Driving from West Columbia to Lexington, via Sunset Boulevard (US 378) – on the left – you may see some new construction going on. One project going up in the Sunset Corridor is a new four-story Hampton Inn and Suites. It’s between Northside Baptist Church and The Enterprise Car Rental site. A sign says its […]

Robert Williams, a student at the Lexington School District Two Innovation Center, has been selected as the Student-of-the-Month by the Greater Cayce West-Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Williams was recognized at the Chamber’s breakfast Tuesday at Caughman Harman Funeral Home, 820 West Dunbar Rd., West Columbia. The featured speaker at the breakfast was Todd Buehrig, Executive […]

Mike Harden, a Pre-Engineering Instructor at the Lexington School District Two Innovation Center has been selected as the Teacher-of-the-Month by the Greater Cayce West-Columbia Chamber of Commerce. He is pictured with Tom Tafel, Chamber Board President. Harden was recognized at the Chamber’s monthly breakfast Tuesday at Caughman Harman Funeral Home, 820 West Dunbar Rd., West […]

Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies were searching for a man and woman after the couple never returned to their assisted living facility Tuesday night. But the couple has been found safe, in Horry County. Ronald and Mary Denny have memory issues and take daily medication for other conditions.

Taste on the River had its best turnout ever, Tuesday night at Stone River. It was the fourth annual fundraiser for the West Columbia Beautification Foundation. Cars filled the spaces at the recently completed Carrway Park, across from the Riverwalk. Others parked in the city parking garage that has a Court Avenue entrance at the […]

A 17-year-old former Gilbert High School student has been charged in connection to school threats posted on a Lexington School District One employee’s Facebook account. The former student, whose name will not be released because he’s under the age of 18, is charged with two counts of second-degree burglary and one count of threatening a […]

A collision in the 300 block of Park Road had the road closed in Lexington Tuesday. The collision site was cleared, according to the Lexington Police Department. The collision was caused by a driver losing control of her vehicle, striking several mailboxes and driving into a ditch.

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the names of the two individuals who died Monday in a three-vehicle collision at approximately 8:50 a.m. The incident occurred in the 1300 block of Bluff Road at Eden Street in Columbia. Kamal Mateen Najee, 46, of Rockhaven Drive, and Jimmy Devette Singleton, 33, of Garners Ferry Road, both […]