Newly elected State Rep. Micah Caskey of Springdale spoke at the Springdale Elementary School Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program graduation, Friday (Dec. 2.) Members of the Springdale Police Department teach the program. Five student essay winners were announced, too. Pictured is Springdale Police Chief Kevin Cornett.  Also pictured are essay winners: Makenzie Ward, Kayla […]

Volunteers Needed: Holiday Parade of Lights Saturday, December 10 2:30 pm – 7:30 pm West Columbia & Cayce 12th Street West Columbia and Cayce The 2016 Holiday Parade of Lights will be held on this Saturday (December 10th) in West Columbia & Cayce starting at 5:30pm! We have around 100 entries in the parade, all decorated with thousands […]

 An Irmo woman has been charged with two counts of cruelty to children after using tape to restrain students at Sandhills Middle School. Janeen Suzette Clark, 26, taped two male students to their desk chairs and bound their hands with tape during school hours Thursday, according to arrest warrants. She was in a classroom at […]

The City of West Columbia held its 12th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday at the West Columbia Municipal Complex on the corner of North 12th Street and Jarvis Klapman Boulevard. West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton read a Christmas greeting to all. Lexington 2 students read Christmas essays- and student art from London Huffman was featured on […]

Brookland-Cayce’s football team went down to Bluffton and defeated the No. 1 seed Bobcats by a score of 14-7. It was the the 12th win for the Bearcats. Bluffton- a favorite- scored the first touchdown and led 7-0 at halftime. But the Bearcats tied the score in the third quarter- and took the lead on […]

The Annual Santa and The Grinch Holiday Bazaar was held  Saturday   at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church in West Columbia. The Bazaar ends at noon. Large crowds came out for the Christmas shopping opportunity- and to get photos with Santa- or the Grinch.

The Home Depot Foundation Awards $5,000 Grant to West Columbia Fire Department for Disabled Citizens’ Home Repairs The Home Depot Foundation has awarded a $5,000 Community Impact Grant to the City of West Columbia Fire Department to provide support for home repairs for disabled citizens. The Fire Department in partnership with local volunteer group, Radius […]