Officer Eddie Stone of the South Congaree Police Department was named Law Enforcement Officer of the Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, Tuesday. He is pictured with South Congaree Police Chief Josh Shumpert and Andy Markl, left, of The Graphics Source. The Graphics Source gave Stone a gift in support. Vaughan Dozier, […]

Doris Edwards, of Attic Fanatic, Karen Erinfolami of Karen’s Mobile Kitchen and Catering, and Kristen Maddox of Palmetto Pressure Clean were welcomed as new members of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Tuesday. Suzanne Riley-White, left, introduced the new members at the Chamber’s Breakfast at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church in West Columbia.

Emergency personnel from the West Columbia Fire Department and West Columbia Police were called  to Sunset Boulevard Monday afternoon Heavy rains flooded a portion of Sunset Boulevard, at 12th Street. A driver (in photo) went into the water, and the car stalled. Crews were working to pull the car out of the water. The east bound lane of the […]

The horses were made of steel and they didn’t buck. The first West Columbia Backhoe Rodeo was held Monday at the Community Center on B Avenue. It was held in celebration of Public Works Week. Photo: Public Works Director Jamie Hook times competition. The Backhoe Rodeo featured personnel from the public works department. In timed […]

Brookland-Cayce High School baseball player Tristan Watts has signed a college scholarship letter to play baseball with Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Ohio. Watts signed May 19. He won 16 games for the Bearcats in the 2017 season. Watts is pictured with his parents, Craig and Paula Watts and baseball coaches Rusty Charpia and Keith […]

The Palmetto Latin 5 played the Rhythm on the River concert, Saturday. It was the next-to-the-last date in the eight-event spring concert line-up. The Travelin’ Kine with Black Iron Gathering is the next and final show of the Spring Concert Series. The shows are at the base of the Gervais Street Bridge in West Columbia, accessed […]

The Cayce-West Columbia Junior Chamber is presenting Cayce Field Days. It’s an interactive field day hosted each  Saturday  in June at Memorial Park. The Cayce Field Days provide the community with a free program to keep kids active and social at the start of summer. This event is free to children from preschool to middle […]

The Springdale Police Department is holding the Second Annual Bicycle Rodeo Saturday (May 27.) It’s free and open for elementary school-aged children. The bike rodeo starts at 9 a.m. at Springdale Baptist Church, 357 Wattling Rd. (Next to Springdale Elementary School.) There will be a bicycle safety presentation, prizes, bike inspections and adjustments.