A suspect was fatally shot by a Richland County deputy, Wednesday morning. According to LCSD, the incident occurred on Hilton Yonce Road in Pelion after a multi-jurisdictional pursuit. The departments involved included Richland County, South Carolina Highway Patrol, and the Lexington Police Department. The suspect initiated the pursuit in Lexington,  after a Lexington Police Department […]

Members of the Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club conducting eye exams at the UPS Health Fair, at the UPS bub at Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Pictured are Charlelne Frye of the Lions, with UPS staff member, and Bill Mooneyhan, president of the Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club

Lexington County Fire Service and EMS personnel were dispatched to a residential structure fire in the 100 block of Grace Street around 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning. Upon arrival, heavy flames and smoke were coming from the home. Fire units began immediate fire suppression and extinguishing operations. One resident was one scene and treated for non […]

New members of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, last week. were introduced at Suzanne Riley-Whyte, left, of the Chamber introduced: Brittany Guess of Something Borrowed, Murray Coleman of United Way of the midlands, Cheri Bell of Celtic Bookkeeping and Tax Service-HALO-SC, pictured with USC Athletic Director Ray Tanner who spoke at the Chamber […]

The Board of Trustees of Lexington School District Two has scheduled a Special Board Meeting for Tuesday, April 9, at 7:00 p.m.   The meeting will be held in the Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West Columbia, SC.    The proposed Agenda is attached.    Notices and Agendas are also posted on the District’s website, www.lex2.org / Board of […]

The City of West Columbia will hold its  Regular Council Meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday (April 2) at City Hall, Council Chambers, 200 N. 12th Street – West Columbia. Click here to see the agenda Inculded are: a Resolution Recognizing Bernice Smith Wells in Celebration of Her 70th Birthday;  Resolution Recognizing Connie Vaughn for Her Work […]

ElizaBeth “Beth” Dickerson Branham was sworn in as president of the National School Boards Association over the weekend. She is the first South Carolinian to hold the office. The swearing in was held in Philadelphia. Branham is a West Columbia attorney, who began her career teaching English at Brookland-Cayce High School. Members of her family […]