NEWS

Nephron is hiring

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp. is hiring. Nephron is hiring line technicians night shift and day shift. Great pay is advertised and benefits include: medical, dental and vision insurance and more. Apply at nephronpharm.com/careers Nephron is in Lexington County’s Saxe Gotha Industrial Park, in West Columbia, just outside of Cayce, on the 12th Street Extension. Nephron is […]

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House of Raeford sells 200,000 pounds of chicken to the community

House of Raeford sold 200,000 pounds of chicken, one 40-pound-box at a time at its community chicken sale, Tuesday. “There’s a lot of pressure on the grocery stores,” said Chuck Underhill of House of Raeford. “They may not have chicken. We wanted to take some of the pressure off of them and give something to […]

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COVID-19 results in West Columbia virtual council meeting, spike in garbage volume

For the first time in history, the West Columbia City Council held a virtual – on-line- council meeting, Tuesday. “I just hope that everyone will stay healthy and use common sense,” said West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles at the beginning of the meeting. He also said: “It’s important to fulfill our obligation to hold our […]

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City of Cayce enacts overnight curfew

At Tuesday’s Cayce City Council meeting, council voted unanimously to enact a citywide curfew beginning Wednesday The curfew will be in effect from 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. and will restrict the travel of individuals inside the Cayce city limits with the exception of individuals traveling to and from work, for work purposes, or for […]

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5 COVID-19 cases in West Columbia, 1 in Cayce, 3 in 29170

A majority of those tested for COVID-19 in South Carolina are receiving a negative result. The S.C. Department of Environmental Control is reporting that more 18,976 people have been tested in the state for the coronavirus, and more than 16,927 did not have the virus. DHEC reported 2,049 positive tests. Click here for DHEC testing […]

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Lexington Police look for graffiti artist who vandalized businesses

Overnight Sunday someone vandalized multiple Lexington businesses in the area of Main Street, Columbia Avenue, Lake Drive and Church Street. Lexington Police are looking for the graffiti artist who vandalized the businesses. If you have seen the graffiti design- in the photos- before and have information on who the vandal is, please call LPD at […]

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REMINDER: House of Raeford holding community chicken sale, Tuesday

House of Raeford holding community chicken sale Tuesday, April 7. It’s from 9 a.m. until noon. House of Raeford is holding a community chicken sale Tuesday. Chuck Underhill announced the sale Thursday. Click here for a link House of Raeford will offer fresh chicken with no hormones, all naturaland locally farmed. The chicken will be […]

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Man, 59, dies after ATV flips on top of him

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the name, Saturday, of the person who died on Friday, in an ATV incident. Columbia/Richland Fire and South Carolina Highway Patrol responded just before 6:00 P.M. to Ridge Crest Court and found an unresponsive male victim lying on the ground. James M. Tyson, 59, of Scottsdale Court, Columbia was […]

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