In partnership with the West Columbia Police Department, the City of West Columbia, the West Columbia Fire Department, and 12 Springs Community Church, Brookland United Methodist Church is hosting a Back-2-School Giveaway on Aug. 22, 2020, from 2 PM until 6 PM. Donation Information Donations of NEW School Supplies are needed in the form of […]

Lexington County narcotics agents arrested a man and a woman after patrol deputies detected drug activity at a Gaston mobile home. Derrick Lavern Johnson, 33, and Maritza Fuentes Sanchez, 22, are charged with trafficking heroin and meth, distribution of marijuana, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and three counts of unlawful conduct toward […]

Filing closed Monday at noon for the Lexington Two School Board. The General Election is in November. Nine people filed to run for four open seats on the seven-member school board, according to Mary Brack, Director of the Lexington County Registration and Elections office. Those who have filed are: Abbott Bray; Liz Castles; ElizaBeth Dickerson […]

There candidates have filed to run for the District One Cayce City Council Seat. Those candidates are Tiffany Aull, Tim James and Megan Lightle, according to Mary Brack, Director of the Lexington County Registration and Elections office. The election for the office is Sept. 22. Absentee voting for the election begins 30 days before. Tara […]

This is a photo of the Weston-Brooker gravel company in Cayce in 1967. Do you know what is there now and where it is? The photo came from an ad in the 1967 Airport High School Yearbook that is in the possession of Bill Mooneyhan. The building still exists and there is a business in […]

There was a crash on Columbia Avenue (US-378) in Lexington Sunday afternoon, that closed lanes. The collision, at Franks’s Car wash, was caused by a mechanical issue when a vehicle unexpectedly entered the road from a business drive away, according to the Lexington Police Department. The Lexington Police Department reported the accident and asked drivers […]

The West Columbia American Legion Post 79 baseball team defeated Greer 7-1, Sunday to win the State Championship in Baseball Summer League for American Legion-aged players. The double-elimination tournament featured the state’s four top teams of American Legion-aged players. The tournament was played at Segra Park in Columbia. The winning pitcher Sunday was Dylan Williamson. […]

A three vehicle collision on Industrial Boulevard had Wildlife Road closed for approximately 45 minutes, Saturday, according to the Lexington Police Department. Police set up a detour around the scene on Zenker Road and Longs Pond Road.Emergency personnel were on the scene and the road was evnetually cleared. The collision was caused by a driver […]