After a tough 42-37 loss last week, to rival Airport, Brookland-Cayce will be at home Friday night. The Bearcats (1-1) take on Batesburg-Leesville. Game starts at 7:30 p.m. Airport (1-0) will go across the river to play at Dreher. Jim Baxter, high school sports reporter, is reporting that Airport QB Brett Burnett is out, and […]

Hood Construction has put a sign on the site where a new Goodwill facility is to be built in West Columbia. The store will be at the corner of Klapman Road and Sunset Boulevard. The plans call for a 35,000-square-feet building. westmetronews.net Report about the Goodwill store Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina has not announced […]

The Lexington Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual involved in the burglary of Stephano’s Restaurant. Just  after  2 a.m.  on September 3, an unknown subject forced entry into the restaurant and removed the cash register drawer.  The subject is a white male, perhaps in his 30’s with scruffy facial hair. […]

The “Before I Die” wall at Riverwalk in West Columbia is scheduled to come down on Sept. 6. If you have not gotten a chance to see it, this weekend will be your last. Here are some photos.        

There was a two-car collision about 6:20 p.m. Friday. West Columbia Police and the West Columbia Fire Department responded to the collision that took place on Sunset Boulevard, near the Jarvis Klapman on ramp. Traffic was being delayed and detoured while officers worked the scene.

The “Wine Down with Beginnings” Friend-raising Summer Event was held last Friday at McGee Auction Gallery, in West Columbia. Beginnings SC, based in West Columbia, is a non-profit that was formed to bring awareness about childhood hearing loss to members of the Midlands’ community. Beginnings executive director is Cara Senterfeit. The “Wine Down” Friend-raiser featured […]

Cayce City Councilman Tim James attended  his last City of Cayce council meeting, Tuesday. James is leaving his post to take a job in Florida. The election to replace him on city council will be held Sept. 15. 

Funding for West Columbia parking garage discussed at meeting West Columbia City Council moved forward with a funding mechanism that will impact the Brookland development. Council held a public hearing, Tuesday, on the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) that will pay for infrastructure improvements for the property at State and Meeting streets. Attorney Lawrence Flynn, an […]