Starting today (5/18), Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands is offering a new day care site for children of essential workers at West Columbia’s Riverbank Elementary School. It’s available for children ages 5-12, from 7:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Monday-thru- Friday. The day care is using temperature checks and other […]

Plans are being made for a new hotel on a lot at 1072 and 1076 Chris Circle. The City of West Columbia has annexed 1.77 acres on property that was once the site of Millander’s Barbeque. It’s behind the site of Starbuck’s and Salsarita’s, and where the new Happy China […]

Forty-nine Lexington Two students have been recognized as Junior Marshals. Junior Marshals are selected based on class rank and represent the top 10 percent of the junior class, based on a weighted GPA cumulative through the third nine weeks of their junior year. They serve as honorary guides for the […]

American Engineering Consultants, Inc. has announced that Project Engineer, Craig Kirby has been awarded the 2020 South Carolina Water Environment Association’s State Engineer of the Year Award. Mr. Kirby is a 23-year veteran in the field of engineering. He has been employed with American Engineering Consultants, Inc. for 21 years […]

Lexington County deputies have arrested a Pelion man after identifying him during their work on a stolen truck case that started last year. Andrew Michael Williams, 37, is charged with five counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, one count of grand larceny and one count […]

Palmetto Outdoor Center is open for the 2020 season. Based at the West Columbia Riverwalk Park entrance, Palmetto Outdoor Center rents kayaks and tubes on a section of The Three Rivers that includes a series of white water rapids along with beautiful vistas. Keep your eyes open and you may […]

Some Lexington School District Two personnel have been honored. Riverbank Elementary School recognized Angie Stock as Teacher of the Year. Melanie Thornton has been named Staff Member of the Year.

Lexington County nty Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 20 Westbound, near mile marker 61, Thursday. The incident happened just before 3 a.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Cody David Moody, 24, of Pelion was pronounced dead at the scene due to […]

The Town of Lexington has published a list, detailing the number and reason for traffic crashes. In April, there were 56 vehicle collisions in Lexington. Of those, 33 were on the town’s roads, and 23 were on private property. In March there were 80 collisions. The number of incidents for […]

Primal Gourmet Kitchen + Market Owner Greg Martin reached out to the City of West Columbia and donated boxed lunches to all City of West Columbia essential employees on Wednesday. Employees, not working remotely, throughout the City of West Columbia Departments, including Police, Fire, Sanitation, Parks, Maintenance, Water/Sewer, Water Plants, […]