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Gervais Street Bridge Dinner will be back in October of 2025 with new, but familiar, leadership

After a one-year hiatus, The Gervais Street Bridge Dinner is coming back in October of 2025. A specific date has not been set yet, but it will be announced as soon as it is established. Stay tuned to the Gervais Street Bridge Dinner Facebook page (Click here) for continuing details as we […]

West Columbia’s Smart Online Portal for water meters launched, read about it in the April-May City of West Columbia Newsletter

The City of West Columbia’s April-May Newsletter is out. And one of the articles in the newsletter features the City’s new Smart Online Portal for water meters. Click here to see the new April-May Newsletter. Read about the new online water meter portal below: At the March 2025 West Columbia […]

Tartan Day South features music, athletic contests, food, dance Saturday at Cayce’s Historic Columbia Speedway – See the Schedule – Gates open at 8:30 a.m. – Music Friday night, too

Saturday is the big day at Tartan Day South at Cayce’s Historic Columbia Speedway⁣. And there is a traditional Kirkin’ of the Tartans celebration is at the City of West Columbia, SC Riverwalk Amphitheatre, Sunday. (Click here for Tickets) Friday, April 4: An evening of Celtic concerts at Icehouse Amphitheater in Lexington featuring […]

West Columbia City Council recognizes Brian Habing for his dedication to education and the West Columbia community

The West Columbia Mayor and City Council recognized Brian Habing at the regular City Council meeting, Tuesday. A West Columbia resident, Brian began his career as an Associate Professor of Statistics at the University of South Carolina in 1998. Since then, Brian’s many accomplishments at USC have been both significant […]

Lexington County Coroner identifies woman who died in crash on Sunset Boulevard, Tuesday

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a two-vehicle accident in the 5000 block of Sunset Blvd in the Lexington area of Lexington County on April 1, 2025. According to Fisher, Mrs. Margie Hayden Cook , 70, of Pelion was pulling out of a parking […]

Former Gray Collegiate and Clemson Quarterback Hunter Helms honored with a resolution by West Columbia City Council, Tuesday

Former Gray Collegiate and Clemson Quarterback Hunter Helms was honored with a resolution by the West Columbia City Council, Tuesday.Helms will join the Clemson coaching staff of Dabo Sweeney this summer. Helms played quarterback at Gray Collegiate Academy before moving on to Clemson where he became the Tigers’ No. 2 […]

Traffic diverted on Sunset Boulevard Tuesday afternoon after “fatal” crash

Lexington Police responded to the site of “a fatal collision near the 5100 block of Sunset Boulevard,” in Lexington, Tuesday afternoon. (Click here)Inbound traffic on Sunset Boulevard was being merged into the outbound lane around the collision scene with coned lanes. And traffic on Sunset Blvd (US-378) at I-20 was […]