Lexington County investigators have arrested a Columbia man accused of tying up a security guard at a food distributor and breaking into a warehouse to steal thousands of dollars’ worth of seafood. Johnathan Dewayne Dorsey, 28, is charged with armed robbery, second-degree burglary and kidnapping, according to arrest warrants. “Detectives working on this case know […]

The West Columbia Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating Kerrie Alyssa Spires and Robert Lee Raines of Parkwood Drive in West Columbia.  Both individuals have warrants for Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery, and other felony charges. Mr. Raines also has several active warrants with the Richland County Sheriff’s Office.  During the afternoon of […]

The progress of new projects in West Columbia’s River District is attracting interest from investors and it will lead to more development. “We are meeting with restaurateurs who are interested in coming to West Columbia and we expect several new residential projects to materialize,” said West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles. What is fueling the interest? The Carraway […]

The West Columbia Fire Department, Engine 2, is on the scene of a two-alarm commercial structure fire in the 4400 block of St. Andrews Road. The WCFD reported the fire before 8:30 a.m. Thursday. The West Columbia crew is providing assistance to the Irmo Fire District.

The wait is over. The West Columbia Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater, 109 Alexander Road, West Columbia is open to the public after being closed due to flooding. The City of West Columbia announced that the Riverwalk is reopened, Thursday morning. Please avoid any areas that are coned off.

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin spoke live at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast Tuesday. The meeting was held at the Corley Mill House on Corley Mill Road in Lexington. It was the first post-COVID-19 Chamber Breakfast. Benjamin, who joked about the many themes of protective masks he carries, said there was an option to tele-communicate […]

From the LMC Blog – At the request of Senator Katrina Shealy, Lexington Medical Center and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control are working together to provide free COVID-19 testing at White Knoll High School in Lexington County on Tuesday, June 2 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The free testing is […]

Shelley Breedlove has been named Northside Middle School’s Teacher of the Year. Mark Thompson has been named Northside Middle School’s Staff Member of the Year-