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SC State Fair to be “drive-thru” only this year

The South Carolina State Fair won’t take place this year, like it usually does.Due to the coronavirus crisis the fair will be a two-day free drive-through version. The drive-thru fair will be October 20 and Wednesday, October 21. The traditional fair will not be held. “In the midst of the […]

West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles and Councilman Joseph Dickey Jr. selected to as Midlands Legal Elite

West Columbia’s Mayor Tem Miles and West Columbia Councilman Joseph Dickey Jr. have been selected to as Midlands Legal Elite 2020. Miles was chosen for Business litigation and Personal Injury and Dickey was selected for Education Law and Labor and Employment Law. Miles is of The Miles Firm and Dickey […]

See vendors for West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Market, Open Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The City of West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Market is open every Saturday, from 9 AM – 1 PM, at the Interactive Art Park, 425 Meeting Street, West Columbia, under the pavilion. The market includes vendors selling original art, crafts, foods, and produce. Shop with the vendors and interact with […]

Melanie Matthews replaces Bill Mooneyhan as Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club president

Melanie Matthews was installed as the president of the Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club, Tuesday. Melanie takes over as president from Bill Mooneyhan. Charlene Frye, of the C-WC Lions Club, read the oath. Melanie is the head of Community Relations for Modern Exterminating. The Lions Club held its meeting at the […]

West Columbia retailers preparing for Tax-Free Weekend, Aug. 7-9

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 […]

Cayce Mayor Elise Partin chosen as a “Women of Influence 2020”

Cayce Mayor Elise Partin has been selected as one of the Women of Influence for 2020. Partin has advocated for public health, encouraging young people to run for office, as well as implementing smart growth policies and economic development endeavors. A City of Cayce Facebook post reads: “Probably one of […]

Gov. Henry McMaster says festivals, parades, concerts, theaters, stadiums, gyms, amphitheaters can open

From the office of Gov. Henry McMaster Gov. Henry McMaster today announced that all previously recommended guidelines for restaurants and other establishments that attract groups of people are now mandatory. The governor’s Executive Order establishing these new measures will go into effect Monday, August 3. “These limited restrictions are temporary, […]

Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club hosts C-WC Chamber President Tim James

Tim James, interim president of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, spoke at the Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club, Tuesday. James told the Lions assembled at the Ocean View restaurant in Cayce, that the chamber has more than 360 members. He also said the chamber’s purpose is to support all […]

Bart’s Coffee Trailer to set up at Sunset Court, West Columbia

Look out Starbucks, you’ve got some competition. And it’s from some local boys. Bart’s Crazy Good Coffee ‘s a mobile Coffee Trailer is coming to the lot at Sunset Court in West Columbia. Sunset Court is across from Food Lion and Grecian Gardens. “We are so excited to have Bart’s […]

City of West Columbia receives Joseph P. Riley Jr. Award for River District redevelopment

The City of West Columbia has received the Joseph P. Riley Jr. Award for its river district redevelopment project. The city won in the economic development category. Thirty cities and towns submitted their projects and initiatives for consideration in the annual awards. West Columbia’s River District, located along the Congaree River, already […]