You can free public wifi Here are the spots provided by Spectrum for use during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Click her for link to WiFi Hotspots and enter zip code

Venetia and John Sharpe, of Southern Essence Distilling, donated 100 bottles of hand sanitizer to the West Columbia Police Department and the Police and the West Columbia Fire Department. Hand sanitizer is difficult to find during the coronavirus crisis. Southern Essence is in need of more hydrogen peroxide to continue making hand sanitizer, so if anyone […]

Looking to support a local restaurant for breakfast, lunch, or dinner during the coronavirus crisis? Here’s a list, from the City of West Columbia, of West Columbia restaurants that are offering take-out and/or delivery:Zesto of West ColumbiaCafe Strudel West ColumbiaTrue BBQNick’s House of PizzaAriana’s RestaurantJin Jin Chinese RestaurantPalateBlack RoosterChina Hut IIICompton’s KitchenPrimal Gourmet Kitchen + […]

Savage Craft Ale Works said in a Facebook post that interior and exterior work is proceeding on the project. Photos above were posted, too. Savage Craft Ale Works will be housed in several renovated historic structures including the former West Columbia (1925) City Hall and Fire Station building, at 430 Center Street. The project ties […]

In order to best protect the health of the community and mitigate the potential spread of COVID-19, the 2020 Cayce Festival of the Arts has been canceled. A statement reads: “For all artists, that have been accepted and paid their registration fees, we will be refunding participation fees via Paypal. “We hope that our residents, […]

The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce has posted a list of local restaurants providing service. The chamber advises: “Whenever you buy local, you are putting money back into your community and neighborhood. Please support our local restaurants and businesses especially through this difficult time. Here’s the link to the list on our website for […]

New positive cases of the coronavirus include 6 in Lexington County and 9 in Richland County. There are no new reported cases in Aiken, Calhoun or Saluda counties at this time. By county there are now 29 positive cases in Richland, 12 in Lexington, and 1 each in Aiken, Calhoun and Saluda. Those are numbers […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a motor vehicle accident. It occurred on I-20 westbound at mile marker 38 at approximately 10:20 p.m., Saturday. According to Fisher, Mr. Marco Antonio Miranda-Giron, 26, of Gilbert was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries. Mr. Miranda-Giron’s vehicle left the […]