Beth Brooks of Lexington School District Two’s Busbee Creative Arts Center was recognized as Teacher of the Month as the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce meeting, Tuesday. It was held at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church. Pictured with Brooks, middle, are Richard Skipper, the Chamber’s executive director and Stephanie Hucks, Busbee’s principal.

Andrew Hershelman of the West Columbia Fire Department was recognized as Officer of the Month as the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce meeting, Tuesday. It was held at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church. Pictured with Hershelman are Vaughan Dozier, award sponsor, and West Columbia Fire Chief Chris Smith.

Tax incentives and opportunity zones await in the City of West Columbia. That was the message from West Columbia City Administrator Brian Carter. He spoke at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast Tuesday morning, at West Columbia’s Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church. “We are hungry for growth,” said Carter, and that appetite is being addressed. Carter detailed […]

You’re invited to the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater Friday, at 5:45 p.m., to experience the unveiling of the City of West Columbia’s unique interactive art piece, created by artist Karl L. Larsen. The unveiling is followed by the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Rhythm on the River Fall Concert Series featuring Rob Crosby! #wecosc #bottleproject The […]

A Lexington man who collapsed Sept. 18 during an encounter with Lexington County deputies died Tuesday at Lexington Medical Center, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. Click for link to report Fisher identified the man as 34-year-old Stephen Walter Gagliani. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday. “We extend our condolences to Mr. Gagliani’s family […]

An 11-year-old male who attends CrossRoads Intermediate School in Columbia has been charged after deputies determined he made threats on social media to bomb the school and shoot school buses. A Lexington County deputy interviewed the student, whose name will not be released because he’s under the age of 18, during an investigation prompted by […]

The City of West Columbia has released its newsletter for September-October 2019. It is the third newsletter the city has produced since June. The newsletter updates West Columbia residents about all the happenings in the city with messages from Mayor Bobby Horton, and the city’s eight council members.The newsletter is mailed to city residents. The […]

A Chapin woman is accused of intentionally setting two fires on the same Lexington County road last week. Kimberly Carothers Wooten, 55, is charged with second-degree arson and willfully burning lands of another, according to arrest warrants. “Based on information gathered during our investigation, Wooten set fire to a trash can beside a house in […]