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Lexington County Council overrules COVID, Lexington County Blowfish fans can come

Fans had been forbidden from attending Lexington County Blowfish games at Lexington County Baseball Stadium since the July 1 season-opener because of coronavirus fears. PHOTO – Blowfish player and former River Bluff star Josh Senter – Blowfish photo. On Tuesday, Lexington County Council unanimously approved a resolution that will allow […]

Road cleared after Lexington crash near I-20 exit

The road has been cleared after a collision on Sunset Blvd. (US-378) at Northside Blvd. The Lexington Police Department reported multiple outbound lanes closed because of the Tuesday afternoon crash. Police asked that drivers seek an alternate route and to be alert for emergency personnel who were on scene. Lexington […]

WECO Bottle and Biergarten is a nice addition on Meeting Street

The article below is in the June-July edition of the City of West Columbia Newsletter. Click for a link to the Newsletter WECO Bottle and Biergarten opened in January, at 626 Meeting Street, West Columbia. After a brief break due to the coronavirus, WECO is doing a brisk business again. […]

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 […]