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Lexington 2 adds full-time virtual option for 2020-21

The Lexington Two School District has added a new full-time virtual option for students from 5K-through-12th-grade for the 2020-21 school year. For more information about the Virtual Academy visit our website www.lex2.org for detailed information and the application. For students who want to participate in the Lexington Two Virtual Academy […]

SC Virtual Charter School moving to West Columbia

The building signage for the South Carolina Virtual Charter School went up Friday. Swatch Graphics of State Street in Cayce put the letters up on the building. The school’s new Administrative Office is at 2023 Platt Springs Road, at the intersection of Glenn Street. The South Carolina Virtual Charter School […]

Do you know what the West Columbia building is now?

This is the location of Kentucky Fried Chicken in West Columbia in 1967. The photo came from an ad in the 1967 Airport High School Yearbook that is in the possession of Bill Mooneyhan. The building still exists and there is a business in the building currently. Do you know […]

West Columbia Riverwalk draws a multitude of visitors for a hot July weekend

The West Columbia Riverwalk was the epicenter of the summer, Sunday. A steady stream of tubers entered Riverwalk at the Amphitheater from the Congaree River after a cool float on a very hot day. Others were walking up to sign up to take a trip at the Palmetto Outdoor shed […]

Jerry Chitty – Former Lexington 2 School Board member passes away – Obituary included

Jerry Sanders Chitty, age 79, died Tuesday, July 7,2020, at his home in West Columbia surrounded by his devoted family. Mr. Chitty was born on July 24, 1940, in Olar, South Carolina to the late Charles Morton Chitty and the late Cornelia Sanders Chitty. He was a graduate of Denmark-Olar […]

Lexington 2 offering virtual option for 20-21 School Year

From Lexington Two Communications Director Dawn Kujawa -Lexington Two will launch a full-time 5K-12 Virtual Academy for the 2020-21 school year. The academy is one option in the district’s reopening plan for the new academic year. Additional details about the Virtual Academy, as well as plans for in-person instruction, will […]

Gov. Henry McMaster prohibits alcohol sales at bars, restaurants after 11 p.m.

From Gov. Henry McMaster: To help reduce the transmission of COVID-19 between young adults in South Carolina, Governor Henry McMaster today announced that the sale of alcoholic beverages in all bars and restaurants throughout the state will be prohibited after 11:00 PM each night. The governor’s order will go into […]

Reminder: Meeting Street Artisan Market is open Saturday

The City of West Columbia invites everyone to visit its Meeting Street Artisan Market. Come out and participate in this slice of the community! The City is very excited to add this opportunity to the West Side and hope you will #headwest to check it out. The market meets under […]

Face mask required in West Columbia; here’s a list, and exclusions

Beginning at 6 a.m., on Friday, July 10, masks will be required in the places specified in the ordinance. Visit our website at westcolumbiasc.gov for all of the details: Businesses, where masks are required, must place a “Notice” (poster, placard, or notification, which shall be at least 8”x11”) in a conspicuous place […]

Nephron expanding, adding 380 jobs

From Nephron Pharmaceuticals – One of the fastest-growing pharmaceuticals companies in the country, headquartered in Lexington Country, today announced several major expansion and investment projects. Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation plans a new $215 million investment in Lexington County, bringing 380 new full-time jobs to the area by 2024, and adding new […]