Month: January 2025

City of West City Hall Reopens, Parks Opening, Sanitation Schedule Updated

 The City of West Columbia City Hall will reopen to the public on Friday, Jan. 24, for regular business hours, following a closure due to hazardous weather and road conditions. The following delays in openings and service changes are: Service Updates Sanitation: All Thursday sanitation and recycling routes will run on Friday, Jan. 24. Parks: […]

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Sen. Nikki Setzler portrait unveiled, to hang in the South Carolina Senate Chamber

The portrait of Sen. Nikki Setzler was unveiled, Wednesday, in a ceremony in the Chamber of the South Carolina Senate. Setzler’s nine grandchildren unveiled the portrait that will hang on the upper wall of the three-story room. “I absolutely loved serving in the South Carolina Senate,” said Setzler, who served for 48 years. He retired […]

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Lexington County operations on a delay, Thursday, West Columbia services altered, and Cayce City Hall will open at 10:30 a.m.

All Lexington county administrative offices will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday, January 23, 2025, due to winter weather and hazardous roadways. The following offices are expected to open at 10:00 a.m.: • County Libraries • County Judicial Facilities • Lexington County Recreations and Aging Commission Offices and Activities • County Administration offices • […]

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Lexington 2 and Lexington 1 schools will be on an eLearning day Thursday

Lexington Two schools will be on an eLearning day Thursday, January 23. Lingering snow and ice is expected to refreeze tonight and into the early morning hours Thursday, creating unsafe travel conditions, particularly on neighborhood and secondary roads. Right now, the weather forecast does not call for temperatures to get above freezing on Thursday until […]

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Snow covers Lexington County, West Columbia closes parks, Cayce issues icy roads report

The snow began to fall around 3 Tuesday afternoon. Lexington County got at least an inch of snow, and some areas got more than that. Snow totals were up to 2 inches on cars, and yards were covered. From the National Weather Service – Columbia: “The last lingering snow showers have pushed east but snow […]

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Snowfall in Lexington County could be 2-to-3 inches, according to 1:30 p.m. report from the National Weather Service

The National Weather Service in Columbia revised its forecast at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday. The snow started coming down in parts of Lexington County around 3 p.m. and was sticking to cars, but not much was sticking to the ground, despite below freezing temperatures. The latest prediction is for 2-to-3 inches of snow in Lexington County. […]

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Lexington 2 schools move to an eLearning day for Wednesday

With forecasts calling for potential winter weather and snow beginning Tuesday late afternoon/early evening and continuing overnight, Lexington Two schools will move to an eLearning day on Wednesday, January 22. All afternoon and evening activities are canceled both today (January 21), as previously announced, and Wednesday, including athletic events, extracurricular activities, after-school programs, and adult […]

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City of Cayce offices to close Tuesday at 12:30 in the afternoon, city parks, Riverwalk closed

The City of Cayce is issuing the following weather updates: With the exception of essential personnel, Cayce city offices will close today at 12:30 PM. *Should you need us after hours, you can reach the city 24 hours a day at 803-794-0456. All city parks and the Cayce Riverwalk will also close at 12:30 PM. […]

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