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Blythewood Road night construction to resume Nov. 17
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s traffic was unexpectedly brought to its knees Thursday, Oct, 31 as the county began construction on Blythewood Road, closing one lane in preparation to work on the proposed traffic circle in front of Cobblestone Park, Blythewood’s representative to Richland County Council Derek Pugh said he received a number of complaints from the […]
Blythewoodian is one of 10 convicted for multi-state identity theft and fraud ring
COLUMBIA – Kasaun Dante Simmons, 27, of Blythewood, is one of ten defendants convicted in federal court for their participation in an identity theft and fraud ring based in Columbia with victims in at least South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, and New York. Simons pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and […]
Elkins, Williams, Dennis elected to Richland 2 board
COLUMBIA – Richland 2 voters elected an incumbent and two new at-large school board members from a field of 10 candidates. The district includes all Blythewood schools. Incumbent Lashonda McFadden was not re-elected, and Board Member Lindsay Agostini did not seek re-election. The top three vote getters will be seated. Longtime board member Monica Elkins […]
Historical Society & Museum Veterans’ Day Event, Nov. 9
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Historical Society & Museum will host its ninth annual Veterans Day Celebration at the Langford-Nord House, 100 McNulty Street on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 1 to 2 p.m. Exhibits will be on display from the SC State Military Museum, Bob Redfern’s Vintage Military Vehicles, Blue Star Mothers’ Table, Purple Heart Town, […]
Goldbach, Bell, Gadson win council seats
WINNSBORO – The results for the Fairfield County Council race are in. With a 71.28% turnout of Fairfield County registered voters, Don Goldbach (Dist. 2) bested Ann Corrao and one-term incumbent Shirley Greene. Carl Bell defeated one-term incumbent Tim Roseborough for the Dist. 4 seat. Oren Gadson won the Dist. 6 seat over candidate Sarah […]
Douglas opens Southern Kilt home furnishing store
WINNSBORO – There’s a new business in downtown Winnsboro. Southern Kilt LLC has opened its doors to sell and consign quality furniture and home furnishings. MaryGail Douglas is the owner. While the shop is already open for business, an official ribbon cutting is set for Thursday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. “I am quite pleased […]
Stubbs wins Dist. 17 seat
WINNSBORO – With 100% of the counties (Fairfield, Chester, York, and Lancaster) reporting Wednesday morning, Attorney Everett Stubbs has defeated incumbent Mike Fanning for the Senate seat in Dist. 17. According to SCVotes.gov, Stubbs took 27,914 to Fanning’s 27,882 with a margin of 32 votes out of 55,796 votes cast. Fanning received 6,374 in Fairfield […]
Fairfield woman charged with credit card fraud
WINNSBORO – On Oct. 16, 2024, a resident reported unauthorized charges after using their card at the CVS Pharmacy in Winnsboro. Following an investigation by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, investigators identified Shy’lexis Coleman, a CVS employee, as the suspect. Surveillance footage confirmed that Coleman discreetly took a photo of the victim’s card during the […]
Jackson lifts Ridge View over Blythewood
BLYTHEWOOD – Friday night’s Blythewood and Ridge View football game at Blythewood’s District Two Stadium was a mess of penalties, punts, and lost opportunities. Almost lost in the barrage of yellow laundry and high-soaring footballs was Khristian Jackson’s effort at keeping the Blazers a few steps ahead of the Bengals. The sophomore wide receiver returned […]
Bengals roll to Round 3
NOTE: After publishing this story, a decision was made to push the Thursday evening match to early afternoon on Friday at 2:00 because of weather conditions. BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School’s girls’ tennis team finished the regular season with a 15-4 record and a ranking of 12th out of 52 teams in the 5A SCHSL […]
