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Nephron is hiring

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp. is hiring. Nephron is hiring line technicians night shift and day shift. Great pay is advertised and benefits include: medical, dental and vision insurance and more. Apply at nephronpharm.com/careers Nephron is in Lexington County’s Saxe Gotha Industrial Park, in West Columbia, just outside of Cayce, on the […]

Spring comes to West Columbia

It has been a long, and wet winter. But the weather has turned for the better with the onset of spring. The tree now have green leaves and the flowers are bursting with color. Temperatures are in the 70s and the 80s and there has been a few days of […]

Cayce City Council has call-in number to attend Tuesday 6 p.m. council meeting

Cayce City Council’s regular meeting is at 6 p.m., Tuesday. Cayce City Hall is currently closed to the public. To attend Tuesday’s meeting, call 1 803-454-9549 Conference ID: 612 695 270# http:// caycesc.gov

West Columbia holding Virtual City Council Meeting, at 6 p.m. Tuesday – links

West Columbia City Council is holding a Virtual City Council Meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Click here for a link to the agenda: To attend the virtual meeting – online: Log into GoToMeeting using one of the following methods: A. You may join the meeting from your computer, tablet or […]

Lexington Police look for graffiti artist who vandalized businesses

Overnight Sunday someone vandalized multiple Lexington businesses in the area of Main Street, Columbia Avenue, Lake Drive and Church Street. Lexington Police are looking for the graffiti artist who vandalized the businesses. If you have seen the graffiti design- in the photos- before and have information on who the vandal […]

5 COVID-19 cases in West Columbia, 1 in Cayce, 3 in 29170

A majority of those tested for COVID-19 in South Carolina are receiving a negative result. The S.C. Department of Environmental Control is reporting that more 18,976 people have been tested in the state for the coronavirus, and more than 16,927 did not have the virus. DHEC reported 2,049 positive tests. […]

REMINDER: House of Raeford holding community chicken sale, Tuesday

House of Raeford holding community chicken sale Tuesday, April 7. It’s from 9 a.m. until noon. House of Raeford is holding a community chicken sale Tuesday. Chuck Underhill announced the sale Thursday. Click here for a link House of Raeford will offer fresh chicken with no hormones, all naturaland locally […]

Lexington County deputy tests positive for COVID-19

A Lexington County patrol deputy is in home isolation after testing positive Friday for COVID-19, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday. “As an agency, we are very concerned about the deputy’s health and well-being as he recovers from his illness,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “Although he has […]

Man, 59, dies after ATV flips on top of him

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the name, Saturday, of the person who died on Friday, in an ATV incident. Columbia/Richland Fire and South Carolina Highway Patrol responded just before 6:00 P.M. to Ridge Crest Court and found an unresponsive male victim lying on the ground. James M. Tyson, 59, […]

Nephron donates life saving medicine

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation has donated 12,480 vials of life-saving respiratory medications to Americares – an organization that works in countries around the world to improve health care of those in greatest need.‬ Nephron is owned by Lexington County native Lou Kennedy, with its headquarters in West Columbia, just outside of Cayce. […]