Slowly the landscape is changing. The West Columbia Beautification Foundation (WCBF) is transforming areas of the city. At its October meeting, members of the West Columbia Beautification Foundation voted to plant a row of trees along Sunset Boulevard, near the Jarvis Klapman overpass. The trees were planted in front of the House of Raeford parking […]

During the Lunch and Learn event Wednesday, the West Columbia Fire Department (WCFD) presented a check to the Lexington Medical Center Foundation. The money collected by the WCFD is to go to fund the fight against breast cancer. Lunch and Learn is a program of the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce. It was held  at […]

The Gulf gas station that stood at Meeting and State in West Columbia is still there. But it has been remolded, and re-fitted. The old building has lots of its old structure kept to add to the integrity of the building. But a lot has changed too. Karen Hoover has opened the store Newfangled – […]

Two Lexington County men have been arrested on charges stemming from a burglary at Gilbert Elementary School and another burglary at a business near the school. According to arrest warrants, Gary Ryan Lybrand and Kameron O’Brine Swygert, both 18, have been charged with multiple counts of burglary and criminal conspiracy along with one count each […]

The first phase of a S.C. Electric and Gas dig on the Congaree River has produced no Civil War artifacts. “SCE&G recently completed the first phase of the Congaree River remediation project, during which several hundred metallic objects were removed from the soil along the shoreline,” said Ginny Jones, senior public affairs specialist for SCANA, […]

Airport High School Linebacker Zach Feaster is one of the most-intense players you’ll see. And as the high school football playoffs wind down, and all-star games are played, it’s a good time to reflect on what Feaster brought to his team. “He’s one of the toughest players I’ve ever coached in football,” said Airport Head Coach […]

It seems that Will Muschamp was a strong candidate to be USC’s new football coach all along. He was not the fall-back guy if no one else bit. And despite the sharp immediate opposition from Gamecock fans, the fear and panic over the selection of Muschamp seems to have subsided. USC President Harris Pastides said […]

There was hot chocolate, cookies and songs by Springdale Elementary students.  The Town of Springdale held its Tree Lighting Ceremony, Monday night in front of a large crowd.