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West Columbia City Council meets Tuesday at 6 p.m.

West Columbia City Council meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 12th Street at Jarvis Klapman Blvd. Click on agenda to read.

Photo gallery – Cayce-West Columbia Holiday Parade of Lights

From fire trucks and queens to elves and vintage cars, the Cayce-West Columbia Holiday Parade of Lights was bight in the December sky, Saturday night. Throngs of spectators, bundled up for the cold, lined 12th Street from Cayce to West Columbia. The unique night time parade featured candy and pageantry. […]

Man killed in West Columbia crash is identified by coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual killed in a motor vehicle collision, Friday morning. The crash occurred on US 321 at Glenn Road in West Columbia at approximately 10 a.m. According to Fisher, Louis Connelley, 72, of Swansea was traveling toward Gaston on US 321 when he […]

Reminder: Cayce – West Columbia Holiday Parade of Lights is 5:30 p.m., Saturday

The Greater Cayce – West Columbia Holiday Parade of Lights is Saturday at 5:30 p.m. And remember, the parade begins in Cayce, not West Columbia, like before. This year, the route will begin in front of the Cayce Municipal Complex at 1800 12th Street. According to Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber […]

Lexington Two’s 2017-18 Teachers of the Year honored

Lexington Two’s 2017-18 Teachers of the Year were honored at a reception Nov. 30. As family, friends, educators and students looked on, each teacher was introduced with a short biography and given a clock and a cash award. District Teacher of the Year Daniel Bailey of Airport High School delivered […]

Lexington 2 students apply giving spirit for holidays

One thousand six hundred-plus cans of food — and counting. The season of giving is well under way in Lexington Two schools, where holiday donation campaigns already have netted hundreds of cans of food and other needed items for area families. Some drives wrapped up around Thanksgiving, though several are […]

Lexington man charged with attempted murder after alleged machete attack

Lexington County deputies arrested a man early Thursday morning after responding to a stabbing that happened during a domestic incident on Cochin Court. Ezra Foster, 32, is charged with attempted murder and possessing a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “According to information we gathered at the scene, Foster […]

House of Raeford Job Fair is Saturday, from 9 a.m. until Noon

House of Raeford Farms is hiring all shifts. So you can work the shift that works for you. The house of Raeford job fair is Saturday, December 9, from 9 am until noon at 441 sunset boulevard.

The play “Jesus is His Name” begins in South Congaree, Friday

That Christmas-season play entitled “Jesus is His Name,” began last year. It will start its second year on Friday. The play will run on six nights: Dec. 8 and 15 at 7 p.m., and Dec. 9, 10, 16, and 17 at 6:30 p.m. It is being shown at the South Congaree […]

Nephron Pharmaceuticals expanding its Lexington County facility, adding 125 jobs

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a manufacturer of sterile inhalation and 503B outsourcing medications, today announced a $12.5 million expansion to add 36,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The new investment is expected to create 125 new jobs by June. “The improvement of the facility will help us meet our commitment to […]