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Rev. Charles Jackson, his former coach Tom Crump, have reunion at new Brookland-Cayce arena

The new arena at Brookland-Cayce High School opens Tuesday (tonight) but there is a lot of history with the retiring of the old gym. Rev. Charles Jackson, pastor of Brookland Baptist Church in West Columbia, was a trailblazer in that facility. Jackson, along with Michael Thompson, were the first African-American […]

Bill Mooneyhan receives prestigious award from Lions Club

Bill Mooneyhan Sr, owner of Mooneyhan’s Auto Service in West Columbia, received the prestigious Livingston Award from the Cayce- West Columbia Lions Club. The Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce awarded Mooneyhan with the Citizen of the Year Award, last week. “I am Proud to be part of Both of these […]

Agreements with SCE&G on the agenda of Tuesday’s West Columbia City Council meeting

The West Columbia City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 200 N. 12th Street – West Columbia, The agenda includes the following recognitions and presentations: Presentation on Kinetic Derby Day and Art on State Events-Kelli Ricard, Events Manager; Presentation Concerning Updates on Parking Construction […]

Truck hits ice patch, crashes in Lexington

The driver of a vehicle lost control after hitting a patch of ice on the road in Lexington. It happened on Hendrix Street near Chariot Street, according to the Lexington Police Department. Traffic was limited to a single lane until the vehicle could be removed from a ditch. The LPD […]

West Columbia City Hall and Sanitation Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Schedule

The City of West Columbia City Hall will be closed Monday, January 21, 2019, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Household garbage, yard trash, and recycling WILL NOT be collected on Monday. The Monday Sanitation Route will […]

Total lunar eclipse visible in West Columbia under perfectly clear skies

The last total lunar eclipse, until 2021, occurred Sunday night, and early Monday morning. It began after 10:30 p.m. The eclipse took more than three hours. And it was visible in West Columbia under perfectly clear skies, although it was a cold winter’s night, with temperatures in the 30s. It […]

First games, open house set for new Brookland-Cayce arena

The much-anticipated arena at Brookland-Cayce High School is set to open for its first events. The first athletic match-ups are on Tuesday, with games against rival Airport High School. JV will play at 5 pm, Varsity Girls at 6:30, and Varsity Boys at 8. Then, on Saturday, an open house […]

Woman charged with stabbing family member in Gaston

Lexington County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Gaston woman Tuesday night. Stacey Lynn Chasteen, 46, is being charged with attempted murder after officers responded to a stabbing at her home. She is also charged with using a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Based on the interview investigators […]

Man charged with DUI after crash into Cayce Waffle House

The S.C. Highway Patrol chased a man Thursday morning and the pursuit ended in a crash at the Cayce Waffle House on Airport Boulevard. As a result Gregory Alexander Maxwell, 27, was charged with DUI, failure to stop for blue a light, and driving while uninsured. Maxwell drove past a […]

West Columbia Police Chief Dennis Tyndall takes pride in his city and his job

West Columbia Police Chief Dennis Tyndall has been in law enforcement since 1984, and in that time he has seen the profession evolve. From equipment to training, the job of police officer has become more complex over the years, but Tyndall always rises to the level of professionalism required. The […]