The City of Cayce is celebrating another successful Tartan Day South event, despite tricky weather last week. Tartan Day South, and collection of Highland Games, bands, food and other attractions was held at the Historic Columbia Speedway. The event had another big year, drawing around 10,000 people, from 21 states. And that’s not including vendors, athletes, […]

Airport Junior Carlee Vella will throw out the first pitch at the Columbia Fireflies game Friday evening (April 15.) Carlee won an essay contest through The Arc of the Midlands. As a part of the recognition for winning the essay contest, she was selected to throw out the first pitch at the game. Carlee was […]

The Town of Springdale has rescheduled its Food Truck Friday for Friday (April 15) from 4-8 p.m. at 2909 Platt Springs Road in Springdale. Food trucks in Sprindale wil be: Scott Benny’s, the BBQ Bus, KC Hotdogs, Carolina Cookin’, and Carol and Lorraine’s Grill on Wheels. “They’ll be serving up a number of their best […]

A 20 year old Lexington man received a 40 year sentence for first degree Burglary and Armed Robbery stemming from a home invasion that occurred on Valentine’s Day of 2015. Jonathan Christian Hughes and two other co defendants, armed with firearms, kicked in the front door of a home on Doe Trail at 1 a.m. […]

Bandit Sentenced to 20 Years for Armed Robbery and Jewelry Heist James Bubba Patterson, 53, has been convicted for an armed robbery which occurred in daylight at the K & M Jewelry Store located at 507 Meeting Street in West Columbia. His jury trial began on Monday (April 11) in Lexington County and the jury […]

West Columbia City Council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday (April 18) at City Hall., 200 N. 12th Street Items on the agenda include: a “Presentation Regarding Updates to the Riverwalk and Amphitheater Park Rules and Policies; Consideration of the Planning Commission’s Recommendation to Deny a Request to Rezone 840 Williams […]

Lexington School District 2 has released its list of 2015-2016 Junior Scholars The South Carolina Junior Scholars Program was developed by the South Carolina Department of Education to identify eighth grade students with exceptional academic talent and to develop strategies for inclusion into special programs. The Junior Scholars are: Busbee Center Academy for the Arts […]

West Columbia’s drinking water remains is clean and safe to drink. That report comes after the West Columbia water plant system, at Lake Murray, received an unsatisfactory rating after a Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) inspection in late March. Three of four pumps that provide chlorine into the water system were not working, according […]