From Ashley Hunter – City of Cayce Spokeswoman – Members of the Cayce City Council unanimously adopted an updated face covering ordinance at the Wednesday City Council Meeting. Recent reports have shown that wearing a mask in public has decreased the chances of transferring the COVID-19 virus. A study done by the South Carolina Department of Health […]

From USC Athletic Department – All University of South Carolina Athletics fall sports home events will be allowed to have spectators in a reduced seating capacity after the South Carolina Department of Commerce approved the Gamecock Athletics Department’s plan for seating at its football, soccer and volleyball facilities. Per South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster’s Executive […]

Lexington School District Two has announced school hours for the 2020-21 coronavirus-affected academic year: Hybrid students — elementary schools, 7:20 a.m.-2 p.m.; middle schools, 8:20 a.m -3 p.m.; high schools, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Lexington Two Virtual Academy students — elementary students, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.; middle students, 8:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.; […]

A Chipotle Mexican restaurant is coming to West Columbia.It’s going in the space beside Dunkin Donuts, at 2871 Sunset Boulevard across from Lexington Medical Center. The location of the new Chipotle was revealed by West Columbia Councilwoman Eric Porter, last week, in response to a constituent’s question. It’s the site in front of the new […]

Emergency response crews were on the scene of a crash at I-20 East at Broad River Road, Thursday morning. Lanes were closed while the site was being cleared.

At the regular City of West Columbia August meeting, City Council passed a resolution recognizing Boy Scout Patrol Troop 331 of Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church for their Eagle Scout Award and Community Service Projects in West Columbia. Those scouts are left to right: Jackson Long, Ben Welch, Bryce Addy, Jacob Blalock, Garrett “Rhett” Galloway, […]

Work has started on the repair of Lexington’s Old Mill dam, according to the Town of Lexington. Part of the dam collapsed in the October 2015 flood. The unique Old Mill took the brunt of the 2015 floods of 2015. The repair is expected to take four months.