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Bill’s Pickin’ Parlor, SC State Farmers Market to host Bluegrass Festival, Saturday

SC State Farmers Market release – The South Carolina State Farmers Market and the legendary Bill’s Music Shop and Pickin’ Parlor of West Columbia have teamed up to create a family-friendly Bluegrass Festival at the market. The inaugural festival will be held Saturday (Oct 30) from noon until 5 p.m. […]

Only 5 positive COVID cases in Lexington 2 schools

On Sept. 2, there were 189 COVID positive students in Lexington Two schools, and 1,486 quarantined students. Lexington Two has a student population of around 8,700 students. By the end of the day Thursday (Oct. 21) there were five positive COVID students, with 54 quarantined students. The numbers were included […]

Olde Country Buffet coming to Sunset Boulevard

Have you seen the sign? There is an Olde Country Buffet sign up at Westland Square, 2250 Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia. The location for the new restaurant is likely the space that was occupied by Happy China Buffet, that is now Blossom Buffet. It’s at a spot near the […]

Chamber hosting forum featuring 4 Town of Lexington candidates is Monday

The Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center will host a candidate forum for elected positions on the Town of Lexington council 6:30 p.m., Monday (Oct. 25) at 311 West Main Street in Lexington. The forum is free and open to the public. The four candidates running for three council seats include […]

Cayce Police Department to hold Community Forum with new police chief

From Ashley Hunter, City of Cayce – The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and the Cayce Police Department are partnering to host a Roundtable Information Fair at 6 p.m., Wednesday at La Estrella. La Estrella is an Hispanic-owned Cayce businesses, It’s popular Mexican restaurant, meat market and taqueria are at 1921 Airport […]

Ground broken on Brookland’s 4West at State and Meeting streets

Brookland developer Estates and Companies has broken ground on 4West. It will feature 52 new residences and approximately 15,000 square feet of commercial space. The anticipated completion date for 4West is October 2022. Brookland is a mixed-use community at State and Meeting streets in West Columbia.The development’s residential community will […]

4 charged in jail contraband case by Lexington County narcotics agents

Lexington County narcotics agents have arrested a woman and a man accused of trying to get drugs and contraband to the woman’s son and another inmate inside the Lexington County Detention Center. Cassandra Shanklin, 48, and Hunter James Warren, 23, are charged with furnishing or possessing contraband in a county, […]

Rhythm on the River Friday with Walter Hemingway and the Nahi Gruv Band

There is a Rhythm on the River concert Friday in the Riverwalk Amphitheater in West Columbia.It begins at 6 p.m. Playing Friday night is: Oct 22- Walter Hemingway and the Nahi Gruv Band. Rhythm on the River is sponsored by Lexington Medical Center, Nephron and United Community Bank. The City […]

Halloween activities, including Trunk-or-Treats, abound in West Columbia

COVID numbers are declining in West Columbia just in time for Halloween. The Centers for Disease Control said Halloween 2021 should be more normal after last year’s COVID-impacted event.Kids who want to, should get outdoors and go trick-or-treating this Halloween, according to the CDC. While the CDC is pro-trick-or-treat, crowd […]

Man charged with smuggling marijuana at Columbia Metropolitan Airport

A Columbia man is accused of flying home from California with more than 40 pounds of marijuana and $4,000 in his suitcases. Kevin Antwan Simmons, 43, is charged with trafficking marijuana, according to a warrant for his arrest.“Law enforcement officers from the Sacramento area notified South Carolina-based Drug Enforcement Administration […]