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Access from K Avenue to 7th Street in Cayce closed Tuesday for sewer line repair, 7th Street between L and M Avenues will be closed Friday

On Tuesday, March 18th between the hours of 12 pm to 5 pm, access from Karlaney (“K”) Avenue to 7th Street will be closed off while a repair is being made to a sewer line. During this time, 7th Street will remain open to traffic, but drivers should use caution. […]

Band line-up and dates for the C-WC Chamber and City of West Columbia Rhythm on the River Concert Series released

The popular Rhythm on the River Concert Series returns this spring at the West Columbia Riverwalk. The concerts are sponsored by the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber and the City of West Columbia. On May 31, Gary Lowder and The Smokin’ Hot will play. Next up, on June 7, The Gaspumbers is […]

Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center offering a summer camp June 9 – July 18, students of 5 West Columbia school

Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center – BLEC is offering a FREE summer camp June 9, 2025 – July 18, 2025 from 8 AM – 4 PM! Students from these schools are eligible to attend. Northside Middle SchoolEast Point Academy Middle Campus Rising 6th Graders from Riverbank Elementary School, Saluda River Academy for the Arts, & East Point Academy Elementary […]

Tornado reported, Sunday, in the Chapin-Lake Murray area of Lexington County

A survey team from the US National Weather Service determined an EF-1 tornado occurred in the Chapin-Lake Murray area from the Timberlake community northeastward to the Old Lexington Road and Wessinger Rd area with peak winds around 90 mph. The NWS issued the report Sunday night. Below is a zoomed […]

City of West Columbia Parks Open After Closing for Weather

The following City of West Columbia parks are now open after being closed for safety and cleanup for the weather event: B Avenue Ball Park Bark West Dog Park Carraway Park at the Riverwalk Douglas Reeves Community Park Fowler Community Park Rosamunda Percell-Butler Community Park West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater and […]

2-year-old dies in Lexington County house fire early Saturday morning

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a house fire that occurred in the 500 block of Canal Drive in the Pelion area of Lexington County shortly after 2 a.m., Saturday. According to Fisher, Miss Remede Prigden, 2, of Gaston, was pronounced dead at the […]

City of West Columbia Inclement Weather Information: Parks Closing Sunday

Due to the threat of inclement weather, the City of West Columbia will close all City parks beginning Sunday, March 16, 2025. The City will notify the public when the parks reopen. Parks Affected: B Avenue Ball Park Bark West Dog Park Carraway Park at the Riverwalk Douglas Reeves Community […]

Dion Bethea is coming back to Gray Collegiate Academy to coach basketball, according to newspaper report

Former Gray Collegiate Basketball Coach Dion Bethea is coming back to Gray to coach the boy’s team again. Bethea had been at Georgia Southern University as an assistant for a year. Lou Bezjak of The State newspaper reported that Bethea will return, Thursday. That report stated that Reggie Anderson, of […]