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First Friday – Dec. 3 – will be special at Spa 131, a Cayce-West Columbia Chamber member

First Friday is from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., Dec. 3, in the first three blocks of State Street, West Columbia. The First Friday, Dec. 3, will be special at Spa 131. The spa loves local and it is a member of the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce. It’s the […]

2 traffic fatalities reported Wednesday

One person was killed in a hit-and-run, Monday, and another died after a vehicle overturned. A pedestrian was killed on Two Notch Road at Nates Road in Columbia at around 11:09 p.m., according to Sgt. Sonny Collins of the SC Highway Patrol. The vehicle that hit the pedestrian, who was […]

Nephron CEO Lou Kennedy resigns from USC presidential search committee after “diminishing” comment from chairman

Lou Kennedy, CEO of Nephron Pharmaceuticals, has resigned from the University of South Carolina’s presidential search committee. Kennedy also said she plans to stop making financial contributions to USC except for women’s sports.Kennedy has donated more than $30 million to USC. Nephron has a West Columbia address and it sits […]

Daniel Rickenmann elected mayor of Columbia

Daniel Rickenmann was elected mayor of Columbia, Tuesday. He defeated fellow councilmember Tameika Isaac Devine in a runoff election. Cayce and West Columbia are close in proximity to Columbia, separated only by the Congaree River. Rickenmann will replace Steve Benjamin who has been the mayor of Columbia since July 2010. […]

West Columbia woman, Cayce man charged with storage unit break-in by Lexington County Sheriff’s Department

Deputies arrested a man and a woman accused of breaking into a storage unit early Tuesday morning. Jeremy Jivers, 38, and Tanya Kelley, 47, are charged with second-degree burglary, according to arrest warrants. Jivers, a Cayce resident, is also charged with financial identity theft. Kelley, who resides in West Columbia, […]

Sherry Rabon, popular for her association with Compton’s Kitchen, passes away

The West Columbia community is mourning the loss of Sharon “Sherry” Rabon. She died late Saturday evening.“She fought hard. She battled Stage 4 lung cancer and it finally overcame her,” said Otis Rabon, Sherry’s husband. Sherry was also the daughter of G.L. Locklear, West Columbia’s historical researcher. She was a […]

Gaston man sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison on drug charge

Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Johnny Ray Kinsey, Jr., 46, of Gaston, was sentenced to more than twelve years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Evidence presented to the court showed that on June 15, 2018, a Trooper […]

4 West Columbia City Council members sworn in, Councilman Trevor Bedell is the new Mayor Pro-Tem

Four newly elected members of West Columbia City Council were sworn-in Monday night. Sworn in were: Councilman Mickey Pringle; Councilman Mike Green; Councilwoman Erin Porter; and Councilwoman Casey Hallman. Senator Nikki Setzler administered the oaths of office to the newly elected officials at a Special Council Meeting.Councilman Trevor Bedell was […]

Man suspected of killing 2 sisters found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound

On Monday, Jaimey Green, 20, and Jazzmyne Green, 25, of Gaston were found dead from gunshot wounds in a Gaston subdivision.The suspected gunman has been found dead in his car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Richland County, according to Lexington County deputies. The coroner has not yet identified the […]

Lexington County Coroner identifies 2 women shot to death, ages 20 and 25

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the two individuals who were found deceased Monday at approximately 9:15 a.m. in the 200 block of Woodcote Drive, Gaston. According to Fisher, Ms. Jaimey McKenzie Green, 20, and Ms. Jazzmyne Ajytia Onisha Green, 25, both of Gaston were pronounced dead at the […]