From Anna Huffman – City of West Columbia Communications – The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the City of West Columbia by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) for the 29th consecutive year. The Certificate […]

The City of West Columbia City Council voted to extend an ordinance to require face coverings for 60 more days, at its meeting Tuesday. West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles said the data he has seen indicates a lower rate of the spread of COVID-19 when masks are required. Councilman Mike Green asked how long would […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the pedestrian who was killed by a vehicle in the 4900 block of U.S. Highway 321 just after 6 p.m., Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. John Scott Castner, 52, of Gaston was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries. Mr. Castner was walking in the road […]

For the first time since the year 2000, Bill Bingham is not on the ballot for the Lexington County Two School board. He has no regrets. “I was able to do what I set out to do,” said Bingham. “We improved the image of the district.”  He said he feels he has completed his community […]

Halloween is Saturday. It’s an unusual year for trick-or-treat with a global pandemic impacting our activities. But cancelling Halloween activities could affect mental health, according to medical experts, especially for children already anxious over the pandemic. Airport High School in West Columbia conducted its annual recognition of Halloween with a drive-thru trick-or-treat Wednesday. The drive-thru […]

Airport High School will be at Brookland-Cayce Friday night as the crosstown rivals resume their annual high school football series. The Bearcats defeated Airport, 24-20 in an exciting contest, in the junior varsity game played Wednesday night at BC. Tickets for Friday’s game are still on sale from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Thursday and […]

Airport and Brookland-Cayce tangle at 7:30 p.m. Friday on the campus of Brookland-Cayce High School. It is BC’s homecoming game being played in a year that was shortened because of COVID-19. Brookland-Cayce’s Homecoming Parade moved down Knox-Abbott Drive, Wednesday and turned right onto State Street, in front of the school. Here are some photos from […]

The Lexington School District Two Board voted to return-to-school five days a week, Nov. 12, Tuesday night. Hybrid students are now going to school two days a week. Hybrid students returning Nov. 12 will be: four-year-old kindergarten to second-grade students; self-contained special education students grades kindergarten-through- 12th-grade; and Lexington Two Innovation Center students.The rest of […]