The City of West Columbia City Hall will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday. Household garbage, yard trash, and recycling WILL NOT be collected on Monday. Sanitation customers that normally receive services on Monday, will have household garbage ONLY picked up on Tuesday. The Tuesday sanitation route will run […]

Two alleged burglars – shown in the photos – were caught on camera going through a Lawson Road home in Leesville. The owners said the two suspects kicked in the back door and took hunting equipment. Suspects and truck depicted in photos.  If you recognize them, call 888-CRIME-SC with tips. Link to LCSD burglar video […]

Doris Edwards, of Attic Fanatic, Karen Erinfolami of Karen’s Mobile Kitchen and Catering, and Kristen Maddox of Palmetto Pressure Clean were welcomed as new members of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Tuesday. Suzanne Riley-White, left, introduced the new members at the Chamber’s Breakfast at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church in West Columbia.

Officer Eddie Stone of the South Congaree Police Department was named Law Enforcement Officer of the Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, Tuesday. He is pictured with South Congaree Police Chief Josh Shumpert and Andy Markl, left, of The Graphics Source. The Graphics Source gave Stone a gift in support. Vaughan Dozier, […]

William Bozard of Sandhills Elementary School was named Student-of-the-Month and Rhonda Rosbury of Sandhills Elementary School was named Teacher-of-the-Month during the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, Tuesday. Bozard and Rosbury are pictured with Sandhills Principal Holly Miller, left, and Ted McGee who presented the award for the Chamber. The breakfast was held at Mt. […]

By being cooperative, and jumping in to help expedite the construction of the new elementary school, West Columbia City Council demonstrated that it shares in the pride of its community’s schools and the people who have had an impact in making those schools such a valued asset of the city. Also, one of the goals of […]

Brookland-Cayce High School baseball player Tristan Watts has signed a college scholarship letter to play baseball with Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Ohio. Watts signed May 19. He won 16 games for the Bearcats in the 2017 season. Watts is pictured with his parents, Craig and Paula Watts and baseball coaches Rusty Charpia and Keith […]

The horses were made of steel and they didn’t buck. The first West Columbia Backhoe Rodeo was held Monday at the Community Center on B Avenue. It was held in celebration of Public Works Week. Photo: Public Works Director Jamie Hook times competition. The Backhoe Rodeo featured personnel from the public works department. In timed […]