West Columbia has been named as one of the Top Ten places to retire in South Carolina.The city was ranked No. 9. “So many people grow up in this area and don’t leave. They know it’s a great place to live,” said Gregg Pinner, president and CEO of the Greater […]

UPDATED: Company moving out of Cayce Dominion Carolina Gas Transmission is leaving Cayce. The company currently operates a facility on 12th Street Extension in Cayce. Dominion Carolina Gas Transmission (DCGT) will transfer more than 100 employees from the temporary office in Cayce to Columbia, said Kristen M. Beckham, Dominion’s external […]

Civil War Cannon Fire this Saturday (Feb. 13) at the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater From the City of West Columbia: Residents and visitors near the Gervais Street Bridge in West Columbia may hear a re-enactment involving cannons this Saturday. Cannons will be fired in front of Stone River at the […]

Announcement from Frieda Bingham, Ed.D. Mathematics Coordinator, Lexington Two Teams from Springdale Elementary, Pineview Elementary, and Herbert A. Wood Elementary, on Feb. 3, competed in the annual Lexington District Two Fourth Grade Math “Super Bowl.” During the competition, the teams used their Samsung Tablets to collaboratively respond in two rounds of extended-response […]

Debra Gunter, who has served 20 years as Lexington County’s Register of Deeds, will retire from the post at the end of the year. “It’s been an honor and a pleasure to serve the citizens of Lexington County,” Gunter said. “I’m thankful for all the support I’ve received not only […]

Jordan Lang of Lexington was crowned Miss War Eagle 2016 on Saturday (Jan. 16.) Jordan is a Senior at Gray Collegiate Academy in West Columbia. She is the daughter of Judy and Dale Lang. Gray Collegiate Academy 2016 Miss War Eagle Pageant was held at River Bluff High School. GCA’s […]

A Brookland-Cayce High School student recently took top honors as the overall winner in South Carolina’s 2016 Reel Art contest. of West Columbia received State Best of Show and a first-place award in the Grades 10-12 category for her depiction of a catfish, American toad and large leaved pondweed entitled […]

BUSBEE STUDENTS ATTEND SCSTA FESTIVAL Fifteen students from Busbee Creative Arts Academy attended the South Carolina Speech and Theatre Association’s (SCSTA) Middle School Festival Competition on Feb. 8 at Meadow Glen Middle School. LeAnna Flynn, Busbee’s Theartre Arts Teacher said, “Our young actors represented Busbee very well!  They performed well, […]

There were four projects announced, in the last year or so, for construction on Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia. They include: a Goodwill store; town houses; a Starbucks, Salsarita’s complex: and a Family Dollar Store. All of the projects are under construction, except the Family Dollar Store. It is finished […]

Airport High School to Resume Classes on a Regular Schedule Thursday   After an electrical fire interrupted classes at Airport High School earlier today, the school announces classes will resume Thursday on a regular schedule. The damage from the fire was contained to the 700 hall vocation wing. Classes that […]