NEWS
The Gray Collegiate Academy boys’ basketball team won the 2A boys basketball state championship. The War Eagles of West Columbia defeated previously unbeaten York Prep 56-53. Junior Montraivis White scored 18 points. It is Gray’s fourth State Title in five years. After three-straight state championships 2018-20. Gray is coached by Dion Bethea.
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Gray Collegiate Academy (GCA) is continuing its path of expansion and success with the recent appointment of Mrs. Martha (Marty) D. Rawls as Chief Financial Officer. Rawls brings a wealth of expertise and experience in the areas of public school and public school district finances, most recently serving as the Chief Financial Officer at School […]
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On Saturday, April 23, the streets of West Columbia will be filled with art, soapbox racing, and an obstacle course with thousands of people gathering together for West Columbia’s 3rd Annual Kinetic Derby Day. The event spurs creative thinking, competition, and family fun as teams come together to build unusual vehicles and awe-inspiring art installations. The […]
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The West Columbia Fire Department, assisted by the Cayce Fire Department and Lexington County Fire Services worked a commercial building fire Friday evening.According to the WCFD, the fire occurred on Leaphart Road in West Columbia. (CFD photo)
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Chief Terrence Green would like to notify the community that the Lexington Police Department will be conducting several Public Safety Checkpoints on Monday, March 7, 2022, within the Town of Lexington. Officers will be conducting the Public Safety Checkpoint in response to collision incidents, Citizen Traffic Complaints, and previous enforcement in this area focused on […]
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From the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office – Christopher J. Brisbon, a 31 year old Columbia man, has been sentenced to forty (45) years in prison following his conviction in Lexington County for Murder, Burglary – Second Degree (violent) and Possession of a Weapon during commission of a Violent Crime. Judge Eugene C. Griffith, Jr. imposed […]
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The mother of a West Columbia woman reported her daughter as missing on Friday. Thirty-one-year-old Gena Autury Renee Smith was last seen by her mother at their West Columbia home on Thursday. She was wearing blue jeans, a white T-shirt, and a plaid jacket. She is five feet four inches tall and weighs 145 pounds. […]
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The popular Rhythm on the River Concerts, Presented by the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce will be back this spring. The first show is April 30. The concerts are on Saturdays and start at 6 p.m. at the Riverwalk Amphitheater, 109 Alexander Road, West Columbia. Lexington Medical Center and Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation are sponsors. […]
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