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 […]

The Airport High School Drill Team competed against 90 of the Best Army JROTC Drill Team from across the country at the Army National High School Drill Team Championship on April 9 (Sat.) in Louisville, Ky. CSM Harry S. Ferguson is the JROTC Instructor. Placement: 1st Place Solo Exhibition (National Champion Edwin Torres) 3rd Place […]

Airport High School Educational Foundation 2016 Educator Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni Gala   Airport High School Educational Foundation (AHSEF) hosts an annual auction  benefiting Airport High Schoo. AHSEF is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. AHSEF has given over $210,000 in scholarship growth and grants. Almost 100% of the money raised is given in scholarships and grants, as […]

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 […]

  Are changing coming to the chicken-keeping policy in Springdale? Springdale Town Council passed first reading of an ordinance that would change the rule for chickens to be kept inside the town’s limits. The ordinance passed at council’s April 5 meeting, according to Mayor Michael Bishop, who published the information in his Mayor’s Message. In […]

A USC cancer researcher working closet to home. Dara Brown is a Cayce resident and part of a research team at the College of Nursing at the University of South Carolina. “We are conducting a research study in partnership with the American Cancer Society involving breast cancer survivors becoming more physically active,” Brown said. Brown […]

 LEXINGTON COUNTY EMBARKS ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEY The County of Lexington is embarking on a community engagement survey to give County residents a chance to voice their expectations for the services the County provides and how we can make them better. The survey, which will be conducted by a Columbia-based third-party research group to ensure […]