City administrator Brian Carter
January provides a good opportunity to see what has happened in the year that just ended and a chance to see what you can look forward to in the new year. At a Special West Columbia City Council meeting on Dec. 18, West Columbia City Administrator Brian Carter and City Staff presented a year-end report – […]
It was a convergence of music, with bands playing on stages set up in the streets, And the people came out. The City of West Columbia’s first-ever Meeting Street Music Fest, took place Saturday in the 500-to-700 Blocks of Meeting Street, in West Columbia. The City of West Columbia sponsored the free event featuring six bands, […]
The late Bobby Horton, former mayor of West Columbia was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Gala, Thursday. It was held at Stone River, beside West Columbia’s Riverwalk Park. Horton’s daughter, Lynn Horton Shull, and her daughter Margaret, accepted the award. They are pictured with several City of […]
Anna Huffman, City of West Columbia Director of Public Relations, was included as one of Columbia Regional Business Report’s Women of Influence 2023. The recognition took place Wednesday at DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia. The award celebrates the exceptional achievements of women in the community and honors the trailblazers, visionaries, and leaders who are making a […]
By Terry Ward – Former West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton was a neighbor and a friend. I watched as he was wheeled into an ambulance from his home on Saturday, June 24. It was the last time I talked to him. Less than a week later, on Thursday, June 29, he passed away. But there are so many memories left. When […]
More than 50 volunteers showed up for West Columbia’s City Wide Litter Pick Up, Saturday. On hand were: Mayor Tem Miles and his family; Councilman Joseph Dickey; Councilman Mickey Pringle and his family; Councilman Mike Green; City Administrator Brian Carter and his son; and many city staff. The group picked up almost two tons of […]
West Columbia City Council unanimously passed the redistricting map after a public hearing and the second reading at the Special Council Meeting on Wednesday. After receiving and reviewing data from the 2020 US Census, the City of West Columbia reviewed district boundaries to balance the number of residents between West Columbia Council Districts. The new district […]
West Columbia City Council passed first reading of the city’s 2022-2023 budget, Tuesday. There was some opposition to a tax increase that is included in the $21 million budget.Council members Jimmy Brooks, Mike Green and Erin Porter voted against the budget.Green said we are headed toward a recession. He also cited record-high gas prices ($4.59-a-gallon […]