The West Columbia Police Department is asking residents to be on the alert for tax scams. “Tax time upon us. Scams pop-up this time of year, so please be wary of calls to your house by people portraying themselves as IRS employees,” states a reminder warns from the WCPD. And do […]

The Town of Springdale held its first council meeting for 2016, and swore in a new member. Dr. Viki Fecas was sworn in as our newest member of council on Jan. 5. “She will be a tremendous asset to our council,” said Springdale Mayor Michael Bishop. He said Fecas, who […]

Cayce Riverwalk, Phase Four and the Timmerman Trail are now reopened. The City of Cayce announced the reopening of the riverside recreational trail Monday. It had been closed due to heavy rains. On Sunday Cayce published “A big thank you to our Parks Department and Cayce staff for working to […]

Elka Makenna James Elka James has been located and returned to her family, according to a release Sunday evening from the Cayce Public Safety Department. Initial report: The Cayce Department of Public Safety is currently seeking assistance in locating Elka Makenna James. Miss James (pictured) is a 14-year-old white female that […]

The country’s richest landlord is renting space in West Columbia.  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has not endorsed a candidate for the GOP nomination for president. But he does have a candidate renting office space from him. The campaign office of Donald Trump, frontrunner for the Republican nomination, is leasing […]

Bill Mooneyhan, and his son Billy, are in Arizona to see Clemson take on Alabama for college football’s National Championship. Click to See Story The two West Columbia residents flew from Columbia Metropolitan Airport Friday morning. We asked them to send some of photos from there trip. Here they are. The […]

Elka James has been located and returned to her family, according to a release Sunday evening from the Cayce Public Safety Department. Initial report: The Cayce Department of Public Safety is currently seeking assistance in locating Elka Makenna James. Miss James (pictured) is a 14-year-old white female that has been reported as […]

West Columbia Man Arrested on Participating in the Prostitution of a Minor Charge South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Stephen Patrick Skacall (DOB: 1988) of West Columbia, on one (1) charge connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.  The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED), a member […]

Clemson in a National Championship game is something West Columbia’s Bill Mooneyhan could not resist. “You just can’t miss a game this big,” Mooneyhan said. “It doesn’t happen very often.” Mooneyhan, with his son, Billy, flew out of Columbia Friday morning, headed toward Phoenix. There, Clemson will showdown with Alabama, […]

Brookland-Cayce Sophomore Nathan Walton is at the top of his game. He is an extraordinary swimmer, who is seeing the results of years of hard work. Walton won the state high school championship in the 100-meter butterfly event in October. He was the State Champ in the 100 back in […]