Dignitaries, company officials, growers and vendors gathered just outside Batesburg-Leesville Wednesday. House of Raeford cut the ribbon on its new $16-million, 63,000-sq.ft. hatchery. It’s a state of the art facility that replaces an older operation. House of Raeford’s Columbia Farms is the largest employer in the City of West Columbia. The hatchery officially opens for […]

Press Release from Thursday morning. BANNING ENDORSES TEM MILES FOR HOUSE SEAT 89 Citing the importance of experience and leadership, Former Lexington County Councilman and candidate for House District 89, Bill Banning, announced this morning that he is asking all of his supporters to now support Tem Miles in the Runoff for House District 89. […]

It’s like going from Noah’s Ark to the USS Enterprise. That’s how David Rush described the technology blitz incorporated into House of Raeford’s new hatchery, just outside of Batesburg-Leesville, on Columbia Highway, in Monetta. Rush is the Assistant Complex Manager for House of Raeford, Columbia. The new facility is upfitted with the latest advancements from […]

Micah Caskey, a former prosecutor, will face West Columbia City Councilman Tem Miles in a June 28 runoff in the GOP primary for House Dist 89. It’s the seat Rep. Kenny Bingham is leaving. Caskey got about 35% of the vote and Miles received about 25%. Former County Councilman Bill Banning was third with about […]

According to raw numbers in the Lexington County Republican primary Tuesday, there will be some runoffs, and some new faces on County Council. In County Council District 1: Scotty Whetstone defeated incumbent Jim Kinard. Dist. 1 covers Gaston, Swansea and Pelion. In County Council District 3: Darrell Hudson and Brad Matthews it looks like are headed for a June […]

Wayne M. Grooms, 71, of West Columbia, died after being bitten by a rattlesnake, Sunday afternoon. Grooms was a commissioner with the Lexington Soil and Water Conservation District. A report about his death was posted on his Facebook account, Monday. Clarendon County Deputy Coroner Bucky Mock said Grooms  was visiting Santee National Wildlife Refuge with family […]

Ben Williams of West Columbia recently graduated from South Carolina Connections Academy, a tuition-free virtual public school that serves students in grades K-12 statewide. S.C. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) honored Ben Williams and two others with a Congressional record for their speeches at Capitol Day. There are three other Connections graduates from West Columbia. They […]