From Anna M. Huffman – West Columbia Communications Director The West Columbia Beautification Foundation is recognizing the hard work West Columbia residents have been doing in their yards with a Beautification Foundation Yard of the Month Award. Chairperson Melissa Sprouse Browne said, “We are excited to have this opportunity to recognize our community members who […]

From Suzanne Mayes – 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office: General Sessions court in Lexington County resumed Thursday inside the Mark H. Westbrook Judicial Center.  Thursday’s court activity marked the first in-person General Sessions court activity in Lexington County since the March 23, due to the Covid-19 crisis. Precautions were taken inside the courtroom. Chief Administrative Judge […]

Mr. Wade Hasty has been named Brookland-Cayce High School’s Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Vicky Bowers was selected as BCHS’s Staff Member of the Year.

At the request of Senator Nikki Setzler and Rev. Dr. Charles B. Jackson Sr., Lexington Medical Center and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control are working together to provide free COVID-19 testing at Brookland Baptist Church, which is located at 1066 Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia, on Tuesday, June 16 from 10 […]

Crews from the Columbia Fire Department extinguished a fire that broke out at a home on Glenwood Road just before 2 p.m. Four people were left displaced but there were no injuries. The fire has been ruled an accident.

One person died Tuesday night in a one-vehicle collision in Lexington County Tuesday night. The crash occurred at 8:14 p.m. on Bub Shumpert Road near Hartley Quarter Road about five miles south of Pelion, said Lance Cpl. Tyler Tidwell, of the S.C. Highway Patrol. A 1999 Honda Passport, with three passengers, was traveling south on […]

Ms Alex Pinto has been named as the Busbee Creative Arts Center Teacher of the Year. Ms Amber Lambert was named as Busbee’s Staff Member of the Year.

West Columbia City Council approved first reading of a $17 million general fund budget for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Council also approved a $19 million water-sewer budget. Tuesday’s meeting was also the first in-person meeting since the first week in March. The meetings had been virtual because of the coronavirus crisis. “It’s good to see […]