According to the Richland-County Sheriff’s Department, a witness called dispatch at around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday stating he saw what he believed to be a dead body in the Congaree River.
According to the National Weather Service the Congaree at Columbia is now forecast to reach major flood stage late Sunday night (September 29th) and crest at 31.0 feet early Monday afternoon. This crest is near the 2015 value of 31.8 feet. This is likely to affect levels on the Broad River as well.
Calhoun County Coroner Donnie Porth and Calhoun County Sheriff Thomas Summers has released the identity of the body found in the Congaree River in Sandy Run on Saturday.
In addition to the sediment and the artifacts, the project also removed two and a half tons of debris from the water.
City officials along with members of the River Alliance and The Darnall W. & Susan F. Boyd Foundation held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Sanctuary at Boyd Island, located just across a scenic footbridge on the Saluda Riverwalk.
The license agreement between Dominion and the city is more than 200 acres of public river access on the Saluda Greenway. Mayor Rickenmann sees more opportunities for outdoor recreation in the area.
Officials say the rafters became stranded on an island upstream from the Rosewood Boat Landing.
The building will be over 800,000 square feet and will include student housing, retail spaces, and a parking garage.
Work will begin this summer to remove tens of thousands of tons of coal tar from a South Carolina river.
CAYCE, S.C. (WOLO) –Days after flood waters spilled over onto some streets in Cayce, public safety officials say most of the streets are back open to drivers. According to Chief Byron Snellgrove, the Director of Cayce’s Department of Public Safety, most roads, with the exception of Twelfth Street Extension starting at the Amazon Distribution Center, are back open. Over the…
