Danny Scott was recognized by Cayce-West Columbia Chamber President and CEO Gregg Pinner. Scott has organized the Chamber’s Annual Golf Tournament for more than 15 years. He is retiring from that position. Scott was given the award at the C-WC Chamber Breakfast at Lexington Medical Center, Tuesday. Chamber Board President Vaughan Dozier is also in […]

PFC Evan McWilliams, of the Springdale Police Department, was recognized at the Law Enforcement Officer of the Month  at the Cayce-West Columbia Breakfast. The breakfast was held at the Lexington Medical Center, Tuesday. Springdale Police Chief Kevin Cornett, left, and Chamber Board President Vaughan Dozier are pictured with McWilliams.

The Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center is holding its Annual Mardi Gras Gala Benefit on Saturday,   Feb. 13, from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. There will be music by The Coastal Breeze Band with complimentary beverages and heavy hors d’oeuvres. For more information please call 803-791-1511. The mission of the Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center is […]

The Board of Trustees of Lexington School District Two will conduct its Regular Monthly Meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West Columbia, SC.   The proposed Agenda is linked.  Notices and Agendas are also posted on the District’s website, www.lex2.org / […]

A pair of suspects in the armed robbery of a Lexington County business are also wanted for attempting to fraudulently use checks reported as stolen from the same business. According to Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives, two Hispanic males robbed the La Gaviota Grocery on Augusta Highway on Jan. 10. The suspects took some cash and […]

National School Choice Week is this week. To commemorate the occasion, U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson was in West Columbia to tour East Point Academy (EPA.) “Speaking Chinese will open so many doors for you,” Wilson told students at the school that focuses on the teaching of the Chinese language Thursday. There is an EPA campus […]

The West Columbia Fire Department responded to a report of a jumper from the Jarvis Klapman Bridge around 6 p.m. Monday. Emergency crews from West Columbia and Columbia performed a rescue effort, but no one was found. The search was called off after 7 p.m. Officials will continue to investigate to determine if there was an […]

Batesburg Man Arrested on Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor charge  South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Brannon James Hall (DOB: 1994) of Batesburg, South Carolina on six (6) charges connected to sexual exploitation of minors.  The Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the state’s ICAC Task Force, made the […]