S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis congratulated state legislators on Wednesday for taking a closer look at the problems with the state’s pension fund — something Loftis has been critical of for years. The group of legislators met Tuesday to discuss the state’s unfunded liabilities, or as one representative called it, “a freight train out of control.” […]

Tropical Storm Hermine is expected to come inland and it could douse the Lexington County area with lots of rain, Friday. The storm could also bring heavy winds. Some state agencies are preparing for trouble as the storm approaches. The weather is expected to clear up beginning Saturday. Flash flooding is possible, but extensive flooding […]

Springdale Police Department announced the graduation of two new officers. They are officers Gantt and Goodwin. The two completed their twelve-week training program at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy last week.

Airport High School plays a home football game versus Lower Richland at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Lower Richland is 0-2 with home losses to Crestwood and Spring Valley. The Eagles saw the return, last week, of QB Bret Burnett who was injured most of 2015. He had a very solid performance and Airport scored 43 points […]

The teachers at Claude A. Taylor Elementary School in Cayce needed supplies. A neighbor with a million-square-feet of inventory heard the call. The large Amazon facility, that is only a couple of miles from the school, awarded 52 boxes, filled with essentials. A box for each Taylor teacher. George Schultz, director of operations of the local […]

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-Springdale) stopped in West Columbia Tuesday for the Cayce-West Columbia Rotary Club meeting at the Brookland Baptist Church Conference Center. Wilson is pictured with Keith Finley, C-WC Rotary Club president, Lisa Smith Chapin Rotary Club president, Rotary District Governor Sandy James Brooks from Hilton Head. Wilson – a former C-WC Rotary […]

The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce has released their 2016 Legislative Scorecard, and State Senator Nikki Setzler (West Columbia)  has once again earned the Business Advocate Award with a score of 90 percent. “It’s an honor to receive this recognition from an organization I respect so deeply,” said Setzler. “As the voice of my constituents, […]

There was an open house with a ribbon cutting and after hours event Tuesday, at GCS- Business Center and Resource Area. It’s at 101 Corporate Blvd. Suite 110 (off of Chris Drive, behind Mann Tool) in West Columbia. Pictured are: John Esa, Doug Graves, Will Hawkins, Tammy Perian, Lauren Regani, Travis Worrell and Shamra Clark.