National Preparedness Month just ended and that’s a good time for West Columbia families to go over their emergency plans. In South Carolina, we have had a hurricane threat this year. There is also the possibility of tornadoes, and flooding from rain storms. Consider how you will respond to emergencies that can happen anywhere, such […]

A member of the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department’s command staff passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning. Lt. William C. “Billy” Aiken, 57, died at a hospital after a medical event at his Irmo home. Aiken joined the Sheriff’s Department in November 2001. He most recently served as the lieutenant over special operations. Aiken, a graduate of […]

The State Street Art Crawl (First Fridays on State) for October is Friday, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. The free event is hosted by State + Meeting and it’s on State Street, West Columbia. Rob Shaw Gallery and Framing is hosting Collections-A Multi Artist Show (with art by Lindsay Wiggins, Dylan Fouste, and Pascale Bilgis, […]

The City of West Columbia has posted an historical photo of West Columbia on its Facebook page. Visible is what is now Terra and Ed’s Editions and a couple of buildings now longer standing. It is a view of State Street looking at Meeting Street, circa 1961. The credit for the photo goes to Mr. […]

The City of Cayce Events Committee is excited to announce a new event for Cayce residents and visitors, the Cayce Fall Fest. This FREE culturally diverse event will be held Saturday, October 5, from 1 pm – 7 pm in Granby Gardens Park featuring performances by live local bands and a DJ. The band line-up […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a vehicle collision that occurred on Old Orangeburg Road, in front Saxe Gotha Elementary School, at approximately 6:45 a.m. Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Scott Andrew Woodruff, 33, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained. Mr. Woodruff, who […]

Two males have been charged in separate and unrelated incidents with making threats to students at their respective schools. One of the males attends Carolina Springs Middle School. The 13-year-old made a statement Sept. 30 to another student he was going to “shoot up the school then shoot himself,” according to an incident report. The other male, […]

The business license for the Knights Inn Hotel, at 1987 Airport Boulevard in Cayce, is under suspension as of Wednesday. This suspension will remain in effect pending a hearing before Cayce City Council members. This hearing, scheduled for Oct. 24, at 5:30 pm, will determine whether the business license will be revoked permanently. The Cayce Department […]