Animal Control Officer Leigh Summers received the whole sole award. Summers is known for knowing which pet belongs to whom when she receives a report of a straying animal. Summers received the award at Tuesday’s council meeting. She knows where the pets live and is always working to aid owners to find lost pets, especially […]

Sarah Johnson and Gwen Brunson received Cayce’s Whole Sole Award for for devising ways to bring staff  the city’s finance department together. The award was presented at the city council meeting Tuesday. The two created a game night. Johnson and Brunson were nominated by Assistant City Manager Shaun Greenwood.

West Columbia City Council passed an ordinance that moves the Brookland project one step closer to fruition. Council passed a declaration of easements, covenants, conditions, and restrictions for city parking facilities related to the Brookland Development – to be built at the corner of State and Meeting streets. The motion was passed at council’s meeting […]

Seven People Charged in $350 Million Government Construction Fraud Scheme. Acting US Attorney in SC Beth Drake announced Tuesday: Alfonza McCutchen Jr., age 39 of Irmo, Thomas Brock, age 49 of Camden, Jerry Eddins, age 66 of Aspermont, Texas, Harry Michael White, age 65 of Columbia, Cory J. Adams, age 43 of Columbia, Tory Brock, […]

City manager Rebecca Vance said the City of Cayce has hired a special projects coordinator. Vance announced the hiring at Cayce’s City Council meeting Tuesday. Rachel Moody is replacing Tara Greenwood who was hired earlier in the summer by the City of West Columbia. Moody comes to Cayce from Kansas and has 10 years experience, […]

West Columbia Police Department to Set Lures for Prime Pokè Hunting Join the West Columbia Police Department for Pokè Monday at the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater every Monday, for the next several months, with extended hours until 10 pm. The announcement was made in a release from Anna Huffman- public information officer for West Columbia.  […]

The Dixie Youth Baseball World Series Champion Midland Coaches Pitch All-Stars will have a welcome home party Thursday (Aug. 4.) It’s at the Midland DYB Complex in Pine Ridge on Fish Hatchery Road. The Midland Coaches Pitch All-Stars won the DYB World Series in Laurel, Miss. on Tuesday, beating Alabama, 7-6. The boys will ride in […]

It’s technically between West Columbia, Cayce and Lexington, but a new Walmart Neighborhood Grocery has a West Columbia (29170) address. It’s at the corner of Emanuel Church Road and Old Barnwell Road, across from Walgreens, Bi-Lo and CVS Pharmacy. The new store is scheduled to open at 7:30 a.m., Aug. 17. The new store will likely intercept […]