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Catch the Clemson-Carolina game in West Columbia on Small Business Saturday

Shopping local is always a healthy exercise. It’s even more important this weekend because Nov. 25, is Small Business Saturday, just as the holiday shopping season kicks off. Small Business Saturday encourages consumers to shop in the local community and support local businesses. West Columbia small businesses include: clothing shops, […]

Cayce Action Group Turkey-Box Giveaway with Pres. Andrae Odom, VP Michelle Franklin and Cayce City Councilman Byron Thomas-Photos

Cayce Action Group President Andrae Odom thanked all that helped in the first annual Turkey Box Giveaway conducted in the Cayce-Pokemo Community, Tuesday. “We distributed more than 70 boxes and turkeys,” Odom said. CAG Vice President “Vette” Michelle Franklin was on-site to deliver the food and Cayce City Councilman Byron […]

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 […]

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 […]