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Social media users defend House of Raeford poultry operation on Sunset Boulevard after TV station’s negative headline

WIS-TV posted a video story on its Facebook page entitled: ‘Smelly eyesore’: What’s next for West Columbia’s Chicken plant. Link to WIS report The story was posted on Wednesday night at 10:24 p.m. and referred to “many of its neighbors” who object to the chicken plant, but those neighbors were […]

10 Lexington 2 Innovation Center seniors commit to jobs with local companies after graduation

There was a signing day of a different kind Wednesday in Lexington Two. Instead of high school athletes declaring their intent to play at the collegiate level, 10 Class of 2024 seniors at the Lexington Two Innovation Center committed to jobs with local companies after their graduation in May. They […]

New State Street businesses anticipating West Columbia’s Art on State, May 10 – Get All The Details

The City of West Columbia invites you to the 6th Annual Art on State from 5:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10, in the first three blocks of State Street, West Columbia. Art on State features live music, food and drinks. Artists will be on hand to paint murals in […]

Lexington School District 2 Opens New Performing Arts Center – State-of-the-art facility to transform arts education

Lexington School District Two proudly announces the grand opening of its new 103,400-square-foot Performing Arts Center and district office, located at 3205 Platt Springs Road in West Columbia. The culmination of a decade-long vision, this state-of-the-art facility is now ready to welcome students, educators, and the community at large to […]

Fentanyl, crack, cocaine and handguns found in Lexington County motel room, 2 men arrested

A tip from the public led narcotics agents to a motel on Piney Grove Road Friday in their search for an accused drug dealer. “Investigators with the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team, along with narcotics investigators from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department arrested 38-year-old Vander Antonio Mingledolph as he […]

Jade Watford promotes Taylor Watford Foundation’s May 18, Run for Hope in WIS-TV interview – Here’s the link

Jade Watford was on WIS TV to promote the Taylor Watford Foundation’s May 18, Run for Hope. Click for a link to Jade Watford’s interview on WIS-TV Jade said after the interview: “I am so thankful for Greg Adaline and Hannah Burbank of WIS for having me on last night […]

Cayce Fire Department unveils Muffin, the state’s first registered Fire Department Therapy Horse

The Cayce Fire Department is launching their Midlands Gives campaign request by unveiling the state’s first registered Fire Department Therapy Horse, Muffin. Muffin, a 5-year-old mini horse, has gone through extensive training to be a registered therapy horse per Pet Partners’ equine standards for pet therapy. Muffin and her handler, Lindsay McDade, Cayce’s Community Risk […]

Savage Craft Ale Works of West Columbia wins a silver medal at this year’s World Beer Cup in Las Vegas

Savage Craft Ale Works of West Columbia won a silver medal at this year’s World Beer Cup. Known as “the Olympics of Beer,” the World Beer Cup, held last week in Las Vegas, is the largest and most prestigious beer competition in the world. Savage Craft took home the award […]

Cayce-West Columbia Chamber celebrating Small Business Week with events, including annual C-WC golf tournament on Thursday

Tim James, president and CEO of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, said several events are taking place this week in celebration of Small Business Week, and some are extending into the Month of May. Small Business Week has been celebrated for over 60 years, acknowledging the contributions of […]

Man dies from injuries sustained in a Lexington County motorcycle accident

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a motorcycle vs vehicle accident at Juniper Springs Road near Wire Road in the Gilbert area of Lexington County at approximately 8:30 p.m.. on Friday. According to Fisher, Mr. Christopher Lee Wingard, 39, of Leesville was traveling southbound […]