AROUND CAYCE, SPRINGDALE & WEST COLUMBIA

There was a lot of rain in December, and, a flood warning was issued for parts of the Congaree River until Jan.10. With this week’s additional rain, another flood warning is in effect.

Meredith Blackwood, a 3rd-grade teacher at Cayce Elementary, is the Cayce-West Columbia Rotary Club’s Teacher of the Month. The Cayce-West Columbia Rotary Club meets at the Brookland Baptist Conference Center.

The 10th annual River Rocks Music Fesmusic lineup and new venue should make it a truly special event,” said Bill Stangler, Congaree Riverkeeper.

Aister duo, Rising Appalachia, will headline the festival. Their unique sound fuses musicality, storytelling, and environmental activism with their experiences in the Southern United States and abroad. tival will be April 18, at the newly redesigned Central Energy building in Columbia’s Bull Street District.

“We’re so excited to be celebrating 10 years of the River Rocks Festival, and this year’s