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Addressing Food Insecurity: Expanding Access Through Community Gardens Food insecurity—the lack of consistent access to enough nutritious food to meet basic needs—remains a serious and widespread challenge affecting millions of individuals and families. Its consequences extend far beyond hunger, contributing to poor nutrition, chronic health conditions, and increased stress and anxiety. One of the most […]
Jonathan Russell Saylor, age 36, was convicted on Friday, March 27, 2026, by a Lexington County jury for a shooting that took place at a West Columbia hotel in 2023. Click here for story and here for story The jury convicted Saylor of two counts of Attempted Murder, Shooting into a Building while occupied, Possession […]
Second-Generation Auctioneer and 2026 CAI Graduate to Lead State’s Premier Professional Organization WEST COLUMBIA, SC / BLOOMINGTON, IN — Holli McGee, CAI, founder of McGee Auction & Appraisal Services, LLC, has been elected President of the South Carolina Auctioneers Association (SCAA), marking a significant leadership milestone for the second-generation auctioneer. Her election comes just a […]
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has positively identified the person who was found shot outside an apartment complex in the 3500 block of Fernandina Road in the Columbia area of Lexington County on April 4, 2026, shortly before 1 p.m. According to Coroner Fisher, Mr. Ke’Mari Samar’Trey Ford, 18, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the […]
The Riverwalk Rabbit Run 5K, hosted by the Greater CWC Chamber Cares Foundation, took place Saturday on the Cayce–West Columbia Riverwalk. It started at the West Columbia Amphitheater and continued to the streets of Cayce and onto the Cayce Riverwalk, before coming back to the Amphitheater. Chamber President and CEO Tim James was pleased with […]
A Columbia man is charged with murder after a fatal shooting Saturday afternoon. Latif Shi’Yon Elijah Ross, 23, is charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and possession of a weapon by a person prohibited, according to arrest warrants. “Deputies were dispatched to an apartment complex off Fernandina Road right before […]
Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies were in the 3500 block of Fernandina Road investigating a fatal shooting, Saturday evening. Crime scene investigators were on the scene processing and collecting potential evidence. They will most likely be in the area for several hours, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. Detectives have identified a person of interest […]
State Street will be closed, Saturday, from Knox Abbott Drive to Lyles Street from 9–10:30 a.m. for the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber’s Cares Foundation Riverwalk Rabbit Run 5K.