Month: February 2018
West Columbia City Council passed a Resolution Tuesday night recognizing WeReadSC, BC Grammar School No. 1 Elementary School, Cayce-West Columbia Branch Library, and Cocky’s Reading Express. The resolution declares Reading and Literacy a Priority for the City of West Columbia
Read More >>Congressman Joe Wilson held a press conference at Mooneyhan’s Auto Service in West Columbia Monday to congratulate owner Bill Monneyhan on the expansion of the small business. Wilson and Mooneyhan said the plans to expand the shop are directly related to the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. “We are planning to add employees and […]
Read More >>Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board, on Monday, examined the site of the collision of two trains that took place early Sunday morning in Cayce, at Charleston Highway and Pine Ridge Road. According to data from recorders recovered from the crash, the Amtrak train that hit the stationary CSX freight train was braking in […]
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation is moving toward fixing Wilton Road in Springdale, according to state Rep. Micah Caskey. The road has been impassable since the flood waters of October 2015 washed out an earthen dam, and took part of the road with it. “We had a meeting in my office last week with […]
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National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt was in Cayce Sunday to begin the federal investigation into the train crash that resulted in the death of two Amtrak employees in the earlier hours of that day. Sumwalt, at a Sunday press conference, said a train track switch was in the wrong position and that allowed […]
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The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber was on hand Friday to cut the Ribbon at State Street Trading Co. Lainie Lewis is the owner. She is pictured with Anna Huffman of the City of West Columbia and Richard Skipper, Executive Director of the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber. State Street Trading Co. is at 134 State Street in West […]
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Water and sewer are essential to the people of West Columbia. And they depend on the West Columbia Utilities Department. For 23 years, LeGrande Baker, who is a leader in the water and sewer department, has been a part of that. He said it’s not a boring job. “I’m not always doing the same thing,” […]
Read More >>The train collision in Cayce early Sunday morning resulted in the deaths of two Amtrak employees. Killed was Michael Kempf, 54 of Savannah Ga. He was the Amtrak train’s engineer. Also killed was Michael Cella, 36, of Orange Park, Fla. He was the train’s conductor. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, who was very emotional, said […]
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