Planning Commission Meeting September 26, 2016 at 6 p.m. City Hall – 200 N. 12th Street West Columbia, SC 29169 Agenda Open Public Hearing A map amendment to establish the zoning classification of R–2 (Medium Density Residential) for .16 acres of property at 343 Gaffney Street (TMS# 004617-04-044). A map amendment to establish the zoning […]

The Airport Eagles traveled to Richland Northeast Friday night in high school football action. Richland Northeast defeated the Eagles by a score of 48 to 13.  The loss drops Airport to 1-4 and RNE improves to 4-1.

Brookland-Cayce defeated Gray Collegiate Academy 34-14 Friday night in high school football. It was BC’s homecoming game. The Bearcats jumped out to a 27-0 lead in the first half. But the Bearcats played a sloppy third quarter, with two interceptions and a bad snap on a punt. Gray scored twice in the third. At the […]

Brookland-Cayce named Selena Riley (center) Homecoming Queen Friday night during halftime of BC’s Homecoming football game versus Gray Collegiate Academy. Madi Bacon (right) was First Runner-Up and Mya Benn was Second-Runner-Up.

The Airport Eagles go on the road for the third straight week Friday in high school football. Airport goes to play Richland-Northeast at 7:30 p.m. The Eagles are 1-3 and RNE is 3-1.

Construction of a new bridge on Leaphart Road, over I-26 in West Columbia, started last Friday. Leaphart Road has a heavy traffic volume. It is used as a route to Lexington 2’s Pineview Elementary School for buses and in the transport of students by cars. SCDOT Resident Construction Engineer Robert Power said the existing bridge […]

Donald Merckle and the Blacksmiths w/ Mississippi Kites will play the CMC Steel Rhythm on the River Concert Series. It’s Sunday from 2- 5 p.m. at the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheatre.

Wise Elliot Pillow, Jr. of Gaston has been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. Pillow, 59, has been  arrested by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. He  is accused of soliciting nude photos from a minor, according to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office. Pillow was already a registered sex offender, according to the AG’s […]