Cars are in a line that stretches to the East Point Academy campus on Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia. On Meeting Street, the line is from State Street to Ninth Street. From the east, vehicles are backed up over the Gervais Street Bridge. The response is massive to the second House of Raeford’s Community Chicken […]

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Monday he would like to get the state’s economy reopened soon. McMaster delivered his comments at his coronavirus press conference. The governor ordered the state’s schools to close on March 16, as a way to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Most businesses – those deemed non essenaial – […]

Hunger does not take a spring break. That’s why last week, West Columbia Police Officers India Taylor, Robin Rivers, and Eugene Hammill spent the three days preparing and delivering 30 Spring Break Food boxes. The food was taken to families in need throughout West Columbia. “Sometimes the best meals the kids get is at school,” […]

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued an extension of the current state of emergency, Sunday. There was a state of emergency in effect in South Carolina until April 15. The new order will keep it in place until April 27. All previous orders will continue to remain active until the emergency state comes to an […]

The storm that hot West Columbia early Monday morning left trees down and lots of water. A tree fell across Morningside Drive and branches were strewn on Victoria Street, just off Sunset Boulevard. Half of Arehart Street, at the Sunset Boulevard intersection, was flooded.

A fierce storm blew through Lexington County, West Columbia, Cayce and Springdale, early Monday morning. High winds, heavy rains, and severe thunderstorms hit the area around 530 a.m. By 6:30 a.m. the worst had blown over. At 6:37 a.m., the National Weather Service in Columbia had canceled the tornado watch for Lexington County, but others […]

Looking for a way to support a West Columbia restaurant for breakfast, lunch, or dinner during the COVID-19 crisis? Following is a list of West Columbia restaurants offering take-out and/or delivery: Zesto of West Columbia; Cafe Strudel West Columbia; True BBQ; Nick’s House of Pizza; Ariana’s Restaurant; Jin Jin Chinese Restaurant; Palate; Black Rooster; China […]

The Lexington Police Department was contacted about yard sales that were being held in Lexington neighborhoods, Saturday morning, despite the coronavirus crisis. The LPD responded with the post below on Facebook: “While we realize that everyone has had a lot of time for spring cleaning, a yard sale is not an “Essential Activity” and creates […]