Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives have charged a Gaston man with murder in the shooting death of Madison Leavitt of North Myrtle Beach. According to arrest warrants, James Richard Elledge Jr., 25, fatally shot Leavitt Nov. 7 when he fired a handgun into the vehicle in which she was riding on Cross Field Road in […]

Join the on Nov. 19. It’s from 6 pm – 8 p.m. at the West Columbia Police Department. Contact Officer Whitney Marsh at 803- 794-0721 Ext. 638 to reserve your seat.

If you can’t get to the Brookland-Cayce football game, Mike and Todd Hagins will bring it to you. They have been airing games since 2013. Mike is the play-by-play man. Todd adds commentary. The BC games are broadcast, live, on 1620 AM- The Dove Radio. It’s a little station, on Meeting Street, that gives BC sports […]

The City of West Columbia will host its 11th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday, December 4, 2015. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. with Christmas carols, Christmas greetings, and the lighting of the West Columbia Christmas Tree. The event will take place in front of the West Columbia City Hall at 200 North […]

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a series of armed robberies at a West Columbia convenience store. Investigators said the first robbery at the Scotchman in the 2900 block of Sunset Boulevard happened Oct. 6 when a black male suspect went into the store about 2:15 a.m. […]

Airport gets a playoff home game and Brookland-Cayce will hit the road. Both Region 5, 3A teams are in the state high school football playoffs. Airport, 9-1, will take on Orangeburg-Wilkinson. O-W is 4-6. It is a home game for Airport. Brookland-Cayce, 4-6, will travel to play at Hanahan, 8-2. The playoff games are Friday […]

After 24 years, West Columbia City Councilman Eric Fowler will finally miss a meeting. Fowler has retired from council. His last meeting was Monday. In almost two-and-a-half decades on council, Fowler never missed a meeting. “I’ve been healthy all my life. It’s only by God’s grace that I have been able to serve for so long […]

West Columbia PD needs help feeding families The West Columbia Police Department needs your help more than ever to help with feeding families in the area. If you can, please help support their efforts for a worthwhile cause. Monetary and food donations are being accepted. You can mail a check or bring cash to the […]