Due to Governor Haley declaration of a state of emergency with coastal evacuation, the Holiday Inn and Suites and Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Staff have come to the conclusion that the Annual Awards Dinner and Silent Auction scheduled for Thursday should be postponed  until a later date. The Chamber will announce the rescheduled date Wednesday morning.

Lane reversals are scheduled to begin at at 3 p.m. on Wednesday for more than one million people evacuating the South Carolina coast, as Hurricane Matthew approaches the state. Many of those evacuees will head to Lexington County to take refuge. Lexington County schools have been closed for the next three days. Schools are routinely […]

The following preparations for Hurricane Matthew are taking place in the City of Cayce. – The lane reversal for I-26 will begin tomorrow at 3 and it stops at the I-77 bridge so there will a lot of extra traffic in the Cayce area. – Essential emergency personnel will be working. – There is no […]

Work to repair most of West Columbia’s flood-damaged Riverwalk should begin in early December. Jamie Hook, the city’s public works director, said the plan is to select a contractor to do the work in November. Hook spoke at the West Columbia City Council meeting Tuesday. The FEMA-funded process to fix Riverwalk has had to comply […]

News Release City of West Columbia Closes Offices Due to Hurricane Matthew In preparation for Hurricane Matthew, Governor Haley has issued a mandatory evacuation of South Carolina’s coast.  Consequently, the Governor has closed state government offices and schools and has asked local jurisdictions to do the same in an effort to keep vehicles off of […]

 LEXINGTON COUNTY GOVERNEMENT MOVES INTO OPCON 3 AHEAD OF HURRICANE MATTHEW, COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS CLOSED THROUGH REMAINDER OF THE WEEK The Lexington County Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management has moved into OPCON 3 level, which is a partial to full activation of the County’s Emergency Operation Center, ahead of Hurricane Matthew. […]

SCDOT has begun preparation activities for pending impacts anticipated by Hurricane Matthew. Current forecasts predict that Hurricane Matthew will impact South Carolina later this week. SCDOT continues to closely monitor the forecast and adjust response plans as appropriate. SCDOT continues daily communication with other emergency service providers. Engineering District 1 (Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Richland and Sumter Counties) District One […]