West Columbia Riverwalk
USC Women’s Basketball Coach Dawn Staley said she has gained many new friends since moving to Congaree Park on West Columbia’s Riverwalk. “The people of West Columbia are great and I love living on the river,” Staley said. The City of West Columbia gave Staley the key to the city, Monday at a reception held […]
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The West Columbia Riverwalk at dawn is peaceful. From the iconic Gervais Street Bridge to the Blossom Street Bridge, the lights reflect off of the water setting a surreal atmosphere. There is the gurgling of the flowing Congaree River beside the trail. The river is the color of green in daylight, has a gray and […]
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The dog days of August are upon us. West Columbia is a great place for dog-owners with its many public parks and some businesses that welcome the four-legged family members. Stephen Carter moved from Columbia to the Brookland Development at State and Meeting streets about two years ago. “We walk on Riverwalk a lot, morning […]
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The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood warning for parts of Lexington County, Sunday afternoon, as storms that could produce up-to 3 inches of rain moved through. West Columbia, Cayce, Springdale, Lexington, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, and the Columbia Metro Airport were included in the Flash Flood warning. West Columbia was once named Brookland […]
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Take a stroll on the Riverwalks in Cayce and West Columbia on a warm August evening. The river is like a sheet of metal in places and the purring of the flowing water is soothing. The river had been high over the weekend, swollen and brown. But on Monday the water-level was lower and a […]
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The dollar of a tourist does not see the Congaree River as a line that divides Lexington and Richland County. Be it the rodeo in South Congaree and Riverbanks Zoo or Cayce Historical Museum and Congaree National Park, “We want to keep people here and keep them here as long as we can,” said Tim […]
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The portion of the West Columbia Riverwalk from Moffatt Street to the Gervais Street Bridge that was temporarily closed to the public due to maintenance is now open.
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The City of Columbia is reported a large sewer spill , Wednesday, that impacted the Congaree River near the Blossom Street Bridge. Because of the volume of the spills, a swimming advisory is being issued for the Congaree River from the confluence of the Saluda and Broad rivers in West Columbia, downstream to the Rosewood […]
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