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US 1 (Augusta Road) in West Columbia is seeing safety-focused improvements, including new turn lanes and concrete medians, identified through an SCDOT Road Safety Assessment.These targeted upgrades will improve traffic flow, reduce the risk of serious or fatal crashes, and enhance safety for pedestrians. Click on the video link below https://www.facebook.com/reel/880102251487289
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Are you ready for some Cayce West Columbia Diamond Youth Baseball? Get Signed up at www.cwcbaseball.com Spring registration is open for Cayce-West Columbia Diamond Youth Baseball. Age 3-to12 for T-Ball; Rookie Ball; Coaches Pitch; Minors; O’Zone. Practice beings in February. all games held on weekdays. League provides hat and shirt.Players will need a glove, bat, […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Robert John “RJ” May, III, 39, of West Columbia, has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing child sexual abuse material. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that in May 2024 the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department received a cyber tip from the National Center for […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident in the 5400 block of Platt Springs Road in the Lexington area of Lexington County onTuesday, at approximately 6:45 a.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Russell Keith Coufal, 73, of Lexington, was crossing Platt Springs Road when he was […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Robert John May III is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 13 before U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie. May pleaded guilty to five counts of distributing child sexual abuse material. U.S. Attorney Bryan Stirling and Homeland Security Investigations Acting Special Agent in Charge Kyle Burns will host a news conference following the sentencing […]
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It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of former Chief of the Cayce Public Safety Department, A.G. Dantzler, passed away on January 10, 2026. Chief Dantzler began working with the Cayce Department of Public Safety in 1959. After his retirement in 1998, Dantzler served as a Cayce volunteer fireman […]
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Statement from Tim James: “Our community has lost an icon who had a positive influence on anyone he knew. Chief A.G. Dantzler knew he wanted to be a public servant from a teenager,- he began his career in 1959, working tirelessly as a police officer, and as a volunteer firemen. Years later when City leadership developed […]
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Officers with the West Columbia Police Department made 99 arrests in the month of December. The response time average was 5:43. The information was included in the WCPD monthly statistical report for December, released Monday. Click here to see report data. The data report also shows there were 3,152 “Calls for Service in December and […]
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