The Cayce-West Columbia area could see a wintry mix of sleet, snow and ice this weekend. Weather officials are saying that it is likely the Midlands will receive as a winter storm moves across the Carolinas. The National Weather Service has issued a freezing rain advisory for Friday and Saturday in some counties north of […]

According to the National Weather Service, it will be mostly cloudy Wednesday in the Cayce-West Columbia area. The high is expected to be 45 degrees with a low Wednesday night of 34. The chance of precipitation is 25 percent.

Last week, Walmart announced that it was closing 154 Walmart stores in the United States. But a company spokeswoman said the Walmart Neighborhood Grocery being built in Cayce would not be affected by the closing of the Walmart stores. List of Walmart store closings The Walmart in Winnsoboro was the only Supercenter Walmart store reported […]

West Columbia Opens Another Section of Wyman M. “Mac” Rish Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater After Flooding The City of West Columbia  has opened a second section of the Wyman M. “Mac” Rish Riverwalk and Amphitheater on Wednesday. West Columbia officials have opened the Riverside Drive parking area and the walkway from Riverside Drive to the […]

The Gray Collegiate Academy (GCA) Boys finished 4-0 at the I.A.A./McDonald’s MLK National Invitational Basketball Tournament held in the Virgin Islands. Gray’s Executive Director Todd Helms issued a press release Wednesday. GCA is a charter school in West Columbia. The War Eagles  won four games over three days including the championship game Monday morning against Ivanna Eudora […]

BC Grammar No. 1 a finalist for Palmetto’s Finest Award Brookland-Cayce Grammar School No. 1 – a Lexington School District 2 school in West Columbia – is a finalist for Palmetto’s Finest Award. Eight South Carolina schools are finalists for the 2016 Palmetto’s Finest Schools Awards. The schools were chosen after extensive evaluations by fellow […]

Dr. Ben Carson was in West Columbia Monday evening. He spoke at the Brookland Baptist Church  Banquet and Conference Center. Carson, who is running to be the GOP 2016 nominee for president, was the guest of The Conservative Leadership Project’s Presidential Forum Series. It is moderated by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson. Carson covered topics […]

AFP-SC to Pay Gas Tax for Drivers on Wednesday Event at Lexington Gas Station highlights how much gas tax already costs South Carolinians. Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina will be at a Lexington gas station this week, paying the gas tax burden for hard-working commuters in order to highlight how much the gas tax costs drivers […]