There was a ribbon-cutting at the Caribbean Soul Grill on 901 Holland Avenue in Cayce, Thursday morning. Pictured are Greater Cayce-West Columbia Board President Vaughan Dozier, with Manager Delroy Gordon, owners Curtis Smith, Charlene Shaw and C-WC Chamber President Gregg Pinner.

The regular monthly meetings of the Board of Trustees for Lexington School District Two are held on the third Thursday of each month except for July and December. The meetings begin at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West Columbia, unless otherwise announced. Special Board Meetings are […]

Miriam Theda Stutler, a sophomore at Brookland-Cayce High School, has been awarded the Rotary Youth Exchange Scholarship. Miriam is scheduled to leave in August, and spend the next school year in Switzerland, living with three different host families. She will live in a small village outside of Zurich, and attend the local high school there. […]

Lexington School District Two / Sodexo, Inc., will participate in the federally-funded child nutrition program. It provides free, nutritious lunch meals to help children in needed areas get the nutrition they need to learn, play and grow throughout the summer months when they are out of school. The motto of the program is “Hunger Doesn’t […]

West Columbia requests citizens input of Hospitality Fee at 2 meetings. The City of West Columbia is attaching a notice to garbage receptacles this week. It reminds customers of two community information meetings to discuss a Hospitality fee. The sessions are at 6 p.m. on June 8, and June 13, City Hall, 200 N. 12th St. […]

Tina Ormenisan -of Modern Admin Professional- is offering three Create Workshops for social media designs, event invites, and more. The first is  at 9 a.m. on Tue, June 7. Two more follow on June 14 and 15. The cost for the workshop is $32.  Use early bird discount code “mapcreatejun” to claim your 15% discount through June […]

From a release from Geri-Lyn Harrison of the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Michael Gene Sulier, III, 27, of Gaston, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Adam Berry, 22. The murder occurred on March 4, 2015 in Lexington County. The sentence was imposed Tuesday, by Judge R. Knox McMahon following Sulier’s guilty […]

Splash in the summer, Saturday There will be a Summer Splash from 10 a.m. until noon at Trinity Methodist Church, 1201 Mohawk Dr. West Columbia. It’s across from the Botanical Gardens entrance to Riverbanks Zoo. There will be water slides, a bounce house, door prizes and sno-cones w/ a hot dog lunch. Families are invited […]