NEWS

Cole Epting of Gray Collegiate Academy named Student of the Month at Chamber Breakfast

Cole Epting of Gray Collegiate Academy was named Student of the Month, Tuesday, at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast.  Epting is pictured with Chamber Executive Director Richard Skipper and Gray Collegiate Principal Dr. Brian Newsome. The meeting was held on the campus of Lexington Medical Center, Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia.

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Rev. Charles Jackson, his former coach Tom Crump, have reunion at new Brookland-Cayce arena

The new arena at Brookland-Cayce High School opens Tuesday (tonight) but there is a lot of history with the retiring of the old gym. Rev. Charles Jackson, pastor of Brookland Baptist Church in West Columbia, was a trailblazer in that facility. Jackson, along with Michael Thompson, were the first African-American players to don a Bearcat […]

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Truck hits ice patch, crashes in Lexington

The driver of a vehicle lost control after hitting a patch of ice on the road in Lexington. It happened on Hendrix Street near Chariot Street, according to the Lexington Police Department. Traffic was limited to a single lane until the vehicle could be removed from a ditch. The LPD aks that motorists please proceed […]

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Agreements with SCE&G on the agenda of Tuesday’s West Columbia City Council meeting

The West Columbia City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday  at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 200 N. 12th Street – West Columbia, The agenda includes the following recognitions and presentations: Presentation on Kinetic Derby Day and Art on State Events-Kelli Ricard, Events Manager; Presentation Concerning Updates on Parking Construction at the Interactive Art Park-Tara […]

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Bill Mooneyhan receives prestigious award from Lions Club

Bill Mooneyhan Sr, owner of Mooneyhan’s Auto Service in West Columbia, received the prestigious Livingston Award from the Cayce- West Columbia Lions Club. The Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce awarded Mooneyhan with the Citizen of the Year Award, last week. “I am Proud to be part of Both of these groups,” said Mooneyhan,  “They do […]

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First games, open house set for new Brookland-Cayce arena

The much-anticipated arena at Brookland-Cayce High School is set to open for its first events. The first athletic match-ups are on Tuesday, with games against rival Airport High School. JV will play at 5 pm, Varsity Girls at 6:30, and Varsity Boys at 8. Then, on Saturday, an open house is planned for the community […]

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Total lunar eclipse visible in West Columbia under perfectly clear skies

The last total lunar eclipse, until 2021, occurred Sunday night, and early Monday morning. It began after 10:30 p.m. The eclipse took more than three hours. And it was visible in West Columbia under perfectly clear skies, although it was a cold winter’s night, with temperatures in the 30s. It was  the first supermoon of […]

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West Columbia City Hall and Sanitation Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Schedule

The City of West Columbia City Hall will be closed Monday, January 21, 2019, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Household garbage, yard trash, and recycling WILL NOT be collected on Monday. The Monday Sanitation Route will be collected on Tuesday, January […]

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