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Gas use last week by SCE&G customers breaks record

Recent extreme cold weather in South Carolina has driven SCE&G natural gas customers to use record amounts of natural gas, much like the record usage the company saw with electric customers. On Wednesday, Jan. 3, SCE&G customers used 345,736 dekatherms of natural gas, breaking the utility’s previous record of 331,233 […]

Cayce Woman’s Club honored by Cayce City Council for 80 years

There were a few special people who were recognized at the meeting Tuesday night. Mayor Elise Partin and Cayce City Council honored the Cayce Woman’s Club for their service to the community on the club’s 80th anniversary. The club was recognized at the Cayce City Council meeting last week. “We […]

SCE&G to test emergency sirens on Lower Saluda River Tuesday

SCE&G will conduct two separate tests of siren warning systems Tuesday (Jan. 9) in two separate Midlands locations. At noon, SCE&G will activate the siren warning system along the Lower Saluda River as part of the Lake Murray Dam emergency action plan. A full, three-minute sounding of the sirens is […]

Man charged with 5 counts of attempted murder following house fire

A Columbia man has been charged with five counts of attempted murder after deputies said he set a Swansea home on fire with five people inside late Saturday night. Joseph Harry Riester, 48, entered the victims’ home on Jones Wire Road with a knife shortly before midnight, according to the […]

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 […]