NEWS

WECO “Love Local” movement excited about Friday’s Art on State, and Rhythm on the River concerts, May 18 – See promotional video

Click here to see promotional video West Columbia’s 6th Annual Art on State is from 5:30-until-9:30 p.m. on Friday May 10. Presented on State Street by the City of West Columbia, Art on State offers a beautiful view of the city skyline. It also features live music, food and drinks. Artists are on hand to […]

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Lexington 2 exhibit of student art work is open to the public at the District’s new Performing Arts Center

A favorite art exhibit of student work is open to the public at the new Lexington Two Performing Arts Center (L2PAC). The District Art Show, on the first and second floors of the Performing Arts Center, puts the talents of Lexington Two students on display in paintings, ceramics, sketches, and more. Pieces from every school […]

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Brookland-Cayce Golf Team qualifies for the State Championship Tournament

The Brookland-Cayce golf team qualified for the 3A State Championship Tournament, Monday. Only eight Lower State teams qualify for the State Championship Tournament. The Bearcats qualified in the Lower State Tournament at the Darlington Country Club. BC Golf Coach Tom Willard said he was pleased with the performance of his golfers. “Everyone came through,” he said. “It was […]

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Dion Bethea resigns as head coach of Gray Collegiate Academy boys basketball team

Gray Collegiate Academy in West Columbia has announced that Coach Dion Bethea has resigned his position as Head Boys’ Basketball Coach, effective May 31.  Coach Bethea will announce his future plans at a later date.  A search will begin immediately for his replacement. During his past ten years at Gray, Bethea led the team to […]

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West Columbia’s Chris Smith, Coordinator for the National Day Of Prayer and Senate Dist. 26 Candidate, presented with House Resolution

Chris Smith, Midlands Coordinator for the National Day Of Prayer and Candidate for State Senate District 26 was presented with a resolution declaring May 2, as the State Day Of Prayer and honoring him for his 20 years of service by the entire House Of Representatives. A similar resolution was also issued by Gov. Henry […]

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Brookland-Cayce Athletic Hall of Fame revitalized thanks to the effort of Bearcat Booster Club President Jill Libbey

Brookland-Cayce High School’s new Bearcat Arena opened on Knox-Abbott Drive in Cayce in January of 2019. When it opened the walls of the arena’s Hall of Fame Room were bare. The Hall of Fame plaques with the names and the faces that once graced the foyer of the old Brookland-Cayce basketball gym had been taken […]

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Greater Cayce-West Columbia Golf Tournament, part of Small Business Week, is a sell-out with Jeff Lawler Real Estate winning and Trinity Baptist Church second

The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber’s Golf Tournament was played at Charwood County Club, Thursday. The tournament coincides with Small Business Week. It was a sell-out with 30 teams participating. All of the sponsorship slots were filled, too. The winning team was Jeff Lawler Real Estate and Trinity Baptist Church was second. “As we continue to […]

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Social media users defend House of Raeford poultry operation on Sunset Boulevard after TV station’s negative headline

WIS-TV posted a video story on its Facebook page entitled: ‘Smelly eyesore’: What’s next for West Columbia’s Chicken plant. Link to WIS report The story was posted on Wednesday night at 10:24 p.m. and referred to “many of its neighbors” who object to the chicken plant, but those neighbors were not identified. Some spoke about […]

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