The City of West Columbia was charged close to $9 million for upgrades to Columbia’s sewer treatment plant. To help pay for that expenditure, a study by American Engineering Consultants (AEC) in Cayce found that a 16 percent across-the-board increase in water and sewer fees is needed. Currently West Columbia has the lowest water/sewer fees […]

The October flood of 2015 will cost the City of West Columbia at least $1.39 million. And Riverwalk will not be fully repaired until 2017. The flood waters ripped the pedestrian walkway under the Gervais Street Bridge in two and damaged the trellis at the Bridgepoint Condominiums, on Riverwalk. Mark Waller, the city’s director of […]

Deandre Williams and Ashley McDonald were recognized at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia  Chamber Breakfast Tuesday as Student and Teacher of the Month. Both are from Sandhills Elementary School in Lexington School District 4. Sandhills Principal Lisa Evans presented the award. McDonald teaches Montessori classes. Williams is one of her students.

Sandhills Elementary School Student Jesse Torres and Sandhills Physical Education Teacher Josh Nabb  received the Lexington Medical Center Foundation’s Living Well Award, Tuesday morning  at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia  Chamber Breakfast. Sandhills Elementary School is in Lexington School District 4. Sandhills  Principal Lisa Evans was on hand as the awards were presented by Smokey Davis, a LMC […]

Lou Kennedy, president and CEO, of Nephron Pharmaceuticals was introduced as a new member of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, at the Chamber’s Breakfast, Tuesday. Nephron has spent more than $300 million in Lexington County since breaking ground at the Saxe Gotha Industrial Park in 2012. Suzanne Riley-White, with microphone, introduced the new […]

Lexington County AmbuBus used in multi-vehicle, multi-victim collision in Batesburg-Leesville Monday night On Monday night at 7:43 p.m., Lexington County 911 dispatch received an emergency call with a report of a multi-vehicle, multi-victim accident in the 1900 Block of Willis Street, in the community of Batesburg-Leesville. Emergency personnel from Lexington County EMS and Batesburg-Leesville Fire […]

Pine Ridge Police Officer Frankie Neeley was named Law Enforcement Officer of the Month,  Tuesday morning  at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia  Chamber Breakfast. Pictured are: Pine Ridge Mayor Davis Busbee, Neeley, Pine Ridge Police Chief Billy Parker, and Chamber Board President Vaughan Dozier, of First Community Bank, sponsor of the Law Enforcement Officer of the […]

Revised Agenda Special Council Meeting March 21, 2016 at 6:00 PM 200 N. 12th Street West Columbia, SC 29169 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM 3. INVOCATION 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS BY THE MAYOR 6. PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS 6.1. Discussion of West Columbia Recycling Program and Grant Opportunity 6.2. Update on West Columbia Riverwalk Repairs 6.3. Presentation Regarding […]