Columbia Metropolitan Airport Closes 2015 with Record Breaking Growth. The airport marked its fourth consecutive year of growth in 2015; achieving a benchmark not hit since 1986 when People Express Airlines last served Columbia. The news was presented in a release (below) from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CMA.) “For us to have this kind of growth without […]

Congaree State Bank, based in Cayce, is being bought by CresCom Bank. CresCom is a Lowcountry bank and it’s is purchasing  Congaree State Bank for about $16.3 million in a cash-and-stock transaction, according to a press release. Charles Kirby, president and CEO of Congaree Bancshares Inc., said, in a press release, that the two companies have “very […]

Bill Mooneyhan, and his son Billy, are in Arizona to see Clemson take on Alabama for college football’s National Championship. Click to See Story The two West Columbia residents flew from Columbia Metropolitan Airport Friday morning. We asked them to send some of photos from there trip. Here they are. The game is at 8:30 p.m. […]

The country’s richest landlord is renting space in West Columbia.  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has not endorsed a candidate for the GOP nomination for president. But he does have a candidate renting office space from him. The campaign office of Donald Trump, frontrunner for the Republican nomination, is leasing space in a building on […]

Elka Makenna James Elka James has been located and returned to her family, according to a release Sunday evening from the Cayce Public Safety Department. Initial report: The Cayce Department of Public Safety is currently seeking assistance in locating Elka Makenna James. Miss James (pictured) is a 14-year-old white female that has been reported as a runaway […]

Cayce Riverwalk, Phase Four and the Timmerman Trail are now reopened. The City of Cayce announced the reopening of the riverside recreational trail Monday. It had been closed due to heavy rains. On Sunday Cayce published “A big thank you to our Parks Department and Cayce staff for working to get the Riverwalk open on […]

Elka James has been located and returned to her family, according to a release Sunday evening from the Cayce Public Safety Department. Initial report: The Cayce Department of Public Safety is currently seeking assistance in locating Elka Makenna James. Miss James (pictured) is a 14-year-old white female that has been reported as a runaway by her parents. […]

Brookland-Cayce Sophomore Nathan Walton is at the top of his game. He is an extraordinary swimmer, who is seeing the results of years of hard work. Walton won the state high school championship in the 100-meter butterfly event in October. He was the State Champ in the 100 back in the Short Course State meet […]