NEWS

SCDOT issues road condition- weather report

The S.C. Department of Transportation issued a status report at 8:36 a.m. Lexington County is in Engineering District 1. Conditions throughout the state include rain, freezing rain, and snow. Temperatures currently range from a high of 40 degrees in Lexington County to a low of 30 degrees in York County. Temperatures are expected to fall […]

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Estates’ Brookland project moves ahead with 235 units

Estates Co. multi-million-dollar project, dubbed Brookland, can move forward. West Columbia City Council passed an ordinance, Wednesday, to rezone the four-plus acres at State and Meeting streets from Commercial 2, to a Planned Unit Development (PUD.) The vote was approved 7-1, with only Councilman Tem Miles opposing it. The plan is for a residential, commercial […]

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Part of 12th Street Ext. shut down after collision

IMPORTANT TRAFFIC UPDATE: A vehicle collision has taken place on the for the southbound lanes from SCANA Parkway to Saxe Gotha. Officers are diverting traffic around the Medical Park at Otarre Pointe. Please take extra precautions and find an alternate route if possible.

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Bicyclist killed in Cayce collision on 12th Street Ext.

A person on a bicycle was killed Thursday morning after a car and a bicycle collided in Cayce, Sgt. Evan Antley, of Cayce Public Safety, confirmed the fatal accident occurred. The crashed happened in the southbound lanes of 12th Street Extension between SCANA Parkway and Saxe Gotha Road. Officers responded to the incident 6:48 a.m. according […]

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Donald Trump in Lexington County, Jan. 27

Donald Trump is scheduled to be in Lexington County, on Wednesday, Jan. 27. The event begins at 7 p.m. at Harmon Tree Farm – 3152 Augusta Road Gilbert. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Trump is a candidate to become the Republican Party nominee in November’s 2016 presidential election. Trump is the front runner – according to polls- […]

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West Columbia woman killed in Cayce bike accident, identified

County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual killed in the early morning accident that occurred in the 3900 block of 12th Street Ext. Fisher states that at approximately 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, on the 12th Street Ext. between SCANA Highway and Saxe Gotha Road, Erica Lorraine Bass, 31, of West Columbia was riding her […]

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A mix of sleet and snow likely for Cayce-West Columbia area

The Cayce-West Columbia area could see a wintry mix of sleet, snow and ice this weekend. Weather officials are saying that it is likely the Midlands will receive as a winter storm moves across the Carolinas. The National Weather Service has issued a freezing rain advisory for Friday and Saturday in some counties north of […]

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Sun out early, but mostly cloudy Wednesday

According to the National Weather Service, it will be mostly cloudy Wednesday in the Cayce-West Columbia area. The high is expected to be 45 degrees with a low Wednesday night of 34. The chance of precipitation is 25 percent.

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