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Savage Craft Ale Works to host Oktoberfest, featuring mayor, pumpkin beer, and live music

Savage Craft Ale Works will host Oktoberfest from 11:30 a.m. until 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1. Kickoff: Every year, the tapping ceremony in the Savage Craft Ale Works festival hall kicks off Oktoberfest. As tradition has it, at 12 noon on the first Saturday of the Oktoberfest, the mayor taps the first beer barrel and opens the […]

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UPDATE: Dominion Energy has begun draining water from cofferdam on the Congaree River

The cofferdam has been built and water is being pumped from the area of the first cofferdam on the Congaree River. The cofferdam was constructed at the Gervais Street Bridge. The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control has provided an update. As of late August, Dominion Energy has:Completed the rock cofferdam for Area 1 […]

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West Columbia Police respond to serious domestic incident, Tuesday evening

At approximately 7 p.m. Tuesday, officers with the West Columbia Police Department responded to a call from the 1400 block of Alpine Drive, in Westover Acres, in reference to a domestic disturbance. Units from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, and West Columbia Fire Department, were also on the scene. Upon arrival to the residence, officers […]

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West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Thursday Night Market Is This Week!

The City of West Columbia’s new 2nd Thursday Might Meeting Street Artisan Market is this Thursday, September 8, from 4 PM – 8 PM, 425 Meeting Street, West Columbia. In addition to over 20 vendors, there will be free henna and glitter tattoos by Emerald Artistry and live art demonstrations. Bring the family and support local […]

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Sponsor and register for the Sept. 22, Taylor Watford Foundation Golf Tournament

The 4th Annual Taylor Watford Foundation Hope Cup Golf Tournament is Sept. 22 at Golden Hills Golf and Country Club in Lexington. Tee times are 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Registration and sponsorship information is below: Chuck Underhill, representing House of Raeford’s FLOCK is the Title Sponsor. Underhill and House of Raeford have donated $5,000 […]

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West Columbia Sanitation, with the WCPD and SCDOT clean up under I-26 bridge

Did you see a lane closed on Augusta Road at the I-26 Spartanburg/Charleston ramp last Thursday. There was a reason. The City of West Columbia sanitation department, the SC Department of Transportation and the West Columbia Police Department cleaned up trash from under the bridge on US 1 and I-26, last week. These are photos […]

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Which intersections had the most crashes in West Columbia in August?

West Columbia Police Department has released its data for the month of August. The West Columbia Police Department responded to 3,059 calls in August. Down from 3,131 in July.There were 107 collisions responded to, compared to 84 the month before. Top locations for car crashes were: Augusta Road and Wade Street (5); Meeting Street and […]

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Obituary of Peggy Deen Pinner

Peggy Deen Pinner, 84, of Laurel Crest Retirement Community West Columbia, SC passed away Friday, September 3, 2022, surrounded by her family.  She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Joe Pinner; children,  Michael Pinner (Diane), Ventura, CA, Gregg Pinner (Paula), West Columbia, SC; grandchildren; Danica Pinner (Nick Campbell) Van Nuys, CA, USMC SSGT Lauren Pinner (Blake […]

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