Starting Monday, May 4, the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles will expand operations by reopening all 66 branch offices to increase convenience for customers. The additional office openings will allow the SCDMV to service more customers on a daily basis while still adhering to social distancing recommendations. All offices will operate by appointment only […]

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed an extension of the state of emergency, Monday. McMaster signed the 15-day extension of the order the day the previous state emergency order would have expired. The governor can only issue a state of emergency in 15 day increments, according to state law. “South Carolina continues to fight this […]

Want to stay free of germs and help a very good cause? There is hand sanitizer available, for sale, at Mooneyhan’s Auto Service. The hand sanitizer is being offered by the non-profit Scooter Scott project. All proceeds from the sale go to help high school kids.

Normal never felt so good. Despite the coronavirus crisis, all four phases of the Cayce Riverwalk, and the Timmerman Trail, are open. On Monday, dogs with their owners trotted down the trail. Runners and cyclists were also out enjoying a beautiful sunny day on the Congaree River. Some just walked. A rabbit, practicing social distancing, […]

Lexington County deputies have arrested a Gaston woman on charges related to two separate incidents last week. Shelley Christina Shumpert, 32, is charged with first-degree assault and battery, and attempted armed robbery in connection to an incident April 21 in Swansea, according to arrest warrants. Shumpert is also charged with second-degree burglary and two counts […]

Commercial air travel has been greatly affected due to the COVID-19 crisis, but the Columbia Metropolitan Airport has seen a steady flow in air shipments. Local manufacturer Nephron Pharmaceuticals and international cargo carrier UPS have played a major role in the airport’s success. To support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Nephron Pharmaceuticals added hand […]

Lexington County had recorded 12 coronavirus -related deaths as of Saturday, according to statistics from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. The West Columbia ZIP code of 29169 had 21 coronavirus cases as of Sunday. The Cayce ZIP code of 29033 recorded eight cases and 29170, in the Springdale area has 20 cases, […]

The Lexington County Recreation and Aging Commission & Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission will be starting the “Emergency Senior Feeding Program” next week. This program will provide meals to residents of Lexington County who are 60 years and older, and are not current nutrition program clients. For more information & meal distribution locations please visit https://bit.ly/2zquw1v Emergency Senior Feeding Program Lexington […]