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West Columbia’s Carraway Park at the Riverwalk will be closed on Wednesday, May 6, for painting

The City of West Columbia’s Carraway Park at the Riverwalk, located at 212 Hudson Street in West Columbia, SC, will be closed on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, to complete the painting of the shade sail structures. The park will open on Thursday, May 7, 2026. These improvements are part of the City of West Columbia’s […]

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Teen Charged with Planning His Own Kidnapping by Lexington Police Department

Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green would like to update the greater Town of Lexington community on the kidnapping of the 17-year-old Sema’j Corvin Gardner that happened on the night of Sunday, May 3, 2026, when two Black males, armed with handguns, burglarized a home on the 900 block of Hendrix Street in the Town of […]

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Driver, blinded by sunlight, crashes in Lexington – LCSD vehicle involved

A collision on Columbia Avenue (US-378) at Reed Avenue in Lexington Tuesday after 7 a.m. had inbound lanes blocked. All lanes were reopened around 8 a.m. but West Butler Street was still closed due to debris in the street. The wreck was caused by a driver who disregarded the red light due to sun in […]

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South Carolina is the fastest growing state for job growth as Cayce-West Columbia Chamber celebrates Small Business “Month”

This is National Small Business Week. May 3-9. The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce embraces the celebration of Small Business and recognizes the majority of its members as Small Business and is promoting Small Business Month. C-WC Chamber President and CEO Tim James was at the State House with state elected members as Lt. […]

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4 Brookland-Cayce High School students have awarded prestigious South Carolina Teaching Fellowship

Four Brookland-Cayce High School students have been awarded the prestigious South Carolina Teaching Fellowship. The seniors will join freshman cohorts this fall at the following universities: Caroline Boone and Jenna Pownall, University of South Carolina-Columbia;  Emily Crow, Anderson University; and Alexis Toller, University of South Carolina-Aiken. They will be offered numerous professional development opportunities and […]

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3 with ties to Airport High School honored this month at the 2026 Educator Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni Gala

Three people with ties to Airport High School were honored at the 2026 Educator Hall of Fame & Distinguished Alumni Gala on April 28. This year’s event was at the Lexington Two Innovation Center, 509 Bulldog Blvd., Cayce. It included a social hour with heavy hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction, followed by the formal […]

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Lexington 2 announces 3 new assistant principals for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year

Lexington Two has announced three new assistant principals for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. At its board meeting on April 23, on the recommendation of Interim Superintendent Dr. Angela Cooper, the Lexington Two Board of Trustees approved the hiring of assistant principals Britney Bundrick and Melissa Collins at Wood Elementary School, and Rhoda Chatman at […]

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Small Business Week is May 3-9 – Small Business owners are the backbone of the West Columbia economy

Small Business Week is May 3-9. There are over 36 million small businesses in the United States. According to data from the Small Business Administration, those businesses employ more than 61 million people. In South Carolina, there are close to 420,000 Small Businesses, employing around 840,000 people. Data from the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce […]

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