United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr. announced today that federal, state, and local law enforcement officers charged 17 individuals in federal court for their roles in a drug trafficking organization that operated out of the Midlands region of South Carolina. The charges follow a more than two-year long investigation by federal, state, and local […]

The City of West Columbia, with the Town of Springdale, has been awarded a $20,000 grant to establish a financial wellness program for the over 250 combined member workforce. More specifically, the funding will be used for classes, training, materials, and videos all of which will be utilized by the City of West Columbia and […]

There have been 153 confirmed COVID deaths in Lexington County since March, according to SC Department of Health and Environmental Control data. Almost 70% of all COVID deaths in South Carolina occurred in individuals who were age 71 or older. Almost 90 percent of those who died of COVID in the state were age 61 […]

The special election for Cayce City Council District 1 is Tuesday. Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. If you normally vote at Cayce precinct 3 – Cayce United Methodist Church – please note that the precinct has been temporarily moved. There is only one voting precinct and it’s at Cayce No. 1 […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died as a result of a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 20 Westbound, near mile marker 57, at approximately 05:30 p.m., Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. Benjamin Edward Parker, 44, of Douglasville, Georgia was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries. The tractor trailer […]

One person was killed Sunday afternoon in a collision involving a tractor-trailer, said Cpl. Sonny Collins of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The fatal crash occurred around 5:30 p.m., Sunday, on I-20, westbound at mile marker 56 in Lexington County. The truck ran off the road and struck a bridge support for the overpass of […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a homicide that occurred at approximately 1 a.m., Saturday, in the 100 block of Industrial Drive in Lexington. According to Fisher, Ms. Janet Carol Buril, 75, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene due to blunt force trauma to the head. The Lexington Police […]

From Anna Huffman – City of West Columbia Communications – The West Columbia Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater, 109 Alexander Road, and 100 Riverside Drive, West Columbia, is now open after being temporarily closed due to flooding.