The County of Lexington is deeply saddened to report that former County Councilman and Chairman Bill Banning passed away Friday morning. Banning was elected to represent the residents of District 8, encompassing the West Columbia area, for 16 years. He was first elected in 1995, serving two terms, and was then re-elected in 2007 for […]

A member of the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department’s command staff passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning. Lt. William C. “Billy” Aiken, 57, died at a hospital after a medical event at his Irmo home. Aiken joined the Sheriff’s Department in November 2001. He most recently served as the lieutenant over special operations. Aiken, a graduate of […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a vehicle collision that occurred on Old Orangeburg Road, in front Saxe Gotha Elementary School, at approximately 6:45 a.m. Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Scott Andrew Woodruff, 33, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained. Mr. Woodruff, who […]

The City of Cayce Events Committee is excited to announce a new event for Cayce residents and visitors, the Cayce Fall Fest. This FREE culturally diverse event will be held Saturday, October 5, from 1 pm – 7 pm in Granby Gardens Park featuring performances by live local bands and a DJ. The band line-up […]

The City of West Columbia has posted an historical photo of West Columbia on its Facebook page. Visible is what is now Terra and Ed’s Editions and a couple of buildings now longer standing. It is a view of State Street looking at Meeting Street, circa 1961. The credit for the photo goes to Mr. […]

The State Street Art Crawl (First Fridays on State) for October is Friday, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. The free event is hosted by State + Meeting and it’s on State Street, West Columbia. Rob Shaw Gallery and Framing is hosting Collections-A Multi Artist Show (with art by Lindsay Wiggins, Dylan Fouste, and Pascale Bilgis, […]

West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton and West Columbia City Council named West Columbia Public Works Director Jamie Hook as an Exception West Columbia Employee, Tuesday at the city council meeting. Hook was presented with a resolution by West Columbia Mayor Pro-Tem, Tem Miles. He is pictured with wife Elizabeth, daughter Ann-Kate and sons Witt and […]

West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton and West Columbia City Council recognized the Pineview Minors All-Star Team, at the West Columbia City Council Meeting, Tuesday. The team was recognized for their accomplishments this season including placing third in the Dixie Youth World Series in in August in Rushton Louisiana. The team received a resolution presented by […]