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Bri L. Designs receives Quarterly Business Award from West Columbia Beautification Foundation at City Council meeting

The West Columbia Beautification Foundation presented Bri L. Designs with the Quarterly Business Award for the beautiful landscaping on her property at 819 Meeting St. Pictured: Chairwoman Kathy Whetzel, Vice-Chairwoman Lainie Piluso Lewis, Board Member Steve Cohen, Business Owner Bri Ethridge, and her parents, Paul and Diane Etheridge. Paul helped design the landscape.

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Woman dies in Platt Springs Road collision, Lexington County Coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, has identified the individual who died in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Platt Springs Road and Cross Road in Lexington shortly before 8:30 a.m., Tuesday.  According to Fisher, Ms. Takkia Sierra Dawkins, 37, of Lexington attempted to turn onto Platt Springs Road from Sandy Springs Lane when she […]

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Brookland-Cayce faces Hanahan in first round of state football playoffs, Friday, Gray is Conference Champion

The Brookland Cayce Football Team will face Hanahan at BC, at 7:30 p.m., Friday in the first round of the SC High School Playoffs. The Bearcats are the 3A – Region 5 Runner-Up after falling to Gilbert, at Gilbert, last Friday, 35-21. Brookland-Cayce is a No. 2 seed. Gray Collegiate is the 2A – Region […]

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Crash on Sunset Boulevard slows rush-hour traffic flow Monday afternoon

First Responders from the West Columbia Police Department and West Columbia Fire Department, along with Lexington County EMS were on the scene of a Sunset Boulevard crash, Monday. It occurred in front of the Lizard’s Thicket around 5:30 p.m. Traffic was slowed while the site was cleared as a result of the crash.

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Cayce Beautification Foundation reveals design of new Riverwalk mural  

There’s going to be a new Cayce Riverwalk mural. It will be under the Blossom Street Bridge, where the Steamship painting has been for years. Artist Joel Cathran, who grew up in the area, will paint the mural. He has another mural on State Street in Cayce. The Cayce Beautification Foundation revealed the mural’s design […]

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Cayce police looking for a man who allegedly tried to illegally enter an apartment

Cayce police are looking for a man who allegedly tried to enter an apartment forcefully. On October 26, Cayce Officers were called to Alight Apartment Complex in reference to a male that was making entry into a window after cutting the screen. The male was seen outside the window at one of the units for […]

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West Columbia woman, age 38, dies in head-on collision on Alexander Road in Cayce

Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, has identified the individual who died in a head-on collision in the 800 block of Alexander Road in Cayce shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday. According to Fisher, Ms. Jessica Ann Shiltz, 38, of West Columbia was driving eastbound on Alexander Road when she crossed the center line in a curve […]

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West Columbia’s The Wooden Dead display is back for Halloween

The zombies are prowling for Halloween at 1705 Redbird Lane in West Columbia. The display of scary wooden figures is a creation of artist Jeff Matthews who lives at the house. He began presenting The Wooden Dead seven years ago. Matthews cuts out and sketches the zombies to attract visitors to the home of his […]

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