From the Office of the 11th Circuit Solicitor: A Lexington man, William Thomas Embree, 37, of 364 Happy Town Road in Gaston has been sentenced to prison for the crimes of Voluntary Manslaughter and Kidnapping in the 2011 disappearance and murder of 22-year old Michael Jody George,of West Columbia. The […]

State Trooper Gabriel M. Colbert  of Lexington County, received the South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper of the Year award. He was chosen from among 13 other nominees from around the state. Colbert, assigned to Troop One/Midlands, was recognized for his efforts in saving the lives of three out-of-state motorists, including a […]

Pelican’s SnoBalls held its ribbon cutting, Thursday. Pelican’s SnoBalls is at 442 Meeting Street in West Columbia. Pelican’s SnoBalls has more flavor than a Snowball and it’s fluffy like Shaved Ice, it’s the perfect blend of snow and flavor.

Tartan Day South is March 31-April 3 (Thurs. through Sunday.)  Celtic Movie Night is free, Thursday (March 31) at the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater. On Friday (April 1) festivities begin at Historic Columbia Speedway. Those activities continue from Friday until Sunday. The 6th Annual Tartan Day South event is a four […]

The City of West Columbia has issued a closing schedule for the Easter holiday. City Hall will be closed, Friday, March 25. Regular hours will resume Monday, March 28.

This year there is a New Festival Location On the grounds of Cayce’s Historic Brookland-Cayce High School, 1300 State Street, Cayce. The Cayce Festival of the Arts features Fine Artists/Photographers, Fine Crafters, and Authors/Writers. It is presented by The Cayce Avenues Association. Last year’s event was a huge success. This […]

Ground was broken for Cayce’s Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, Wednesday morning.    SpringBridge Development, LLC is building the hotel, with a tentative open date of fourth quarter, 2016. The proposed Courtyard by Marriott will join a new corporate development hub in SCANA’s Otarre Pointe Development located at the I-77/I-26 intersection. The […]

Cayce’s Walmart Neighborhood Grocery could be open by end of June Cayce City Manager Rebecca Vance said the Walmart Neighborhood Grocery being built on Knox-Abbott Drive at Charleston Highway in Cayce, could be completed by the end of June. Vance addressed the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, Tuesday. […]

Pine Ridge Police Officer Frankie Neeley was named Law Enforcement Officer of the Month,  Tuesday morning  at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia  Chamber Breakfast. Pictured are: Pine Ridge Mayor Davis Busbee, Neeley, Pine Ridge Police Chief Billy Parker, and Chamber Board President Vaughan Dozier, of First Community Bank, sponsor of the […]

Lexington County AmbuBus used in multi-vehicle, multi-victim collision in Batesburg-Leesville Monday night On Monday night at 7:43 p.m., Lexington County 911 dispatch received an emergency call with a report of a multi-vehicle, multi-victim accident in the 1900 Block of Willis Street, in the community of Batesburg-Leesville. Emergency personnel from Lexington […]