A tornado touched down in the West Columbia area Wednesday between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. It was seen north of the South Carolina State Farmer’s Market. The tornado was rated as an EF-0 – the weakest level of tornado It was between 50 and 75 yards wide. Some […]

Carlos Jovany Hernandez, of West Columbia Columbia, has been charged with sexual assault. The charge comes  after a University of South Carolina student told police that she was raped near the USC campus early Saturday morning. Hernandez, 21, was charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct. He turned himself in, Wednesday morning, according to  Columbia Police Chief […]

Offensive Lineman Patrick McNeil, middle, of Brookland-Cayce High School accepted his full scholarship for football to South Carolina State University Wednesday at the high school. Patrick’s parents (seated) Patrick McNeil Sr. and Bethzaida Nazarion were with him as he signed, as were BC Head Coach Rusty Charpia (standing right) and Offensive Line Coach Kurt Fields.

Steven Wingard, of the Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club presented Melissa Sprouse-Brown, of the West Columbia Beautification Foundation, a $2,000 check. The donation was made in front of Beatification Foundation members, Wednesday morning.

Elijah Jordan built Little Free Libraries as an Eagle Scout Project. Close to 10 of the four-feet tall boxes have been placed around Cayce. Jordan was honored for his effort at the Cayce City Council meeting Tuesday. Cayce Mayor Elise Partin also accepted a Little Free Library to be put somewhere in  Cayce. The Little […]

The City of Cayce agreed to fund a building to add office and storage space. Currently Cayce’s parks and sanitation directors share an office. Personnel of those two department don’t have training space either, Shaun Greenwood, Cayce’s assistant city manager told C ayce City Council Tuesday. The city is storing its Christmas decorations in a […]

The City of West Columbia’s website has been updated to include a Civic Web Portal, to help residents connect to municipal agendas and minutes. The new feature makes it easier for the public to get information and request service. With the CivicWeb Portal, users can incorporate any electronic communication device to search through the city’s archive of documents for information […]

Anna Huffman has been named as the public information officer for the City of West Columbia. Huffman has been overseeing the city’s social media presence, said Brian Carter, West Columbia deputy administrator. “As the city’s PIO, Anna will be the primary point of contact for media representatives and coordinate all Freedom of Information Act requests, […]