It’s summer, but school is not out for everyone. Teachers from Lexington Two, Richland One and two private schools are in a class to learn about alternative energy. It is a continuing education opportunity, said Karen Campbell, project manager from the University of South Carolina’s College of Education. The class is grant-funded and incorporates STEM […]

The City of West Columbia responded to a sewer overflow at the sewer pump station located on the 1500 Block of Charleston Highway on Sunday. The overflow entered a storm drain, which impacted a tributary to the Congaree River near Monkey Springs Branch. Crews stopped the overflow entering the tributary and are continuing to work […]

State Senator Nikki Setzler has issued a statement demanding answers from South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) officials over the serious shortcomings in the I-26 widening and rehabilitation project in Lexington and Calhoun counties. “Every day my constituents grow more and more frustrated with the lack of progress on this important project. The deplorable conditions of […]

A Lexington County deputy responded to the 100 block of Glenda Court in the southern portion of the county around 7 a.m. Monday. The deputy was responding to a call of a suspicious person in a vehicle, according to a release from Capt. Adam Myrick, Lexington County Sheriff Department public information officer. During the investigation, […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim that is believed to have drowned on the Congaree River in Lexington County at approximately around noon on Saturday. Coroner Fisher states  Marvin E. Browne, 63, of Gaston,was with a friend in an approximately 10-ft.  non-motorized John boat when the boat overturned.  Neither was wearing a life vest […]

Lexington County Councilman Ned Tolar held a Community Input Meeting for his constituents on Thursday. It was held at Carolina Cafe in Westland Shopping Center on Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia. The meeting was designed to allow residents to speak with Tolar on matters facing Lexington County government. West Columbia City Councilman Jimmy Brooks was […]

West Columbia City Council Regular Council Meeting Tuesday, August 2, at 6 p.m. 200 N. 12th Street West Columbia Agenda Mr. Justin Black, City Treasurer/Assistant City Administrator, Re: The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Awarded to the City of West Columbia Mr. Marquis Solomon, Chief of Operations, West Columbia Fire Department, Re: […]

Release from Ashley Hunter- City of Cayce spokeswoman: Earlier today, City of Cayce Department of Public Safety officers were dispatched to assist two people that fell into the water while boating on the Congaree River. The City of Cayce appreciates the swift actions of our officers and of the citizens that acted quickly in the […]