A collision with injuries occurred at Sunset Blvd. (US-378) and Old Cherokee Road in Lexington, Friday morning. It caused several lane closures. Lanes reopened around 10:30 a.m., according to Lexington Police. Police asked drivers to be alert to emergency personnel on the scene and directing traffic. The collision was caused […]

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department reported flooding Thursday evening at Churchill Apartments near Saint Andrews Road. No injuries were reported, but rising water moved about a dozen parked vehicles in the complex parking lot. The water eventually began to recede.

The West Columbia Police Department reports that the missing woman has been found safe.

The South Carolina Sales Tax Free Weekend is Aug. 7 thru 9. Clothes, computers, and school supplies are on the list of items that can be bought with no sales tax.  South Carolina’s annual Sales Tax Holiday begins next Friday and lasts until Sunday. The Sales Tax Holiday in South […]

They are only shells right now, but the first houses in Stillwater are up.The Stillwater neighborhood is just off Highway 1 (Augusta Road) behind Hobby Lobby in West Columbia. The builder – Great Southern Homes- describes Stillwater as an enclave of single-family attached homes, approximately four miles to Columbia downtown, […]

 After careful consideration, the City of West Columbia’s 3rd Annual Kinetic Derby Day is canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. West Columbia’s Kinetic Derby Day planning committee will continue to actively work with schools, artists, and businesses to engage broad community participation for next year’s event. West Columbia’s 4th Annual Kinetic Derby Day […]

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the name of the individual who died on Saturday. The South Carolina Highway Patrol and EMS responded to a motorcycle crash at just after 3 p.m. on the 2200 block of Chapin Road, Chapin.    Donald Cordy, 25, of State Park Road, Prosperity, was […]

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. – Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation, one of the fastest-growing pharmaceuticals companies in the nation, announced a $50,0000 donation to the American Red Cross of South Carolina in order to offset the extraordinary challenges the organization faces amid the COVID-19 pandemic.    This new partnership will help at this uniquely […]

The El Jimador Mexican Restaurant has opened at 514 Knox-Abbott Drive, in Cayce. The restaurant opened on May 15. It is beside Marcos Pizza, and across from the Brookland-Cayce High School stadium. Click for a link to the El Jimador The restaurant serves: burritos; fajitas; tacos; burgers, sandwiches, seafood, kids […]