Studio 2LR Architecture + Interiors released some photos of Savage Craft Ale Works, being built on Center Street, in West Columbia. The project is transforming the old Brookland City Hall and Fire Station. Hopes are for the micro-brewery to open in October. The new photos – posted by Studio 2LR […]

With the restrictions from the coronavirus impacting many businesses, the Congareee River has been a sanctuary for those who want to get outdoors. The traffic has been high on the river. Michael Mayo, of Palmetto Outdoor Center, said his business has been 100 percent normal this summer. The river outfitter […]

Lexington Police made five DUI arrests in the Town of Lexington, SC during Saturday night’s MADD South Carolina Saturation Saturday. These arrests started with traffic stops for speeding (as much as 20 mph over the speed limit); driving left of center and into oncoming traffic; and for disregarding a red […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the motorcyclist who died as a result of a collision with a motor vehicle that occurred near the intersection of U.S. Highway 378 and Spool Wheel Road at approximately 03:55 p.m. on August 17. According to Fisher, Mr. Paul Edward Yon, 56, of […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died as a result of a single-vehicle collision that occurred Saturday at approximately 10:40 p.m., on U.S. 321 near Lewis Rast Road in Swansea. According to Fisher, Mr. Antonio Demond Robinson, 37, of Norway (SC) was traveling toward Columbia when […]

– Lexington County deputies have arrested seven people in connection with an investigation into an alleged chop shop on Felix Drive in Leesville. “This investigation started Aug. 20 and our work on Felix Drive led us to a site on Singing Pines Drive in West Columbia,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay […]

From Ashley Hunter – Project Manager – The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center has announced plans to kick off a community branding campaign that will reinvest time and funding into promoting local Chamber businesses and their services in the Cayce and West Columbia community. The goal of the […]

The desire for housing in West Columbia is high for many reasons. “I’ve lived in West Columbia all my life,” said Curtis Loftis. He’s the Treasurer for the State of South Carolina and he owns commercial property in West Columbia, too. “There are a whole lot of good things happening […]

The West Columbia Police Department made an arrest Monday related to an attempted murder that occurred on Aug. 15. Police are still asking for the community’s assistance in locating the second suspect. In the evening hours of Aug. 15, a shooting occurred on the 1100 block of Leaphart Street in […]

One of the most anticipated projects in West Columbia is scheduled to come to fruition in October 2020, and it’s featured in the West Columbia Newsletter. Link to West Columbia Newsletter Savage Craft Ale Works will be housed in several renovated historic structures, including the former West Columbia (1925) City […]