The 2019 School District Report Card ratings have been issued and it shows West Columbia’s Gray Collegiate Academy with an “Excellent” rating. The S.C. Department of Education released the report card ratings Tuesday. It is the the highest rating achieved by Gray in school history. Gray is in the Charter Institute of Erskine and its […]

West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton and West Columbia City Council presented Rhett Galloway, Eagle Scout, a resolution for his community service project. Rhett built and installed three wooden benches in the Fowler Park and Douglas Reeves Park in West Columbia. (Pictured: Robyn Galloway, Mother, Rhett Galloway, and Mayor Pro-Tem Miles.)Tags:

West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton and West Columbia City Council recognized the Pineview Minors All-Star Team, at the West Columbia City Council Meeting, Tuesday. The team was recognized for their accomplishments this season including placing third in the Dixie Youth World Series in in August in Rushton Louisiana. The team received a resolution presented by […]

West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton and West Columbia City Council named West Columbia Public Works Director Jamie Hook as an Exception West Columbia Employee, Tuesday at the city council meeting. Hook was presented with a resolution by West Columbia Mayor Pro-Tem, Tem Miles. He is pictured with wife Elizabeth, daughter Ann-Kate and sons Witt and […]

S.C. Biz News recognized Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation as one of South Carolina’s top three fastest-growing businesses during a celebration last Thursday in Columbia. Nephron is outside of Cayce -in Lexington County’s Saxe Goth Industrial Park- and it has a West Columbia address. “South Carolina is open for business,” said Nephron CEO Lou Kennedy. “Thanks to […]

The Starbucks in Cayce is now open. The coffee store is on the property that was once the site of Kershaw Tire. It’s between Taco Bell and Captain D’s Seafood at 727 Knox-Abbott Drive. It’s the first Starbucks location in Cayce.

A tradition that is nearly half-a-century old will continue Saturday. The United Methodist Men of Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church will hold its 49th Annual Bar-B-Que. The United Methodist Women will conduct a bake sale, too. Pork, chicken and ribs are all included, said ID Hook, who has overseen the Bar-B-Que for years. Carry-out orders […]

The K-Mart store at 1500 Charleston Highway in West Columbia is closing by the end of the year. The Lexington K-Mart at 748 West Main St. is closing, too. K-Mart is closing several stores around the country. There is a digital billboard sign where US 1 and Klapman Boulevard come together in West Columbia. It […]