Did the Gamecocks break the mold when Will Muschamp was hired as its head football coach? Did Athletics Director Ray Tanner get the coach that is “Just Right” for Columbia? Of course, only time will tell, but fans who had come to dread football season are now expressing anticipation. Thanks […]

Tracy, West Columbia Police Department Administrative Assistant, is the 2015 winner of the Christmas Ugly Sweater contest! Congratulations!!! — at City of West Columbia, SC.

Expect a high of 78 degrees in the Cayce-West Columbia-Springdale area on Christmas Day 2015. It will be cloudy Christmas morning, with sun in the afternoon. No rain is forecast for Christmas Day, according to The Weather Channel. Link to C-WC Christmas Day forecast

Crews from the West Columbia Fire Department Tower 2 Truck partnered with the Columbia Fire Department Ladder 9 to bring Santa and some elves to children at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital. “This tradition was an idea of Captain Chris Branham of Columbia Ladder 9 whose daughter was once treated here. […]

The City of Cayce has a Christmas light display that is worth the trip. While there are long lines elsewhere, come to Cayce and see this pretty presentation. It’s at the Municipal Complex, 1800 12th Street, Cayce.                      

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO RESIDENTS: Phases 1, 2, and 3 of the Cayce Riverwalk are currently closed due to river flooding. This includes areas accessible from the main entrance at Axtell Dr. and N Ave, through the Thomas Newman Boat Landing. Please do not attempt to enter any section of the […]

Boil Water Advisory Issued Beginning Dec. 29. The City of West Columbia will cut off water service on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. for all water customers in the following area in Lexington County: All addresses in the 2900 – 3600 blocks of Leaphart Road All […]

The town of Springdale has revised its garbage schedule until the end of December.  Dec. 23rd – Yard trash collected (no recycling collection) 24th – Town Hall closed; no garbage collection 25th – Town Hall closed; no garbage collection 28th – Town Hall closed; no garbage collection 29th- Monday and Tuesdays […]

The City of Cayce offices will close at 1 p.m. Wednesday for the holiday season. The offices will reopen after Christmas, on Monday, December 29th.  The holiday lights at City Hall will remain open and free.

West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton said he thinks the deal to finalize Brookland will come soon. “There’s just a couple changes to nail down,” said Horton on Tuesday. Council’s next scheduled meeting is Jan. 5. The plan is for a monumental $60 million, aesthetically-significant, game-changing complex.  It will include retail, commercial […]