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Election Day is Tuesday, Lexington 2 School Board and 1-Cent Tax for Roads are on the ballot with Governor and State Education Superintendent

Election Day is Tuesday (Nov. 8) but many votes have already been cast. More than 440,000 South Carolina voters have cast their votes early in the 2022 Midterm election. Around 50,000 absentee ballots have been returned to the SC election Commission, too. There are 3.3 million registered voters in South […]

Fall Back Fest draws large crowd to State Street, West Columbia

Artist created murals on the street and Prettier Than Matt played in the background. The Sixth Annual Fall Back Fest drew a large crowd to State Street in West Columbia Friday evening. The Meeting Street Artisan Market was open and the shops and restaurants opened their doors to evening browsers. […]

Student arrested for having handgun at high school, according to Cayce Police

Officers with the Cayce Police Department were alerted that a student at Airport High School was suspected of selling narcotics, according to Ashley Hunter, City of Cayce Public Information Officer. The School Resource Officer and Cayce Police conducted a search of the student’s car and belongings. The search resulted in […]

Fall colors on full display as leaves begin to change

Fall colors abound under a blue west Columbia sky. These photos were taken on Botanical Parkway and in the Saluda River Drive area.

West Columbia’s Fall Back Fest is Friday (Nov.4) – Stroll, Sip, Shop, and Dine – Don’t Miss It!

West Columbia’s Fall Back Fest is from 5:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on Friday (Nov. 4) at the corner of State and Meeting Streets. It’s held in conjunction with the November State Street Art Crawl. The Meeting Street Artisan Market will also be open. So come out and enjoy the cozy […]

Pedego Electric Bikes Soda City donates 2 electric bikes to the West Columbia Police Department at its Grand Opening, Wednesday

Pedego Electric Bikes Soda City, a new City of West Columbia business, donated two electric bikes to the West Columbia Police Officers Foundation Wednesday. The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce sponsored the Pedego Electric Bikes Soda City grand opening at 521 Meeting St, West Columbia. It was attended by […]

Lexington County triple-murder results in life sentences for 2 Columbia men

Jeremy S. Cornish, age 41, of Columbia, and Justin Tyler Hopkins, age 24, of Columbia, have each been sentenced to Life in prison for the murders of three me. The murders occurred during a home invasion in the St. Andrews area of Lexington County in 2019. This case was prosecuted […]