scott Morrison of the West Columbia Police Department. The West Columbia Police Department has closed the Eastbound lanes of Highway 1 and Jarvis Klapman Boulevard due to […]

It looks like a deli sandwich shop and a hair-cutter are coming to the new shopping complex at Knox-Abbott Drive and Charleston Highway, in Cayce. “Schlotzsky’s has pulled a permit to upfit a space in the building next to the Walmart Neighborhood Market,” said Ashley Hunter, spokeswoman for the City of Cayce. “Great Clips has applied for sign […]