There will be a groundbreaking for the new West Columbia Goodwill location at 2119 Sunset Blvd., at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15.  scheduled for Tuesday morning at 10 a.m.    Crystal Hardesty, director of marketing and PR for Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands SC, announced the groundbreaking Wednesday morning.  Hardesty  included […]

A search for Civil War artifacts on the Congaree River could begin soon. According to an official from S.C. Electric and Gas (SE&G) a dig to remove possible Civil War artifacts from the Congaree River, across from the West Columbia river bank, could begin in late September. It is believed […]

SCANA land in Cayce prime for development. Cayce’s 12th Street Extension is a hot corner for growth in Lexington County. “There is considerable interest in the property,” said Ginny Jones, a SCANA senior public affairs specialist. SCANA owns much of the land in the 12th Street Extension area at the […]

  The Columbia Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Field Office will hold a Situational Awareness symposium from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sept. 22 , at Brookland Baptist Church (1054 Sunset Blvd.)  West Columbia. David A. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the  in South Carolina released an advisory, Tuesday. […]

“Deputies responded to the 100 block of Roundtree Road in Gaston about 10:15 (Monday) night and found a man fatally shot,” according to Adam Myrick, Public Information Officer for the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. The incident remains under investigation. No other details about this case are available at this time.

Cayce is set to choose a new council member. The special election to fill the unexpired term of City of Cayce District 4 Councilman Tim James is Sept. 15. Phil Carter, Alex Mowery, and John Raley have filed to run for the Cayce Council District 4 seat. It is a […]

Agenda Special Council Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8,  at 4 p.m. Council Chambers II. Determination of a Quorum A. Consideration to Amend the Award of the Cedar Road and Mineral Springs Road Waterline Relocation Project – Mr. Mark A. Waller, P.E., Director of Planning, Engineering and Water Plants B. Consideration to Approve […]

Ever wonder about the significance of the wooden cutout of a man on a horse on State Street in Cayce, at Lyles Street. Below is the inscription explaining the reason the figure was placed there by The River Alliance. During the Revolutionary War the Congaree River provided a line of […]

Look for some new banners to promote some West Columbia businesses. Martha Wise, president of the River District Merchants Association, told West Columbia City Council last Tuesday of a plan to attract attention to an area of town. The River District is bounded by the State Street and Meeting Street, […]

Cayce’s Congaree Bluegrass Festival staff are looking for a few volunteers for this year’s event. The Congaree Bluegrass Festival takes place Oct. 3 and 4, at the Historic Columbia Speedway in Cayce. If you have a group or organization that might be interested and would like more information, please contact [email protected] or […]