Month: April 2023
The Lexington side of Lake Murray beach and recreation area is opening for the season at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 5 It will be open until September 4. The park is on N. Lake Drive in Lexington, near where Corley Mill Road and N. Lake Drive meet. Dominion Energy operates the park. Here’s what you […]
The City of West Columbia has released its latest newsletter. It includes a message from Mayor Tem Miles and members of the West Columbia City Council. Click for link to Newsletter The newsletter also includes articles about the Brookland-Lakeview District, La Cienega Mexican Grill, and Jb Beckett Financial.
The Greater Cayce – West Columbia Chamber of Commerce was recognized for design and implementation of the CWC Business Watch Program at the Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. The C-WC chamber received the 2023 CACCE Communication Excellence Campaign Award. CACCE Executives presented the 2023 Communication Excellence Awards, Friday. The CACCE presented awards during […]
Darius Antonio Pugh, 36, of West Columbia, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, a quantity of cocaine base (commonly […]
A topping out ceremony was held at the site of the new Lexington Two Performing Arts Center (L2PAC), now under construction in Springdale. The event marks a construction milestone in completing the structure of the building. VIDEO: Link to Lexington Two video from the event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiYoSOzWYp0 Current and former Lexington Two board members, district and […]
The rehab of the I-77 northbound bridges around Cayce and West Columbia has been completed. The job was done more than 24 hours ahead of schedule, according to the SCDOT. Work on the interstate has caused long lines of traffic in West Columbia, Columbia, Cayce and Lexington. I-77 is currently open to traffic in both […]
Christopher David Shumpert, a 22-year-old Lexington County man, was convicted yesterday by a Lexington County jury and sentenced to 40 years without parole for the murder of Barry Joe Chavis, Jr., which occurred on March 27, 2020, at 3630 Fish Hatchery Road in the Gaston area of Lexington County. Shumpert was also sentenced to 20 […]