S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis reacts to effort to remove him from Retirement Commission

S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis, a West Columbia resident, sent  an “Urgent Message” Thursday.  Loftis has decried the loss of billions of dollars in the State’s retirement system funds. Now members of the retirement system hierarchy want to remove Loftis from the Retirement System Investment Commission. Below is the letter Loftis sent:  […]

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Site plan released for new Lexington 2 elementary school

While there is still much to be determined, plans for a second new Lexington 2 elementary school are coming together. The school will be on Cougar Drive, in West Columbia, next-to Northside Middle School. It is just off of Sunset Boulevard. Plans for the school are being drawn up by Carter, […]

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Colorful sunrise over Sunset

The clouds were arranged at sunrise Wednesday to make for a colorful morning. The sky was orange  with the white and a little blue, over Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia.  Click on photos below to enlarge  

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Lexington 2 Kindergarten, first-grade Registration begins Jan. 25 

Attention Parents/Guardians of: Rising 4K, 5K, and 1st grade students Registration for the 2017-2018 School-year begins Jan. 25. You MUST have the following information at the time of registration: · Child’s Birth Certificate (long form required) · Child’s Immunization Certificate · Two Proofs of residence (one utility bill and a […]

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West Columbia woman identified as victim in car fatal accident

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the woman who died in a single-vehicle accident on Monday. Fisher said Patricia Ann Steele, 52, of West Columbia was killed when her vehicle crossed the center line, and she over-corrected. The accident happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Pine Street near Cedar Creek Road […]

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Love’s Travel Stop cuts the ribbon on Cayce property in Richland County

The Greater C-WC Chamber of Commerce held its First Ribbon Cutting in 2017  at Love’s Travel Stop,  2015 Bluff Road, Cayce. Love’s General Manager Darius Jackson helped cut the ribbon with Love’s District Manager Tony Cribb. Cayce City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem James “Skip” Jenkins represented the City of […]

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Cayce receives energy grant for new LED lights at city complex

The City of Cayce is pleased to announce that the City has received a $5,000 energy efficiency grant from the South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff, Energy Office to purchase new LED lights for Cayce’s Municipal Complex and Utility Compound. With the grant, the City of Cayce will purchase 66 […]

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West Columbia issues city schedule for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

West Columbia City Hall and Sanitation Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Schedule The City of West Columbia City Hall will be closed Monday, Jan. 16) in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday. Household garbage, yard trash, and recycling WILL NOT be collected […]

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Clemson National Champions, West Columbia, Cayce represented at game

It came down to Clemson scoring a touchdown with one second left on the clock, Monday night. With that score, the Tigers defeated Alabama 35-31, to become college football’s National Champion. Clemson had trailed most of the game, before taking a lead in the fourth quarter, only to lose the […]

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One killed at US 302-Cedar Creek Road intersection in Lexington County

A fatal one-car accident occurred in Lexington County Monday at the intersection of US 302 and Cedar Creek Road. A 2001 Volkswagen Bug ran off the right side of the road at the intersection and hit a tree. The driver died at the scene, according Lance Corporal David Jones of […]

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