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From Kay Joseph, Lexington School District 2 Tonya Fryer, the principal at Saluda River Academy of the Arts (SRAA) in West Columbia, was contacted Tuesday evening by George Crowe. Crowe wanted Fryer to recognize one of her students who helped save the life of his grandmother on Monday. Crowe’s grandmother had fallen in her yard […]
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Get excited for the #SCFOODTRUCKFESTIVAL Wars & Beer Festival! SUNDAY 9/6 11am-6pm @ Old Columbia Speedway 2001 Charleston Hwy. Cayce, SC. Come check out a delicious array of cuisine from food trucks from the area. Featuring a mouthwatering variety of dishes, there will be something for everyone! Not to mention beer! Bring your blankets and […]
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A 23-year-old woman has been charged with felony DUI after a crash on I-26 in West Columbia. The collision occurred early Tuesday morning and resulted in a fatality. Olivia K. Johnson, 21, of Cayce died in the accident. Link to WestMetroNews report of fatal collision Destiny Mills has been charged, by the S.C. Highway Patrol, […]
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Funding for West Columbia parking garage discussed at meeting West Columbia City Council moved forward with a funding mechanism that will impact the Brookland development. Council held a public hearing, Tuesday, on the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) that will pay for infrastructure improvements for the property at State and Meeting streets. Attorney Lawrence Flynn, an […]
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Cayce City Councilman Tim James attended his last City of Cayce council meeting, Tuesday. James is leaving his post to take a job in Florida. The election to replace him on city council will be held Sept. 15.
Read More >>The Lexington County Coroner’s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol are investigating a two-vehicle crash fatal accident which occurred at approximately 2 a.m. on Tuesday. The crash occurred on Interstate 26 eastbound at mile marker 113 in West Columbia. According to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, Olivia K. Johnson, 21, of Cayce was a […]
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Lawmakers unified Monday at a press conference to oppose the renewing of a permit for Carolina Water Service. The company is in the middle of a DHEC permitting process that would allow for the discharge of waste into the Lower Saluda River, that flows through West Columbia, and down stream into the Congaree River, in […]
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