West Columbia

See Christian Singer Mitch McVicker in Concert Oct. 15, at Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church, West Columbia

Mitch McVicker in Concert – Thursday, October 15 • 6:30 PM at Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church • West Columbia, SC Everyone in the community is invited to a special evening of music, stories, laughter, and faith when Christian singer-songwriter Mitch McVicker comes to Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church on Thursday, October 15 at 6:30 p.m. The […]

Suspect shot after exchanging gunfire with Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies

A West Columbia man is in a hospital after exchanging gunfire with Lexington County deputies early Friday morning. “The sequence of events started shortly after 3 a.m. when we received a 911 call from a home in the 200 block of Shadowfield Drive that resulted in a hang up,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. […]

Fireworks ordinances in effect for West Columbia, Cayce, Springdale, and Lexington County for July 4th

Fireworks are permitted within the City of Cayce only on July 4 from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.Emergency? Call 911. Fireworks complaints or enforcement after 10:00 p.m. on July 4: non-emergency line 803-794-0456.While City administrative offices are closed for the holiday on Friday, our police officers, firefighters, and dispatchers will be serving our community throughout […]

7,500 at Meeting Street Music Fest, West Columbia’s Art on State is May 15 – Dine outside, too

West Columbia is warming up as spring is upon us. The forecast heading into the weekend includes sun and temperatures in the 80s. As the weather, there is the opportunity to get out and enjoy everything in West Columbia, including city-sponsored events and restaurants where you can sit outside and enjoy the fresh air. An […]

West Columbia City Hall closed Monday, Cayce City Hall to open at 10 a.m., Lexington County administrative offices on a 2-hour delay

Due to road conditions and inclement weather from the winter storm, the City of West Columbia City Hall will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026. There will be no yard trash services on that day. City parks will also remain closed. Closed parks include:• B Avenue Ball Park• Bark West Dog Park• Carraway Park […]

Leaves of red, yellow and orange dazzle in the sunlight of the late autumn season

The leaves are falling but fall colors still abound. It’s mid-November and the first freeze of 2025 has come. Around West Columbia and Cayce, the leaves have changed and there the trees are full of color. Red, green, yellow and orange dazzle in the sunlight of the late autumn season. Be sure to stop and […]

SCDOT repaving Jarvis Klapman Boulevard as part of its road improvement program

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is paving parts of dozens of major roads/primary routes across the Midlands in 2025. Jarvis Klapman Boulevard is on the list and is being repaved. The work is part of the department’s 2024-2025 Pavement Improvement Program for the state. Click here for more details

Lexington County spraying to reduce mosquito population Thursday and Friday – See which neighborhoods

The Lexington County Vector Control team will be out fogging to help reduce mosquito populations in the following neighborhoods: Thursday, Sept. 25 | 4:00–7:00 AM• Hunters Ridge subdivision, Lexington• Hermitage Road, Lexington• Rama Court, Lexington• Robin Woods subdivision, Lexington• King’s Way subdivision, Lexington Friday, Sept. 26 | 4:00–7:00 AM• Springdale Road & at the creek, […]