Community Supporter. Click to visit website.Besides chicken, West Columbia’s House of Raeford produces a substantial benefit to its community. The entity has a workforce of 857. It is the seventh largest employer in Lexington County. House of Raeford and its employees generate millions of dollars for the local economy. When the […]

John Farley has been let go as chief meteorologist at WIS-TV- Columbia’s NBC affiliate. His departure from the station brought criticism from social media sites. And it comes in the wake of a poorly handled and publicly messy  termination of former WIS anchor Ben Hoover more than a year ago. […]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has activated two Disaster Response Centers across Lexington County. FEMA’s Disaster Recovery Centers are readily accessible facilities or mobile offices where applicants may go for information about FEMA or other disaster assistance programs. FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers will operate every day from 8 a.m. until […]

“What can we do to help?” As rain poured and flood waters raged reminiscent of Noah, that was the question Caron Moore and Lindsay Shupe asked each other. Church had been canceled Sunday morning, but the two members of Holland Avenue Baptist Church wanted to do something to help. “We […]

According to a release from the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the West Columbia Amphitheater is finally above water but took a massive beating, as did the entire Riverwalk. Overall, the Cayce/West Columbia area didn’t suffer as much damage as our neighbors across the river, according to the release. […]

B.J. Unthank held a campaign event Wednesday evening. Unthank is the incumbent in the West Columbia City Council District 6 seat. He is running for re-election. At the gathering, he thanked supporters for coming and said he loves serving as councilman for West Columbia. The event was held at Carolina […]

Both Airport High School and Brookland-Cayce High School have postponed their October 9, Friday night home football games.  The games will be made up on Monday, October 12.  Please note the following schedule: Airport High vs. Aiken High – Monday, October 12, 7 p.m. at Eagle Stadium Brookland-Cayce High vs Gilbert High – […]

Lexington School District Two – Cancels School for Thursday and Friday, Oct. 8-9. Teachers to report Friday, but not students. Due to the concerns about the flooded areas of the school district and the hazardous road conditions, Lexington School District has decided the following: The school district will be closed […]