The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department reported flooding Thursday evening at Churchill Apartments near Saint Andrews Road. No injuries were reported, but rising water moved about a dozen parked vehicles in the complex parking lot. The water eventually began to recede.

The West Columbia Police Department reports that the missing woman has been found safe.

The South Carolina Sales Tax Free Weekend is Aug. 7 thru 9. Clothes, computers, and school supplies are on the list of items that can be bought with no sales tax.  South Carolina’s annual Sales Tax Holiday begins next Friday and lasts until Sunday. The Sales Tax Holiday in South Carolina first started in 2000. […]

They are only shells right now, but the first houses in Stillwater are up.The Stillwater neighborhood is just off Highway 1 (Augusta Road) behind Hobby Lobby in West Columbia. The builder – Great Southern Homes- describes Stillwater as an enclave of single-family attached homes, approximately four miles to Columbia downtown, and less than one mile […]

 After careful consideration, the City of West Columbia’s 3rd Annual Kinetic Derby Day is canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. West Columbia’s Kinetic Derby Day planning committee will continue to actively work with schools, artists, and businesses to engage broad community participation for next year’s event. West Columbia’s 4th Annual Kinetic Derby Day is scheduled for April 24, 2021. For […]

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the name of the individual who died on Saturday. The South Carolina Highway Patrol and EMS responded to a motorcycle crash at just after 3 p.m. on the 2200 block of Chapin Road, Chapin.    Donald Cordy, 25, of State Park Road, Prosperity, was transported by EMS to Palmetto […]

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. – Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation, one of the fastest-growing pharmaceuticals companies in the nation, announced a $50,0000 donation to the American Red Cross of South Carolina in order to offset the extraordinary challenges the organization faces amid the COVID-19 pandemic.    This new partnership will help at this uniquely critical moment in our state […]

The El Jimador Mexican Restaurant has opened at 514 Knox-Abbott Drive, in Cayce. The restaurant opened on May 15. It is beside Marcos Pizza, and across from the Brookland-Cayce High School stadium. Click for a link to the El Jimador The restaurant serves: burritos; fajitas; tacos; burgers, sandwiches, seafood, kids meals; soups; salads, cocktails; desserts; […]