West Columbia City Councilman Mike Green and West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce participate in homeless crisis forum

West Columbia Police Chief Boyce spoke,Tuesday night, along with the Prisma Outreach and WeCo Outreach programs on issues of homelessness and how officials have been acting on them. These professionals are in the field with the unhoused population providing them with access to resources that treat the root causes of […]

Members of the West Columbia and Cayce Police Departments help distribute food boxes at Bountiful Harvest in Lexington

Members of the West Columbia Police Department’s WeCo Outreach team and members of the Cayce Police Department were at the Icehouse Amphitheater for Serve and Connect’s Bountiful Harvest, Tuesday. Also there was: Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, Lexington Police Department and many other volunteers. Two-Hundred holiday food boxes were packed and […]

Christmas in Cayce Festivities Offer Three Unique Events, beginning Nov. 30

The magic of Christmas returns to the City of Cayce for the 2023 Christmas in Cayce festivities! On Thursday, November 30, the City of Cayce will light the Christmas Tree at 6 pm at Cayce City Hall. After the tree lighting through the end of the year, Cayce citizens and visitors can drive through […]

With a “Shop Local” theme Cayce-West Columbia Chamber building lights up for Christmas

Shop with your local merchants. They are doing all they can to serve you. That was the message from South Congaree Mayor Cindy Campbell. She spoke at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber “Holiday Love Local Ceremony ” where the Chamber office at 1006 12th St., was illuminated for Christmas. Campbell […]

Lexington County man charged in shooting

Lexington County deputies have arrested a Gaston man accused of trying to kill a man during a Nov. 16 shooting. Stefan Charles Golson, 31, is charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, pointing and presenting a firearm at a person, and two counts of unlawfully […]

City of West Columbia Implements Uniform 25 MPH Speed Limit In Neighborhood on the North Side of Sunset Blvd.

 To enhance safety and improve the overall quality of life for residents, the City of West Columbia worked with the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) to create a uniformed 25-mile-per-hour speed limit on the north side of Sunset Blvd, from N. Lucas Street to McSwain Drive. The initiative was […]

West Columbia man, age 65, dies in Lexington County motorcycle accident

 Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a collision between a vehicle and a motorcycle in the 6900 block of Edmund Highway in the Pelion area of Lexington County at approximately 4:10 p.m., Saturday. According to Fisher, Mr. Owen Dwain Harness, 65, of West Columbia […]

West Columbia City Council passes a resolution recognizing the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce for being named Carolinas Outstanding Chamber of the Year

West Columbia City Council approved a resolution, last Tuesday, recognizing the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce after the C-WC Chamber was named the Carolinas Outstanding Chamber of the Year. Pictured are West Columbia Pro-Tem Mickey Pringle with C-WC Chamber Members Mayor Tem Miles and Councilmen Joseph Dickey and Trevor […]

Sunset Boulevard lanes closed temporarily after crash in Lexington

A collision at the 5400 block of Sunset Blvd (US-378) in Lexington resulted in the closing of all inbound lanes. Lexington police reported the accident Sunday afternoon. Lexington County EMS was also on the scene with the LPD. Drivers were asked to use an alternate route until the road reopened. […]

Lexington Police respond to DUI-related crash that resulted in an overturned truck

The Lexington Police Traffic Safety Unit worked a DUI-related collision, at 3 a.m., Sunday, on Cedarcrest Drive. Police said an impaired driver drove into the oncoming lane and struck a truck that overturned in the road. Only minor injuries were sustained in the wreck, and the impaired driver was taken […]