Does your business “thaw out” in the Spring? Have you had a cold start to 2016? This is your event! Come set up an information table and get a jump start for the Spring season. The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber will hold its “THAWING OUT” Business Expo, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., Tuesday, March […]

Revised Agenda Special Council Meeting March 21, 2016 at 6:00 PM 200 N. 12th Street West Columbia, SC 29169 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM 3. INVOCATION 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS BY THE MAYOR 6. PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS 6.1. Discussion of West Columbia Recycling Program and Grant Opportunity 6.2. Update on West Columbia Riverwalk Repairs 6.3. Presentation Regarding […]

Two Lexington men are facing multiple charges in connection with a break-in last month at Florence Baptist Church in Pelion. According to arrest warrants, Timothy Justin Russell, 25, and Austin Scott Miller, 21, have both been charged with arson, burglary and malicious injury to property. “These two men broke a window to get inside the […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the name of person found dead after a structure fire that occurred on Saturday,  at approximately 7:30 a.m. Wanda Yates Adkins, 54, of West Columbia was found dead in the home after the  fire was reported.  Lexington County Fire Units, including personnel from the West Columbia Fire Department, responded […]

There will be a  Free Community Health Fair April 9, at Brookland United Methodist Church, 541 Meeting Street, West Columbia. Betty Wilson announced the Health Fair. She is the Program Coordinator for West Metro Social Work Initiative, a community outreach organization in West Columbia. Below are the details for the Health Fair: WHEN:  April 9, 2016, 11:00am-1:00pm WHERE: Brookland United […]

As Saturday morning house fire, resulted in a fatality. At approximately 7:30 a.m., Saturday, units from the Lexington County Fire Service responded to a reported residential structure fire located in the 900 block of Jupiter Street, off Platt Springs Road, in the town of Springdale. Upon arrival, fire and smoke could be seen coming through […]

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department narcotics and vice agents conducted an operation Thursday night that yielded more than $32,000 in illegal gaming funds and resulted in 11 individuals being charged. “Investigators executed a search warrant at 3743 Sunset Blvd. in West Columbia based on a tip we received and our subsequent investigation,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay […]

Lexington County Fire Service personnel rescued a woman and her dog after both fell down a 30-foot well near Lake Murray last Saturday. The rescue took place in the 100 block of Yachting Circle, off Yachting Road, about 6 p.m. Firefighters found a woman who had fallen down the well, while attempting to retrieve her […]