Work has begun to repair Botanical Parkway in West Columbia. It was one of the most heavily-damaged roads in West Columbia after the floods in early October. A culvert was smashed by raging water and the road surfaced was washed away. The damaged culvert has been removed and rocks have been placed on the creek […]

The Dinner on the Gervais Street Bridge was held, Sunday. It was from 4 to 8 p.m. And resulted in the bridge being closed. The dinner is a fundraiser for Congaree Riverkeeper and Canoeing for Kids. It is also a celebration of the river that flows below the quarter-mile iconic bridge. Emile DeFelice is the […]

Though a portion of Riverwalk in West Columbia was reopened, Friday, flood damage is apparent. Riverwalk, headed south, toward Cayce and the Blossom Street Bridge is open, to the north of the Gervais Street Bridge, is closed. A large part of the boardwalk, under the bridge, has been washed away by the recent flood waters. […]

The Stuff the Bus event, Saturday, in the Grecian Gardens parking lot raised $2,700. And a school bus was filled to capacity with food items for the needy. The event was held to benefit Harvest Hope Food Bank and the people it serves. Crystal Poston, concerned for distressed South Carolinians after the floods, organized the […]

Man who was murdered by roommate in West Columbia on Monday, is identified. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the man who was allegedly murdered by his roommate, Jeremy Junior Head in a home they shared on Steele Drive in West Columbia. Jose Antonio Guerrero Cano, 23, of the home on Steele Drive in West […]

Airport defeated Gilbert 35- 0, at home Friday night. The Eagles are 8-0 for first time since 2009. Brookland-Cayce lost, Friday, at Midland Valley 21-7. The Bearcats are 3-5. Airport and BC played in Region V, 3A cinference games. Midland Valley plays Airport next week. BC plays Swansea.

Officers with the Cayce Department of Public Safety executed a search warrant at the Motel 6 at 613 Knox Abbott Dr. on Thursday. Columbia Police Department K-9 units assisted Cayce DPS during the operation. Today’s operation capped an investigation into illegal drug sales that began more than two months ago. As a result two  arrests were made and […]

A reporter on WIS-TV News on Thursday played a recording of a voice using the N-Word. Chad Mills of WIS said multiple sources have confirmed the voice being the voice of West Columbia Mayor Joe Owens. The use of the racial slur is directed toward West Columbia City Councilman Boyd Jones. The recording came from […]