Solar Fest West has been scheduled for the West Columbia Riverwalk and Amphitheater. The City of West Columbia announced the event Friday. City officials have issued an invitation to  “view the once in a lifetime solar eclipse at Solar Fest West.” Solar Fest West will feature live music, food trucks, a beer garden, activities, and more. […]

It was a hot day with a cool breeze as the evening began on the Congaree River. And the 13th Annual Spring  Edition of the CMC Steel Rhythm on the River Concert Series ended Saturday. There is a fall Concert Series. The concerts are held at the  Wyman “Mac” Rish  Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater in West Columbia. Saturdays bands were The Travelin Kine and Black […]

Two officers and a man running from police were shot early Saturday morning.   At approximately 12:35 a.m. officers with the Cayce Department of Public Safety initiated a routine traffic stop, said Ashley Hunter, spokeswoman for the Cayce Department of Public Safety. The stop began on Knox-Abbott Drive near the Blossom Street Bridge in the City […]

Mike Bollinger  of the West Columbia Public Works Department was the winner if the Midlands Region Backhoe Rodeo. The competition was held Friday in Columbia. He will advance to the State Competition in Charleston in July. West Columbia Public Works Director Jamie Hook congratulated Bollinger and said the whole city staff is proud of him. […]

The City of West Columbia Public Works Department has been busy upgrading some of the vegetation. In some cases crews are planting new greenery. At other times they are tending to beautification projects that were started last year or earlier.