A search for Civil War artifacts on the Congaree River could begin soon. According to an official from S.C. Electric and Gas (SE&G) a dig to remove possible Civil War artifacts from the Congaree River, across from the West Columbia river bank, could begin in late September. It is believed that Union troops, under the […]

There will be a groundbreaking for the new West Columbia Goodwill location at 2119 Sunset Blvd., at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15.  scheduled for Tuesday morning at 10 a.m.    Crystal Hardesty, director of marketing and PR for Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands SC, announced the groundbreaking Wednesday morning.  Hardesty  included some “facts” about the store: ·        The […]

Agenda Special Council Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8,  at 4 p.m. Council Chambers II. Determination of a Quorum A. Consideration to Amend the Award of the Cedar Road and Mineral Springs Road Waterline Relocation Project – Mr. Mark A. Waller, P.E., Director of Planning, Engineering and Water Plants B. Consideration to Approve Stutts & Williams, LLC as […]

Cayce is set to choose a new council member. The special election to fill the unexpired term of City of Cayce District 4 Councilman Tim James is Sept. 15. Phil Carter, Alex Mowery, and John Raley have filed to run for the Cayce Council District 4 seat. It is a nonpartisan election and no party […]

“Deputies responded to the 100 block of Roundtree Road in Gaston about 10:15 (Monday) night and found a man fatally shot,” according to Adam Myrick, Public Information Officer for the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. The incident remains under investigation. No other details about this case are available at this time.

  The Columbia Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Field Office will hold a Situational Awareness symposium from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sept. 22 , at Brookland Baptist Church (1054 Sunset Blvd.)  West Columbia. David A. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the  in South Carolina released an advisory, Tuesday. It states: “In the wake […]

Ever wonder about the significance of the wooden cutout of a man on a horse on State Street in Cayce, at Lyles Street. Below is the inscription explaining the reason the figure was placed there by The River Alliance. During the Revolutionary War the Congaree River provided a line of supply from Charleston to sustain […]

The City of West Columbia Sanitation Department will not pick up garbage or recyclables on Labor Day (Sept. 7.) Garbage that is normally picked up on Monday will be picked up on Tuesday (Sept. 8) or it may take until Wednesday (Sept 9.) to get all stops in. A release from the city is posted […]