More development is taking place on Sunset Boulevard. A Dollar General store has been built between West Columbia and the Lexington Town Limits. Construction of the store is almost complete on the exterior. A large parking lot has been paved to the side of the building, too.

A restaurant with a “stunning view” is coming to West Columbia. A partner in Columbia’s Bourbon Whiskey Bar and Creole Kitchen is planning to open an upperscale steak restaurant in the Brookland development in West Columbia.  The new venture will also offer seafood. The restaurant is scheduled to open in the latter part of 2017, […]

From the Lexington Police Department: INVESTIGATION OF SUSPICIOUS PERSONS – A REMINDER TO STAY AWARE Officers of the Lexington Police Department responded to a report of suspicious persons in a vehicle at an apartment complex which caused concern to residents. At approximately 6 p.m. Monday, officers were dispatched to the Park North Apartments, which are […]

From the Lexington Police Department: INVESTIGATION OF SUSPICIOUS PERSONS – A REMINDER TO STAY AWARE Officers of the Lexington Police Department responded to a report of suspicious persons in a vehicle at an apartment complex which caused concern to residents. At approximately 6 p.m. Monday, officers were dispatched to the Park North Apartments, which are […]

It’s Labor Day and local government offices are closed. Including: City of West Columbia offices City of Cayce offices Town of Springdale offices Lexington County offices Town of Lexington offices Town of Irmo offices Batesburg-Leesville offices State and federal officers are closed, too

This is a photo from the collection of Bill Mooneyhan. It is a group of students in front of Brookland-Cayce High School. Three of the students have a patch on their sweaters with the year 1940. Can you identify any of the students? Click on photo to enlarge it

The Cayce Department of Public Safety would like your help to identify the subject pictured. On Aug.  15,  at 3:34 p.m. he entered the Jewelry Warehouse located at 200 Knox Abbott Dr. in Cayce. While inside the subject distracted the sales clerk and took a gold chain and a diamond bracelet. The chain is described as […]