Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual that was killed in the single vehicle accident that occurred at approximately  3:10 a.m. Saturday.  Thomas M. Goad, 49, of Pelion  died, according Fisher. Goad was killed  as a result of the injuries he sustained when the 1999 Chevrolet truck he was operating […]

LCSD Release Lexington County deputies have charged a woman with unlawful conduct toward a child after she left two children inside a car while she went into a store. “Based on our investigation and witness statements, Maria Rivas-Velazques left a 5-year-old girl and a 23-month-old boy in her running car […]

The new Goodwill facility in West Columbia has scheduled a ribbon cutting ceremony for Wednesday, June 29. “We can’t wait to open,” said Crystal Hardesty Director of Marketing/PR for Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands SC. Hardesty said the store will be open to the public at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June […]

Press Release from Thursday morning. BANNING ENDORSES TEM MILES FOR HOUSE SEAT 89 Citing the importance of experience and leadership, Former Lexington County Councilman and candidate for House District 89, Bill Banning, announced this morning that he is asking all of his supporters to now support Tem Miles in the […]

Dignitaries, company officials, growers and vendors gathered just outside Batesburg-Leesville Wednesday. House of Raeford cut the ribbon on its new $16-million, 63,000-sq.ft. hatchery. It’s a state of the art facility that replaces an older operation. House of Raeford’s Columbia Farms is the largest employer in the City of West Columbia. […]

Cayce’s booming, more to come. There’s a lot going on in Cayce, and Mayor Elise Partin expects more to come. “We have lots of potential,” Partin said. She spoke to the West Metro Rotary Club in West Columbia, June 3. She called Cayce “business-friendly” where the effort is to preserve […]

  There should be plenty of eggs in West Columbia, now. A pilot program implemented in 2014, and allowed for one year of domestic chicken-keeping, has been made permanent. West Columbia City Council voted to keep the ordinance in place at its June 7, meeting. The initial ordinance was passed […]

According to raw numbers in the Lexington County Republican primary Tuesday, there will be some runoffs, and some new faces on County Council. In County Council District 1: Scotty Whetstone defeated incumbent Jim Kinard. Dist. 1 covers Gaston, Swansea and Pelion. In County Council District 3: Darrell Hudson and Brad Matthews it looks like […]

Micah Caskey, a former prosecutor, will face West Columbia City Councilman Tem Miles in a June 28 runoff in the GOP primary for House Dist 89. It’s the seat Rep. Kenny Bingham is leaving. Caskey got about 35% of the vote and Miles received about 25%. Former County Councilman Bill […]