Governor Henry McMaster today announced that attraction facilities will be permitted to open throughout South Carolina beginning Friday, May 22nd. The governor’s announcement comes after AccelerateSC has been meeting for nearly a month to determine the safest ways to reinvigorate the state’s economy. The “Response” component of AccelerateSC has established exhaustive safety guidelines for businesses that have […]

Two people died in a fire early Wednesday morning in Richland County. Crews responded to a house fire just before 12:30 a.m. in the 1600 block of Chain Gang Road in Eastover. According to Columbia Fire the house was engulfed in flames by the time CFS units arrived. Firefighters found one person outside of the […]

The City of West Columbia hosted a mask pickup for local law enforcement agencies and chambers of commerce for the region, on Wednesday, at the West Columbia City Hall. Congressman Joe Wilson was contacted by SC Health to coordinate the distribution of 10,000 masks. Half of those were given to local law enforcement and chambers […]

There is much appreciation for West Columbia’s Riverwalk. Seth Robertson, a high-schooler from Forest Acres said he was tired of sitting at home and watching TV, so he and fellow high school student Lucy Denouden of Rosewood, came to West Columbia’s Riverwalk, Tuesday. “It’s good to get outside,” said Robertson. “I’m glad Riverwalk is open.” […]

West Columbia’s Gray Collegiate Academy is part of a lawsuit in Greenville that says the S.C. High School League is unfairly targeting charter schools and private schools. According to the lawsuit, filed on behalf of 12 schools, a new SCHL rule bars “most students who choose to attend a public charter or private school from […]

The Board of Trustees of Lexington School District Two will hold their Regular Monthly Meeting on Thursday (May 21), at 7:00 p.m.  The meeting will be conducted remotely and may be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/user/LexingtonTwo/live.  Some of the items included on the agenda include consideration of adding water-bottle filling adapter at all schools and replacing some […]

The road has been cleared after a collision on East Main Street (US-1) at Library Hill in Lexington, Tuesday morning. The crash had inbound lanes blocked and only one outbound lane was open. The collision was caused by a driver disregarding the red light.

In a sure sign toward recovery, hair salons and barbers opened Monday. Former West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton, who said he needed a haircut badly, was up early. “I got a haircut Monday morning,” he said. Horton had gone more than two months without a haircut because barbers, and all close-contact businesses, were not allowed […]