The forecast for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Cayce-West Columbia and Springdale area is warm and sunny. The leaves are turning and falling, but the temperatures are rising. For the four days of Thanksgiving, highs of 70 are expected each day. And lows are expected to be in the high 40s. Be thankful and […]

The Springdale Police Department arrested four people and charged them with drug-related crimes. Officers responded to a drug complaint at a local hotel on Cherokee Lane, Wednesday, according to an announcement from Springdale Police Chief Kevin Coronett. A caller reported the suspicion of illegal drug activity to police. Officers attempting to get into the hotel room reported the […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the person who was killed in a single vehicle accident in the early morning hours of Thursday. Shalonda Monique Duncan, 24, of Gaston was was pronounced dead at the scene from the injuries she suffered in the accident.  Duncan was traveling west on Highway 302 […]

Phase 1 of the Cayce Riverwalk is OPEN. A message from the City of Cayce says the Cayce Parks Department has been busy and worked hard to get Phase 1 back open.

This photo was taken in 1937, when what is now West Columbia was called New Brookland. It depicts  several leaders of New Brookland. Many of the descendants of some of these men are active in the West Columbia community. The names are available and will be posted in a few days. The picture belongs to […]

This photograph is in the Richland County Public Library. It’s a photo of the Congaree River Bridge ca. 1900. The reproduction of a photograph is in the the library’s Bicentennial collection.  Notes: Title from photograph: The bridge pictured was completed in 1872 and constructed of steel and wooden flooring resting on granite pillars. It was located at […]

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Damontrez O’neil Anthony (DOB: 1993) of West Columbia. He was arrested on three charges connected to the sexual solicitation of a minor.  The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office made the arrest. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the state’s Internet Crimes Against Children […]