The Atlantic storm Isaias is forecast to become a hurricane prior to landfall, according to a 5 a.m. report from the National Weather Service in Columbia. If Isaias strengthens to a Category 1 hurricane it will pack winds at 75 mph before hitting the SC/NC coast. The storm is expected […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victims of the fatal shooting that occurred in the 1100 block of Allen Street at approximately 1 a.m.. Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. Isiah Bailey, 20, of Columbia was pronounced dead at the scene due to multiple gunshot wounds.  Mr. Khajari Brown, […]

 The Pine Ridge Police Department and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) are investigating after a PRPD patrol vehicle was set on fire.  Friday evening an unknown suspect intentionally set a marked patrol vehicle on fire, according to a PRPD Facebook post. The vehicle was in the parking lot of the […]

Two people were killed in an overnight shooting in Cayce. At approximately 2 a.m. Sunday, the Cayce Department of Public Safety responded to a 911 call regarding shots fired on Allen Street, according to a release from City of Cayce Spokeswoman Ashley Hunter. Allen Street is off of Julius Felder […]

A West Columbia man has died while incarcerated in the Lexington County Detention Center. The inmate has been identified as 53-year-old Vincent Greg Horner Jr., according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. “Lexington County deputies arrested Mr. Horner Thursday on charges of driving under suspension, simple possession of marijuana and […]

The South Carolina State Fair won’t take place this year, like it usually does.Due to the coronavirus crisis the fair will be a two-day free drive-through version. The drive-thru fair will be October 20 and Wednesday, October 21. The traditional fair will not be held. “In the midst of the […]

West Columbia’s Mayor Tem Miles and West Columbia Councilman Joseph Dickey Jr. have been selected to as Midlands Legal Elite 2020. Miles was chosen for Business litigation and Personal Injury and Dickey was selected for Education Law and Labor and Employment Law. Miles is of The Miles Firm and Dickey […]

The City of West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Market is open every Saturday, from 9 AM – 1 PM, at the Interactive Art Park, 425 Meeting Street, West Columbia, under the pavilion. The market includes vendors selling original art, crafts, foods, and produce. Shop with the vendors and interact with […]