Month: January 2022
West Columbia’s 3rd Annual Kinetic Derby Day is set for Saturday, April 23, and a practice date has been set. “The anticipation level is at a high point for the return of Kinetic Derby Day,” said West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles. “I’m excited and looking forward to it. So many people line the streets for […]
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The WeCo River District Merchants Association and the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber is hosting a ribbon cutting for Always Original Bakery, 501 Meeting St, Thursday, January 27th from 5PM-6PM. All guests will receive 10% off their entire purchase. RSVP: https://fb.me/e/1k5bXzvKO The event will feature selected samplers, water, and hot beverages. The presence of elected officials […]
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Teachers are always needed. And potential teachers got the chance to explore opportunities in Lexington Two for the 2022-23 school year at the district’s Teacher Recruitment Fair, Tuesday. “What an awesome turnout for our teacher fair this afternoon,” said Dr. Angela Cooper, via Twitter, after the recruitment fair. Cooper is the district’s chief human resources […]
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Trinity Baptist Church of Cayce was named “Business of the Quarter” at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast, Tuesday at Stone River in West Columbia. Pastor Eddie Coakley of Trinity was presented a flag, Chamber Board President Hayley Bowers, with the Business of the Quarter recognition. Members of the church stook with Coakley. Each quarter […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single- vehicle accident in the 100 block of Wagner Highway at approximately 3:40 a,m. Tuesday, in Lexington County. According to Fisher, Mr. Richard Earl Barnes, 49, of Leesville, was a passenger in a Ford Ranger that was traveling on Wagner Highway towards […]
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Tom Ledbetter, Entrepreneurship and Educational Support at Midlands Technical College, spoke at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast, Tuesday at Stone River in West Columbia. He said Midlands Technical College experienced a six-percent increase in enrollment in the Spring of 2022, after a $17 million increase in funding to the state’s technical education system from […]
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Via social media, Primal Gourmet, 725 Meeting St., West Columbia, announced it’s closing, Tuesday. The message was posted on Facebook. A copy of the message is posted below: It is with a heavy heart that we are formally announcing a temporary closure of Primal Gourmet. We have been hit with a perfect storm of bad […]
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One person was killed and another was injured in an early-morning Tuesday crash in Lexington County. The single-vehicle collision occurred at about 3:40 a.m. on S.C. 113 (Wagener Highway near Leesville) close to the intersection with U.S. 17 (Fairview Road) according to Master Trooper David Jones of the SC Highway patrol. A Ford Ranger pickup […]
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