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Lexington 2 School Board to meet April 9

The Board of Trustees of Lexington School District Two has scheduled a Special Board Meeting for Tuesday, April 9, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West Columbia, SC. The proposed Agenda is attached. Notices and Agendas are also posted […]

Structure is total loss after early morning fire

Lexington County Fire Service and EMS personnel were dispatched to a residential structure fire in the 100 block of Grace Street around 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning. Upon arrival, heavy flames and smoke were coming from the home. Fire units began immediate fire suppression and extinguishing operations. One resident was one […]

West Columbia’s Kinetic Derby Day to Offer Cash Prizes for Parade and Art Car Participants

The City of West Columbia’s 2nd Annual Kinetic Derby Day, on April 27, will offer NAI Columbia cash prizes to be awarded in six different categories for a total of $2,500. Go to kineticderbyday.com/awards-1 for a breakdown of the awards. Register now to enter a Kinetic Sculpture for the parade and/or a […]

New building official to be introduced at West Columbia City Council meeting, Tuesday, recognitions, too

The City of West Columbia will hold its Regular Council Meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday (April 2) at City Hall, Council Chambers, 200 N. 12th Street – West Columbia. Click here to see the agenda Inculded are: a Resolution Recognizing Bernice Smith Wells in Celebration of Her 70th Birthday; Resolution Recognizing […]

New members of the Cayce-West-Columbia Chamber introduced at March Chamber Breakfast

New members of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, last week. were introduced at Suzanne Riley-Whyte, left, of the Chamber introduced: Brittany Guess of Something Borrowed, Murray Coleman of United Way of the midlands, Cheri Bell of Celtic Bookkeeping and Tax Service-HALO-SC, pictured with USC Athletic Director Ray Tanner […]

Crash on Sunset Boulevard causes traffic delays

A collision on Sunset Blvd (US-378) at Mineral Springs Road had traffic lanes closed Monday morning and caused congestion. The Lexington police Department asked that motorists please proceed with caution. LPD photo.

West Columbia’s Flex plant to hire hundreds, job fair Friday

Flex, a global international design, engineering and manufacturing company with a facility near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, wants to hire as many as 500 workers. The jobs include: technicians, inspectors, engineers and shipping clerks. The jobs will be on a contract basis, but full-time employment is possible […]

Beth Branham sworn in as National School Boards Association president

ElizaBeth “Beth” Dickerson Branham was sworn in as president of the National School Boards Association over the weekend. She is the first South Carolinian to hold the office. The swearing in was held in Philadelphia. Branham is a West Columbia attorney, who began her career teaching English at Brookland-Cayce High […]