The River District is a collection of businesses – dining, retail and services – in the Vista area of West Columbia. Its goal is to draw customers to the unique shops and attractive restaurants that populate an area from State Street to 12th Street. And one of the River District’s projects is the placing of […]

Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce CEO Randy Halfacre will  retire. Greater Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center announced Thursday that President and CEO Randy Halfacre has decided to retire effective at the end of the year. Halfacre spent seven of his nine years at the Chamber also serving as the mayor of the Town of Lexington. […]

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio was in West Columbia, Friday. Rubio – a Florida Senator – is running for the Republican nomination for president. He was the guest of the Conservative Leadership Project, and S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson. The event was hosted in the Brookland Baptist Church gymnasium. “We’re going to be in South Carolina a […]

This Saturday, Oct. 24, from 7 a.m. until around 10 a.m. the Ray Tanner Run will take place on the lower end of Knox Abbott Drive. The Blossom Street Bridge will be shut down for about 45 minutes on Saturday morning due to two large waves of runners/walkers leaving Columbia (USC baseball field) and entering […]

Word first leaked in July that a Starbucks and Salsarita’s would be built in West Columbia. And ground was broken on the two businesses this week. The building will be on Sunset Boulevard at Chris Drive. It’s at the I-26 intersection, diagonally across from Lexington Medical Center.

Gray Collegiate Academy (GCA) of West Columbia has gotten the “Award of Excellence.” “We are very proud that our school received the Award of Excellence from the South Carolina High School League,” said Todd Helms, GCA’s executive director. The award was given to Gray for the 2014-2015 school year. It is for sportsmanship, ethics and […]

Boil Water Advisory Issued The City of West Columbia experienced a water line break affecting water customers in the following areas: All customers on Chimney Swift Lane Once the water line is repaired and water service is restored, water customers in this area and any water customers near this area who have lost water pressure are […]

Airport High School Athletic Hall of Fame Induction   Airport High School’s Hall of Fame Induction, originally scheduled for October 9, is rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 23.     The Eagle Club will recognize the 2015 inductees into the Athletic Hall of Fame. There will be a drop-in at 5:30 p.m. in the arena/commons area of Airport High School with […]