The Lexington 2 School Board of Trustees will conduct its Regular Monthly Meeting on Thursday (June 16) at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West Columbia. The proposed Agenda includes Second Reading of the 2016/17 Proposed General Fund Budget; consideration of the […]

The Rhythm on the River held its last concert of the spring series, Saturday. The concerts are a product of The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, and its sponsors. The Mustache Brothers took the stage at the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheatre after  The Prairie Willows opened. The next series begins […]

Dee Alessandro, fishing with West Columbia City Councilman Trevor Bedell, hauled in this big ‘un on Saturday. The stiper were biting en masse, according Bedell. Catch and release requirements are in effect- and that’s what the fisherman did after landing this big fish. Alessandro said he loves to come up […]

Nephron Pharmaceuticals has been approved to produce a new drug. “This is big news and it’s very good news,” said Lou Kennedy, Saturday, She is president and CEO of Nephron. The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has given Nephron permission to manufacture Budesonide. It’s a generic steroid administered to asthma and […]

The Mustache Brothers play the last Rhythm on the River concert of the spring, Saturday. It’s at the West Columbia Amphitheatre.  The Opener is The Prairie Willows at 6 p.m. The Mustache Brothers are scheduled to come on around 7 p.m. Sponsored by: PCT SERVICES Food Truck: C&L’s GRILL ON WHEELS […]

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigators are seeking information on whereabouts of a Gilbert man who hasn’t been seen or heard from since the day after Memorial Day. “Taylor Johnson was last seen walking along Pond Branch Road about 7 p.m. on May 31,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “His […]

House of Raeford Farms will celebrate the grand opening of its new, state-of- the-art chicken hatchery on June 15. House of Raeford is West Columbia’s top employer and one of the largest job-providers in Lexington County. The new hatchery is in Monetta, and it will serve the House of Raeford […]

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has partnered with the Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club to collect new and used eyeglasses and hearing aids to support the Lions’ mission of assisting children and young adults who experience hearing and sight problems. New and used eyeglasses and hearing aids will be accepted June […]

Lexington County deputies are searching for a Pelion man suspected of breaking into a vending machine. Three arrest warrants have been issued for 31-year-old Mitch Jeffcoat in connection with an incident at a hotel on Bush River Road May 28. Jeffcoat is charged with larceny, possession of tools used in […]

Good news for home sellers in Cayce and West Columbia. A recent study ranked both among the easiest places in South Carolina to sell. SmartAsset, a New York-based financial technology company ranked cities in the US by the number of days their homes spend on the market. Cayce was ranked […]