House of Raeford to hold 3rd Community Chicken Sale, this one at SC State Farmer’s Market, April 21 Chuck Underhill of House of Raeford said: “We are trying our best to help meet the enormous need our community has, and we have scheduled a 3rd chicken sale. NEW DETAILS so please read carefully: Tuesday, April […]

Twenty-one Lexington Two middle school students have been named South Carolina Junior Scholars. Among Lexington Two’s Junior Scholars are Cassidy Callahan, Jamie Martin, Brenden McMillan, Trevor O’Toole, Kyra Pichardo, Hope Riley, Kennedy Sanchez, and Kaylee Thornton, all of Busbee Creative Arts Academy; Heidi Daniel,  Ella Harman, Savanna Newman, Carter Shealy, Caleb Straser, and Charles Underhill, […]

It was supposed to be over at noon, but the last box of chicken was not placed into a car until after 6 p.m. “We just couldn’t stop it,” said Chuck Underhill of House of Raeford. People waiting that long needed it.” House of Raeford’s Community Chicken Sale 2.0 drew long lines of vehicles from […]

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Monday he would like to get the state’s economy reopened soon. McMaster delivered his comments at his coronavirus press conference. The governor ordered the state’s schools to close on March 16, as a way to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Most businesses – those deemed non essenaial – […]

Cars are in a line that stretches to the East Point Academy campus on Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia. On Meeting Street, the line is from State Street to Ninth Street. From the east, vehicles are backed up over the Gervais Street Bridge. The response is massive to the second House of Raeford’s Community Chicken […]

The Lexington Police Department was contacted about yard sales that were being held in Lexington neighborhoods, Saturday morning, despite the coronavirus crisis. The LPD responded with the post below on Facebook: “While we realize that everyone has had a lot of time for spring cleaning, a yard sale is not an “Essential Activity” and creates […]

Looking for a way to support a West Columbia restaurant for breakfast, lunch, or dinner during the COVID-19 crisis? Following is a list of West Columbia restaurants offering take-out and/or delivery: Zesto of West Columbia; Cafe Strudel West Columbia; True BBQ; Nick’s House of Pizza; Ariana’s Restaurant; Jin Jin Chinese Restaurant; Palate; Black Rooster; China […]

A fierce storm blew through Lexington County, West Columbia, Cayce and Springdale, early Monday morning. High winds, heavy rains, and severe thunderstorms hit the area around 530 a.m. By 6:30 a.m. the worst had blown over. At 6:37 a.m., the National Weather Service in Columbia had canceled the tornado watch for Lexington County, but others […]