Crews from the City of West Columbia have installed several dozen bollards at the west end of the Gervais Street Bridge. “It’s about 55 or 60 of them,” said Public Works Director Jamie Hook. City personnel were working on the bollards Tuesday. Bollards are a series of posts set at intervals to block, or protect […]

Want to contribute to a worthy cause and help make your home town better? There two ways to help the West Columbia Beautification Foundation in the holiday season. When shopping on Amazon, type smile.amazon.com, select the West Columbia Beautification Foundation, and .5% of all your purchases will be donated to beautify West Columbia.  The West […]

The Airport High School JROTC Drill Team won their 10th consecutive overall All Army Palmetto State Drill Team Championship on Saturday. Below are the competitions the Eagles placed in: 1st Place Squad Exhibition without Arms 1st Place Squad Regulation without/Arms 1st Place Color Guard 1st Place Regulation Platoon Inspection with Arms 1st Place Squad Exhibition […]

The Cayce Department of Public Safety, along with Lexington County Sheriff’s officers are working to distribute Christmas food baskets to those in need.

The US Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots campaign is collecting toys in West Columbia. The program provides donated toys to local boys and girls before the holidays. You can donate toys at Mooneyhan’s Auto Repair, 1224 B Avein West Columbia and Ricky’s Tire and Auto, 1534 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia. Toys for Tots collected […]

The spirit of Christmas was in the air at the West Columbia City Hall, Friday night. Children, music and finally all was bright when the city’s Christmas tree – and the surrounding grounds – were illuminated. Photos from the evenings festivities are included. The bleachers were full and rows of people were standing as the […]

The West Columbia Beautification Foundation recognized Cayce Elementary and Saluda River Academy for the Arts this week for their fundraisers to purchase two trees to plant in the city. Students at both schools — including members of the new service club at Cayce — collected pennies and other spare change to raise the $200 needed […]

The City of West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Market is open every Saturday, from 10 AM – 2 PM, through Dec. 21, under the pavilion and now expanded into the parking lot at 425 Meeting Street, West Columbia, SC, in the Interactive Art Park. The market includes vendors selling original art, crafts, foods, and produce. […]