During the Lunch and Learn event Wednesday, the West Columbia Fire Department (WCFD) presented a check to the Lexington Medical Center Foundation. The money collected by the WCFD is to go to fund the fight against breast cancer. Lunch and Learn is a program of the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of […]

The Gulf gas station that stood at Meeting and State in West Columbia is still there. But it has been remolded, and re-fitted. The old building has lots of its old structure kept to add to the integrity of the building. But a lot has changed too. Karen Hoover has […]

Two Lexington County men have been arrested on charges stemming from a burglary at Gilbert Elementary School and another burglary at a business near the school. According to arrest warrants, Gary Ryan Lybrand and Kameron O’Brine Swygert, both 18, have been charged with multiple counts of burglary and criminal conspiracy […]

The first phase of a S.C. Electric and Gas dig on the Congaree River has produced no Civil War artifacts. “SCE&G recently completed the first phase of the Congaree River remediation project, during which several hundred metallic objects were removed from the soil along the shoreline,” said Ginny Jones, senior […]

Airport High School Linebacker Zach Feaster is one of the most-intense players you’ll see. And as the high school football playoffs wind down, and all-star games are played, it’s a good time to reflect on what Feaster brought to his team. “He’s one of the toughest players I’ve ever coached in […]

It seems that Will Muschamp was a strong candidate to be USC’s new football coach all along. He was not the fall-back guy if no one else bit. And despite the sharp immediate opposition from Gamecock fans, the fear and panic over the selection of Muschamp seems to have subsided. […]

There was hot chocolate, cookies and songs by Springdale Elementary students.  The Town of Springdale held its Tree Lighting Ceremony, Monday night in front of a large crowd.

Take a tour of the West Columbia Fire Department as a part of the December 2015 Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s Lunch and Learn event. They need you to register to make this event a success. It is Wednesday (Dec. 9) from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the West […]

Jay C. Joy, age 24, of Columbia, was operating his 2006 Yamaha motorcycle with passenger, Andrea E. Barwick, age 21, of Chapin, when it collided with a black SUV. Joy was pronounced ded at the scene from the injuries he sustained in the accident. Barwick was transported to an area […]

Springdale Mayor Michael Bishop estimated the crowd to be 500 at last year’s Springdale Tree Lighting. Don’t miss the big event this year. The Town of Springdale Christmas Tree lighting will be at 6 p.m. Monday (Dec. 7) in front of Sox and Sons Construction, 3000 Hookdale Road, just off of Platt […]