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 […]

Mount Hermon Lutheran Church in West Columbia, held a Memorial Day service on Monday evening. A couple of dozen veterans were recognized attending the service were asked to stand, and many church members, who are deceased were remembered. Bill Shealy, 90 and a World War II veteran, was recognized as the oldest veteran at the service. […]

Release from Harrison Cahill, Lexington County Residential structure fire on Pond Drive near Springdale  Just after 4 p.m. on Monday, Lexington County 911 dispatched Lexington County Fire Service and EMS to a two-alarm residential structure fire in the 900 block of Pond Drive, near Springdale. Upon arrival, firefighters could observe smoke and flames coming from the […]

Officers with the Springdale Police Department have made numerous arrests recently. Officers stopped a vehicle traveling on Platt Springs Road, on May 26, for traffic violations. During that stop officers located a firearm that was not being carried lawfully by the driver. Further investigation revealed that the gun was stolen. The driver was arrested for […]

The Cayce Serves Tennis Tournament is June 18. It’s a one-day charity event for the Cayce Public Safety Department (police, fire and animal services.) It features men’s and women’s doubles with prizes and awards. Call Kay Hutchinson at 803-550-9529 for more information.