NEWS

West Columbia offers weekend shuttle service to Riverwalk, from City Hall

The City of West Columbia is running a weekend shuttle service. It runs every 15 minutes from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday from West Columbia City Hall- 200 N. 12th St- to the Riverwalk Amphitheater. Pick up is in the City Hall parking lot. The service being provided with Hospitality Funds.

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Primal Gourmet open, Terra re-opens, Bricks and Stone coming, and enjoy Chayz music and Space Week, too in West Columbia summer

Your opportunities to go out for fun on these warm West Columbia summer nights have increased. You can catch lunch, too. Primal Gourmet opened its doors Monday in the former McGee Auction building at 725 Meeting St. Primal Gourmet is a lunch and dinner spot right now, but that is expected to change said Customer […]

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Woman and teen charged in connection to shooting

Lexington County deputies have charged a Lexington woman and a minor in connection with a shooting Wednesday night in Gilbert. Brandi Ann Strawderman, 20, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. The minor is charged with attempted murder and unlawful possession of a handgun. […]

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New traffic pattern installed on Sunset Blvd. at I-20 Ramp

As part of the Corley Mill at Sunset Blvd. Gateway Improvements, effective Friday morning at 5 a.m., drivers exiting the I-20 westbound ramp (Exit 61) who wish to access Ginny Lane must now make a right turn at the traffic signal. The Lexington Police Department announced the change. Line striping and directional arrows will be […]

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Renovated flex space coming to West Columbia’s Triangle City

Renovation is underway on 1205 D Avenue in Triangle City in West Columbia to create a new flex space. The former medical office building is being redeveloped by Joe E. Taylor Jr., the former S.C. secretary of commerce. “This new investment will be an upgrade to this commercial area of Triangle City,” said Taylor, who […]

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Lexington 2’s Paola Adams named a National Parent Educator of the Year

A Lexington Two parent educator who works with the district’s STAR Family Partnership is the winner of a national award. Paola Adams has been named a National Parent Educator of the Year by Parents as Teachers, an organization whose programs work with parents as the first and most influential teachers and advocates for their children. […]

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Fulmer Middle School to reopen, Wood Elementary name change, New Bridge moved, school building update

From Dawn Kujawa, Lexington Two Communications Director The 2019-20 school year will bring changes for some Lexington Two schools. Among them: Fulmer Middle: Fulmer will be moving back to its newly renovated campus at 1614 Walterboro St., West Columbia, for the start of the new school year. Renovations added a second story to the school […]

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Nephron Pharmaceuticals signs up more than 650 teachers to work in auxiliary role

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation has introduced an educator program. As a part of it, local teachers and administrators are paid $21 an hour for much needed auxiliary support of company operations. Nephron is just outside of Cayce, in Lexington County. The mission is to provide secondary income to these individuals teaching future leaders; while helping Nephron […]

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