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Sgt. Andrew Richbourg of the Springdale Police Department is C-WC Chamber’s Officer-of-the-Month

Sgt. Andrew Richbourg, left, of the Springdale Police Department was named Law Enforcement Officer of the Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s Breakfast, Tuesday. He is pictured with Springdale Police Operations Sgt, C. Manuel and Vaughan Dozier of First Community Bank, award sponsor. The breakfast was held […]

Sara Lackey, of Swansea High School’s Freshman Academy, named Chamber’s Student-of-the-Month

Sara Lackey, of the Lexington School District Four Swansea High School’s Freshman Academy, was named Student of the Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s Breakfast, Tuesday. The breakfast was held on the grounds of Lexington Medical Center. Lackey is pictured with Swansea High School Freshman Academy Principal […]

Megan Nichols, of Swansea High School’s Freshman Academy, named Chamber’s Teacher-of-the-Month

Megan Nichols, of the Lexington School District Four Swansea High School’s Freshman Academy, was named Teacher of the Month at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s Breakfast, Tuesday. The breakfast was held on the grounds of Lexington Medical Center. Nichols is pictured with Swansea High School Freshman Academy Principal […]

New members welcomed to the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday

New members were welcomed to the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s breakfast, Tuesday. The new members are Mike Johnson of Roper Staffing; Brian Bobenage of Planet Fitness; Lainie Lewis of State Street Trading Company; Cindy Kidd of TurnKey Realty; Jennifer Wilkes of State Farm; and Jim Hatchell of Palmetto […]

Taste on the River for the West Columbia Beautification Foundation is Feb. 27 – Get tickets

Mark your calendars. Taste on the River is Feb. 27. There will be a silent auction, too. Featuring the best food from the top chef’s, Taste on the River is hosted by the City of West Columbia and the West Columbia Beautification Foundation. It was a packed event last year. […]

Ribbon cut Monday on the Chapin Business and Technology Park at Brighton

The ribbon was cut on the Chapin Business and Technology Park at Brighton, Monday afternoon. Lexington County developed the 220-acre business and technology park near the entrance-way to Chapin and Interstate 26. Lexington County Council Chairwoman Debbie Summers said the park, that has been planned for years, is “worth waiting […]

Gray Collegiate’s Hunter Helms named top 2020 Class quarterback

Gray Collegiate Academy quarterback Hunter Helms has been ranked in the Top 50 among the 2020 Class of QBs by a couple of national publications. And the High School Sports Report ranked Helms as the No. 1 QB in South Carolina in the 2020 class. Helms has been invited him […]

Leaphart Road Bridge in West Columbia scheduled to open Friday (Jan. 26)

The Leaphart Road Bridge over I-26 in West Columbia is scheduled to open Friday (Jan. 26.) according to the SCDOT. Chris Drive (on the Columbia side of the bridge) south of Leaphart Road, will also reopen Friday. “There is still quite a bit of coordination required this week with various […]

Kinetic Day Derby practice held Saturday in West Columbia

WLTX-TV Channel 19 came out to Meeting Street in West Columbia Saturday for a test run of the derby cars for Kinetic Derby Day. Mark Plessinger of Frame of Mind Eyewear on State Street helped demonstrate the Kinetic Derby car process. West Columbia City Councilman Tem Miles also took a […]

Former Lexington County Sheriff Lewis McCarty dies

A. Lewis McCarty, whose law enforcement career in Lexington County spanned more than three decades, has died at the age of 76. “Sheriff McCarty had an incredible influence on me as a law enforcement officer and leader,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “He touched many others in the profession […]