Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigators have charged a Gaston man with murder in the fatal beating of Joanne White Taylor.  According to arrest warrants, 41-year-old Peter Lynn Coffey killed Taylor at her Gaston home sometime between Aug. 7-9. Coffey is also charged with sexually assaulting Taylor.  “Physical evidence connects Coffey to the scene of the […]

The State newspaper released an All-Midlands football team last weekend. The team has players from Airport High School and Brookland-Cayce High school on it. From Airport is offensive lineman Trumaine Fleming. He is a senior, who is 6-3 and 310 lbs. From Brookland -Cayce is Tay Pringle. He is a Junior, who is 6-3 and 260 […]

Lexington School District 2 schools open for students today. Teachers reported last Wednesday to begin getting ready for the 2015-16 school year. Be on the look out for more traffic, stopped school buses and kids walking to school. There are 16 schools in District 2. From Pine Ridge and Cayce to South Congaree, Springdale and […]

More candidates are filing to run in West Columbia’s municipal elections. Joe Owens has filed to run for the office of mayor at the City of West Columbia City Hall, said Kelli Ricard, West Columbia City Clerk and Events Coordinator. Owens is the current mayor and joins former mayor Bobby Horton on the ballot. Horton […]

The City of West Columbia has ended a boil water advisory for water customers in the following area: 2400 to 2700 blocks of Rainbow Drive All addresses on Rainbow Circle, Dawn Drive, Armstrong Street, Kensington Court, and Decatur Street.  The water supply has been thoroughly tested and boiling water is no longer necessary. Water customers may check the […]

The Flow townhouses continue to rise upward beside the Bridgepoint condominiums and the city’s Water Filtration Plant in West Columbia. Although it may be modest, the new construction, next to Riverwalk, is changing the skyline. Where a vacant lot, and the O’Brien Supply Co. building, once was, the shape of the townhouse complex becomes more apparent each […]

There are three open sections and miles of Riverwalk available in Cayce. That’s the good news. But Phase II of the popular riverside trail is damaged and when it will be open again has not been determined. At some parts, the road has eroded from under the cement walkway. Debris, including downed trees and underbrush, […]

The City of West Columbia has issued a boil water advisory for water customers in the following areas: 2400 to 2700 blocks of Rainbow Drive. All addresses on Rainbow Circle, Dawn Drive, Armstrong Street, Kensington Court, and Decatur Street. Customers in this area may have experienced low water pressure due to a break in a water line.  […]