Month: January 2025
Cardiff Products Corporation – a beverage manufacturer – has announced it selected Lexington County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation. The $99.6 million investment will create 94 new jobs. Founded in Canada in 2019, Cardiff Products is a family-owned business that specializes in producing high-quality beverages for the U.S. and Canadian markets. The company […]
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The last West Columbia Meeting Street Artisan Market took place in December of 2024. Throughout the year, dozens of vendors gathered at the market at 425 Meeting Street to present items ranging from artwork and specialty soap to leather goods and unique jewelry designs. In 2025, the West Columbia Meeting Street Artisan Market will open on April 26, during Kinetic Derby Day. […]
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The West Columbia City Hall will be closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, January 21. No yard trash pickup on Monday. There will be no other changes to sanitation routes. Download the WeCo Info App for the latest sanitation and City info westcolumbiasc.gov/sanitation-recycling
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Gray Collegiate Academy Junior Marydavis Hallman has been selected to the SCHSL Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The SCHSL chose 14 student-athletes among the more than 100,000 athletic participants. The purpose of the Council is to provide a voice for student-athletes within the SCHSL governance structure. Principals and Athletic Directors selected their best and brightest leaders, and […]
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Jake Rupert, 40, of Lexington, was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to walkaway escape from a federal residential re-entry facility. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that on the morning of March 5, 2024, Rupert walked away, without permission, from a federal halfway house in Columbia. In January 2024, Rupert […]
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The City of West Columbia, the Cayce West-Columbia Rotary Club, and the West Metro Rotary Club will open a time Capsule in February. as we celebrate the past and look to the future. Everyone is invited and light refreshments will be served afterward. Event link: West Columbia Time Capsule Opening CeremonyWednesday, February 122:00 PMWest Columbia […]
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Congratulations to West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles and West Columbia Director of Economic Development BJ Unthank, for being recognized by Columbia Business Monthly as one of the “50 Most Influential 2024” in the Midlands region.
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Nearly 290 choral students from Lexington Two elementary, middle, and high schools have been selected to the 2024-2025 Lexington Two District Honor Choir. The students will have a joint performance on February 13 at the Lexington Two Performing Arts Center. Those selected to the Lexington Two District Honor Choir are: ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Cayce: Bailey Bates, Christopher […]
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