BC Grammar No. 1 a finalist for Palmetto’s Finest Award Brookland-Cayce Grammar School No. 1 – a Lexington School District 2 school in West Columbia – is a finalist for Palmetto’s Finest Award. Eight South Carolina schools are finalists for the 2016 Palmetto’s Finest Schools Awards. The schools were chosen after extensive evaluations by fellow […]

Dr. Ben Carson was in West Columbia Monday evening. He spoke at the Brookland Baptist Church  Banquet and Conference Center. Carson, who is running to be the GOP 2016 nominee for president, was the guest of The Conservative Leadership Project’s Presidential Forum Series. It is moderated by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson. Carson covered topics […]

There was a bomb threat made to the West Columbia Walmart, before 9 p.m., Sunday. The threat that there were explosives in the store on Augusta Road, resulted in the closing of the store briefly after the threat was called in. The building was cleared of customers while personnel from the West Columbia Police and […]

Lexington County deputies responded to two armed robberies at truck stops off Interstate 20 early this morning. The 44 Truck stop was robbed about 4 a.m. The Hill View Truck Stop was robbed about 4:45 a.m.  Suspects in both armed robberies matched the same description and drove the same type of car. While responding to the second […]

Rocketman, a tribute to Sir Elton John, played to a capacity crowd at the Koger Center for the Arts, Saturday Night. Greg Bickley, and his band, Tokyo, Joe performed to perfection, Elton John songs, including Your Song and Philadelphia Freedom, and all the other favorites. Former WIS-TV personality Hanna Horne joined Bickley – a native […]

West Columbia Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday Closing and Sanitation Schedule The City of West Columbia City Hall will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 18, 2016. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. The City of West Columbia will not collect garbage, trash or […]