City West Columbia Independence Day Office Closing, Sanitation Schedule
The City of West Columbia City Hall will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Regular hours will resume on Thursday, July 5. The City of West Columbia will not collect household garbage items or recycling on Wednesday, July 4. Customers normally receiving sanitation services on […]
Read More >>Lexington County Councilman Todd Cullum talks taxes at Chamber Breakfast
Amazon, in Lexington County, pays around $1.1 million-a-year as a fee-in-lieu of tax,” said Lexington County Councilman Todd Cullum. He was the speaker at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast, Tuesday. It was held at Cayce United Methodist Church. Lexington County Council is scheduled to vote on a budget of […]
Read More >>Cayce’s Darwin Weaver is Chamber’s Officer-of-the-Month
Cayce Public Safety Officer Darwin Weaver was recognized as the Public Safety Officer-of-the-Month by the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Tuesday at the Chamber’s monthly breakfast. It was held at the Cayce United Methodist Church. Weaver is the Student Resource Officer at Cayce Elementary School. He is pictured with […]
Read More >>Dump truck hits overpass, closes down I-20, Tuesday
The South Carolina Department of Transportation shut down Interstate 20 East at the Augusta Road overpass just after 7 a.m. Tuesday to make repairs. The interstate re-opened around 11 a.m. A dump truck struck an overpass bridge on Interstate 20 Tuesday morning. The dump truck struck the bridge at around […]
Read More >>Poles damaged by drunk driver in Lexington
The intersection of West Main Street and Gibson Road in Lexington was closed early Wednesday morning. Several poles and traffic lights were damaged due to a collision involving an intoxicated driver overnight. Lexington Police were asking motorists to please heed detours around the area, and use alternative routes if possible.
Read More >>4 face drug charges after in Lexington County
A traffic stop and a follow-up investigation at a Cayce motel led to the arrests of four people last week on various drug charges. Anthony Joseph Calvanese, 30, is charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute meth. Danielle Lawson, 29, is charged with […]
Read More >>Lexington 2 School District passes $84.3 million budget, includes millage increase
Lexington County School District Two approved a 4.26 percent millage increase when the school board passed its $84.3 million budget, Thursday night. The $756,703 increase will go to fund the addition of four middle and high school teachers; elementary and middle school library improvements; three mental health care professionals; teacher […]
Read More >>3 die in crash that closes westbound lane on I-26 in Orangeburg County
A fatal crash has closed I-26, all westbound lanes near Orangeburg, at the 154 mile marker, according to Trooper David Jones of the S.C. Highway Patrol. He reported the lane closings after 3:30 p.m. Monday. The collision involved three fatality victims, according to Jones. A child was also injured. Jones […]
Read More >>Airport’s Jayla Jamison is S.C. Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year
From Dawn Kujawa – Lexington School District Two Communications Director The honors keep rolling in for Airport High track and field star Jayla Jamison. The rising sophomore has been named the girls’ South Carolina Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year, one of the nation’s most prestigious awards in […]
Read More >>West Columbia residents thankful for city’s storm response
After storms blew down trees and caused a power outage, members of the Westover Acres Community Crime watch issued “a big thank you” to City of West Columbia Public Works Director Jamie Hook and all of his crew at the city of West Columbia Sanitation department for “not one time, […]
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