Carly Fiorina said our nation is in decline, and we must have a leader who will stop the corruption in Washington DC. Fiorina said the U.S. can be a great nation with the right leadership and we must fix our country. Fiorina is a candidate for the Republican nomination to to run for president in 2016. She […]

Northside Middle School in West Columbia got its halls brightened over the summer. Artists Karen Petta and Monica Wyrick painted a bright and robust  mural in the main thoroughfare of the school. Northside Middle Principal Lisa Davis said the mural is a bold representation of NMS pride. The painting, that took three-to-four weeks to complete, […]

Release from Brian Carter, City of West Columbia: The City of West Columbia has experienced flooding blocking the following roadways:   Portions of Hummingbird Drive State Street at C Avenue Sunset Boulevard from 12th Street to Meeting Street C Avenue at 12th Street D Avenue at 12th Street Portions of Terrace View Drive Portions of […]

Pine Ridge Patrolman Jonathan Watkins was recognized as the Law Enforcement Officer-of-the-Month Tuesday.  The award was presented by Vaughn Dozier  of First Community Bank in West Columbia. Watkins was accompanied by Pine Ridge Mayor David Busbee. The award was presented at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast meeting meeting, Tuesday. It was held at The Hall at Senate’s […]

Laura Liger, an English-Language Arts teacher at Swansea High Freshman Academy, was recognized at the Teacher-of-the-Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast meeting, Tuesday. It was held at The Hall at Senate’s End. Swansea High Freshman Academy Principal Craig Baker said Liger is a naturally gifted teacher, who has a positive attitude. Swansea High Freshman Academy […]

Gamecock Head Baseball Coach Chad Holbrook spoke at Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast meeting, Tuesday. It was held at The Hall at Senate’s End. Holbrook said he was not sure what he would speak of when he arrived at the meeting, but after seeing Joseph “Clay” Dixon receive the Lexington Medical Center Foundation […]

Brookland-Cayce High School will hold its Homecoming parade, Friday. The parade starts at 3:20 p.m. and should end before 5 p.m. Expect a few traffic traffic delays The parade starts on 7th Street and makes a left onto Indigo Avenue then to 9th Street. Then make a right on 9th and then a left onto […]

At approximately 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, bus number 4 transporting students home from Congaree/ Wood Early Childhood Center and Congaree Elementary was hit in the rear by a pick-up truck. The bus was in the process of making a routine bus stop at the home of some of our students when the accident occurred. School officials […]