A Gaston man has been charged with assisting his wife in committing suicide, according to a release from the Lexington County Sheriff’s department. According to arrest warrants, Randy Gene Jones, 63, knowingly and willfully assisted in the suicide sometime between the afternoon of Dec. 20 and the morning of Dec. 21. Lexington County Coroner Margaret […]

KMS bought the old EMR, Inc. building at 3792 Platt Springs Rd. in West Columbia. An announcement regarding the 71,420-sq.ft. building was made last week. The facility was sold to KMS, Inc. for $900,000. KMS is ” a world class precision metal fabricator” according to a press release from NAI Avant, the real estate broker that handled […]

The water line relocation planned for today has been postponed due to weather conditions. Water customers in the described area do not need to boil water at this time. Initial Waterline/Boil Water announcement Construction activity impacting water availability has been postponed until Saturday (Jan 2) from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Affected areas: All addresses […]

Ethel Hodge Weaver of West Columbia, celebrated 100 years of life on Oct. 31. She passed away on Dec. 27. On her birthday, Ethel requested – in the place of a big celebration or party – that her friends and family love and think of her with prayer, cards, phone calls, and visits. Not only […]

Airport High School is accepting nominations for its Alumni Wall of Honor. Nominations are to be submitted to Joni Coleman at Lexington School District Two, 715 Ninth Street, West Columbia, SC 29169 no later than January 31, 2016. To request an application or submit a nomination e-mail [email protected]. Last year’s inductees were: Phil Strickland, Class […]

The Brookland-Cayce High School Marching Band is on the move. The BC Band is leaving Thursday morning to perform at the TaxSlayer Bowl on Jan. 2, in Jacksonville, Fla. BCHS Band Director Aaron Acord, who has been teaching band for three years, is taking 28 students to Jacksonville. He said his band members are a […]

  The Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center has outgrown its home in the 1600 block of Augusta Road in West Columbia. The Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) has been in West Columbia for more than 20 years. It is moving to a building on Gibson Road in Lexington. For some time, DCAC Executive Director Carol Yarborough […]

West Columbia Opens Sections of Wyman M. “Mac” Rish Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater After Being Closed Due to Flooding The City of West Columbia has opened sections of the Wyman M. “Mac” Rish Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater Monday morning after being closed due to flooding. The park had been temporarily closed since 5:30 PM on […]