Madelyn Bacon was crowned Miss Bearcat Monday night. Madelyn, of West Columbia, is a junior. She is the daughter of Karen and Bruce Bacon. The pageant was held at Brookland-Cayce High School. Below is the 2016 Miss Bearcat Court Winners: People’s Choice is Caroline Shelton Miss Congeniality is Brittany Mills Miss […]

The Franklin Graham Prayer Tour stops in Columbia Tuesday. There will be a Prayer Rally at the Statehouse in Columbia, at noon Tuesday. It will be held by Franklin Graham, son of renown Evangelist Billy Graham. “I’m going to every state in our country to challenge Christians to live out […]

Michael Yant, 40, of Lexington, was sentenced Monday in federal court in Columbia, according to US Attorney Bill Nettles. Yant was sentenced for Wire Fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. US District Judge Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., of Columbia sentenced Yant to five months of incarceration, to be […]

The Moffatt Street section of the West Columbia Riverwalk has been re-opened after being closed due to flooding. City personnel have worked quickly to clear the walkway after recent flood waters subsided. The amphitheater and nearby walkways are open to the public. Remaining closed portions of the park are located […]

Springdale Police made a drug arrest Saturday afternoon.   On Saturday at approximately 4:30 in the afternoon a Springdale officer stopped a car for failing to stop at a stop sign on Pond Drive at Platt Springs Rd. After stopping the vehicle the officer observed behavior that was thought to be […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who was killed in the early Friday morning two-car accident on Hwy 321 in Cayce. Valerie D. Rhodes, 44, of Gaston was traveling north in the 3200 block of Charleston Highway at approximately 4:40 a.m. on Friday, when another vehicle that […]

Cayce Department of Public Safety Officer L. Feliciano was off-duty, but that does not mean he would not respond to an emergency. Feliciano, a master public safety officer, saved a woman’s life from a burning mobile home, Friday afternoon,” according to Sgt. Evan Antley of the Cayce DPS. Feliciano saw […]

Moffatt Street side of West Columbia Riverwalk closed due to flooding The Moffatt Street side of the West Columbia Riverwalk is currently closed due to flooding. Once the flood waters subside and the Riverwalk path is clear again, the city will announce when all areas of the West Columbia Riverwalk […]

Miss South Carolina made a stop in West Columbia, Friday where she offered some advice to young people. “Make decisions that get you where you want to be,” said Daja Dial. She spoke to eighth-graders at Northside Middle School. Dial is from Spartanburg and she is a Clemson University student, […]