Woodridge Memorial Park held an Open House and Ribbon Cutting, Wednesday, at its 138 Corley Mill Road location with the Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce.  Pictured L to R:   Gregg Pinner-Family Service Advisor, Chad Frye – Market Leader for Thompson & Woodridge , David Hardee – Location Leader w/ Woodridge. […]

Kyra Picardo, as student at Lexington School District Two’s Busbee Creative Arts Center was recognized as Student of the Month as the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce meeting, Tuesday. It was held at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church. Pictured with Kyra, middle, are Richard Skipper, the Chamber’s executive director and […]

Don’t Trash Where We Splash is one of the slogans that is part of the City of West Columbia’s new initiative to stop littering. Take Pride in the West Side is another. Based on the belief that our rivers are the jewels of the city, the campaign is committed to […]

Beth Brooks of Lexington School District Two’s Busbee Creative Arts Center was recognized as Teacher of the Month as the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce meeting, Tuesday. It was held at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church. Pictured with Brooks, middle, are Richard Skipper, the Chamber’s executive director and Stephanie Hucks, […]

Andrew Hershelman of the West Columbia Fire Department was recognized as Officer of the Month as the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce meeting, Tuesday. It was held at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church. Pictured with Hershelman are Vaughan Dozier, award sponsor, and West Columbia Fire Chief Chris Smith.

Tax incentives and opportunity zones await in the City of West Columbia. That was the message from West Columbia City Administrator Brian Carter. He spoke at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast Tuesday morning, at West Columbia’s Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church. “We are hungry for growth,” said Carter, and that […]

You’re invited to the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater Friday, at 5:45 p.m., to experience the unveiling of the City of West Columbia’s unique interactive art piece, created by artist Karl L. Larsen. The unveiling is followed by the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Rhythm on the River Fall Concert Series featuring […]

A Lexington man who collapsed Sept. 18 during an encounter with Lexington County deputies died Tuesday at Lexington Medical Center, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. Click for link to report Fisher identified the man as 34-year-old Stephen Walter Gagliani. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday. “We extend our […]

An 11-year-old male who attends CrossRoads Intermediate School in Columbia has been charged after deputies determined he made threats on social media to bomb the school and shoot school buses. A Lexington County deputy interviewed the student, whose name will not be released because he’s under the age of 18, […]

The City of West Columbia has released its newsletter for September-October 2019. It is the third newsletter the city has produced since June. The newsletter updates West Columbia residents about all the happenings in the city with messages from Mayor Bobby Horton, and the city’s eight council members.The newsletter is […]