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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

The 2019 School District Report Card ratings have been issued and it shows West Columbia’s Gray Collegiate Academy with an “Excellent” rating. The S.C. Department of Education released the report card ratings Tuesday. It is the the highest rating achieved by Gray in school history. Gray is in the Charter Institute of Erskine and its […]

The business license for the Knights Inn Hotel, at 1987 Airport Boulevard in Cayce, is under suspension as of Wednesday. This suspension will remain in effect pending a hearing before Cayce City Council members. This hearing, scheduled for Oct. 24, at 5:30 pm, will determine whether the business license will be revoked permanently. The Cayce Department […]