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Nearly 215 students from Lexington 2 elementary, middle, and high schools selected to the 2025-26 District Honor Choir

Nearly 215 students from Lexington Two elementary, middle, and high schools have been selected to the 2025-2026 Lexington Two District Honor Choir. The students will have a joint performance at 5:30 p.m. February 19 at the Lexington Two Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. […]

Cayce-West Columbia Chamber begins 2026 with Christina Nelson as the new President and JB Beckett as the new Board Chairman

The Cayce-West Columbia Chamber has entered 2026 with a planned transition of leadership, including new Board members, and a new Chairman and CEO. The Chamber held its annual Strategic Planning Session on Friday, Jan. 9, at which time the incoming Chair, JB Beckett of Beckett Financial was sworn in as […]

Airport Wrestlers place in 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟒-A 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 competition

Airport Wrestling hosted the 𝐒𝐂 𝐇igh 𝐒chool 𝐋eague 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟒-𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 on Friday, January 23, Below is a list of Region 4-AAAA placers from Airport: Colton Jennings – 106 Jay Tyler Dufries – 113 AJ Smith – 120 Johnathan Brown – 190 Yave Castenedas – 215 D’Anthony Glenn – […]

Lexington 2 Schools will operate on a normal school day schedule on Tuesday, Jan. 27, Teacher Job Fair will also go on from 4-6 p.m.

Lexington School District Two will operate on a normal school day schedule on Tuesday, January 27. Students and staff should report for the start of the school day at their regular times. All district athletic events, after-school programs, extracurricular activities and adult education classes will go on as scheduled Tuesday, […]

West Columbia City Hall closed Monday, Cayce City Hall to open at 10 a.m., Lexington County administrative offices on a 2-hour delay

Due to road conditions and inclement weather from the winter storm, the City of West Columbia City Hall will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026. There will be no yard trash services on that day. City parks will also remain closed. Closed parks include:• B Avenue Ball Park• Bark […]

City of West Columbia Winter Storm Information, Including Emergency Phone Numbers

Lexington 2 moves to eLearning (Internet) School Day on Monday, Jan. 26, due to winter storm impact

Due to expected ongoing impacts from this weekend’s winter storm that could complicate morning travel, Lexington Two will move to an eLearning Day on Monday, January 26. All campuses will be closed Monday, and there will be no after school activities, programs, or games.

90-year-old, and 22-year-old, killed in I-20 crash, Saturday, Lexington County Coroner identifies victims

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has positively identified the two individuals who died in a two-vehicle collision near the 63-mile marker of I-20 westbound in the Columbia area of Lexington County. The crash occurred Saturday at approximately 10:30 a.m. According to Fisher, 90-year-old Murray Kenneth Paxton of Lexington was traveling […]

City of West Columbia parks closed at dusk on Saturday, due to winter storm

Due to the impending winter storm, all City of West Columbia parks will be closed at dusk on Saturday, January 24, 2026, and remain closed until further notice. Closed Parks Will Include: B Avenue Ball Park Bark West Dog Park Carraway Park at the Riverwalk Douglas Reeves Community Park Fowler […]