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West Columbia’s Gray Collegiate Academy receives an “Excellent” rating on its Report Card – See how Airport and Brookland-Cayce were rated

Gray Collegiate Academy, a charter high school, in West Columbia received an Excellent rating, a score of 82, on its report card from the SC Department of Education. Gray’s is the highest possible rating the school could have achieved. The score is reflective of the 2021-2022 school year. Gray’s score was announced last week and […]

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Taylor Watford Foundation conducts Family Education event to combat drug use

The Taylor Watford Foundation held a Family Education event Sunday at Brookland United Methodist Church.Topics included: how to have conversations about drugs the dangers of Fentanyl and other drugs; ; and how to use emergency tools like Narcan and test strips. Drugs are the No. 1 killer of Americans ages 13-to-50 and the Taylor Watford […]

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Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle on Lexington County road

Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, has identified the person who died in a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident in the 1800 block of Jim Spence Road in the Lexington area of Lexington County at approximately 7:55 a.m., Friday. According to Fisher, Ms. Carrie Sabrina Isenhower, 32, of Lexington was walking westbound on Jim Spence Road when […]

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LifeTime Insurance Agency and Columbia Pet Cremation Center and Funeral Chapel each have an October Ribbon-Cutting in Cayce

Two businesses in Cayce cut the ribbon in October. The businesses are: LifeTime Insurance Agency and Columbia Pet Cremation Center & Funeral Chapel. The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce sponsored the ribbon-cutting. LifeTime Insurance Agency owned by Aubrey Fitzloff, held a ribbon-cutting at 1201 State StreetCayce, in the first week of October. Broker Aubrey […]

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Lexington County Republican Party invites you to prayer event for the nation and people of Israel on Sunday at the SC State House

Citizens and residents of South Carolina are uniting at the Statehouse grounds this Sunday, October 15th, between 2-4pm to gather in prayer for the nation and people of Israel. As a free people, South Carolinians enjoy the benefits of our creator, living in relative safety and security unlike the people of Israel who have hostile […]

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The Zombies of West Columbia are back, and on display, for Halloween

The zombies are back for Halloween 2023. Do you want an eerie experience? Come see the Wooden Dead at 1705 Redbird Drive in West Columbia. Artist Jeff Matthews, who lives there, is the creator of the display of macabre wood-cut figures. He began presenting The Wooden Dead eight years ago. Matthews sketches and cuts out […]

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SC Latino Hispanic Business Day Proclamation celebration is Friday at the State House

Mota Enterprises, Mota Crosslinking Business Academy to celebrate the 4th Annual South Carolina Latino Hispanic Business Day Proclamation on October 13th, 2023 at 10 am at the SC State House located at: 1100 Gervais St. Columbia. THIS IS A PUBLIC- OUTDOORS EVENT, everyone is welcome to attend. During the celebrations of this multicultural event, the […]

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West Columbia fall: Rhythm on the River, Gamecock football, Halloween horrors, Another Broken Egg, new Attic Lounge and D’s Wings

Rhythm on the River begins Friday, Gamecock football is Saturday, Boo at the Zoo coming soon, and the Fall Back Fest is Nov. 3. There is so much to do in West Columbia at this time of the year.  And Another Broken Egg and the Attic Lounge have just opened on State Street, while Ds […]

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