BLYTHEWOOD – Just across the road from where Scout Motors plans to build its new auto plant is a spot where Scout’s long-ago namesake once made an impact. A car produced by an older subsidiary of the auto company that owns Scout – a mid-1960s International Scout 800, as best as owner William Holler can […]
It was a Happy Valentine’s Day
February 15, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The house was full and overflowing Friday night at Fiesta Mexican restaurant in Winnsboro. The occasion was a Valentine’s Day dinner dance, complete with a DJ and long-stemmed red roses for the ladies. Fiesta, which opened for business on Oct. 31, offers a large menu of Mexican dishes along with beer and margaritas. […]
A new kind of health care provided in Fairfield Co.
February 8, 2024 By
This Could be a Roadmap for Other Programs to Emulate FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Paramedicine is an innovative community health care program aimed at reducing health care barriers as well as costs. The pilot program, formally known as “Improving Rural Health Care Through Community Paramedicine,” stations a specially trained community paramedic in a rural medical clinic, […]
Scout invites Blythewood community to Meet & Greet
February 8, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Scout Motors team has scheduled a Meet and Greet at its new plant site on Thursday, Feb. 15, and is inviting Blythewood community residents to help celebrate the plant’s groundbreaking. The event lasts from 4:30 – 6 p.m., and will be held at 501 Blythewood Road, where the company’s Production Center will […]
Concrete factory coming to Fairfield
January 18, 2024 By
Dept. of Commerce: $8.25M Investment Will Create 17 Jobs FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Capital Concrete Co., a construction materials supplier, has announced it will open a new operation in Fairfield County. The company’s $8.25 million investment will create 17 new jobs, according to an announcement by the S.C. Department of Commerce. This is the first economic […]
Winnsboro Fiesta cuts the ribbon
January 11, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Winnsboro Fiesta, the town’s newest eatery, cut the ribbon to mark its official opening on Monday. While the restaurant opened for business on Oct. 31, it just acquired its beer and liquor license last week. Cutting the ribbon with Mayor John McMeekin (right), are Winnsboro Fiesta owner Catarino Lozano (left) and Bill Haslett […]
Miracle on Aisle 1
December 28, 2023 By
Cruising along in a Blythewood Food Lion shopping cart, Ariah and Ahonna Linn of Winnsboro were more than a little surprised to look up and see The Grinch and a Gingerbread Man welcoming them to the store. With waves all around, the sisters were mesmerized by the Christmas twosome until their grandparents decided it was […]
ROI Fitness Center opens in Winnsboro
November 30, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – There’s a new fitness gym in town. ROI Fitness Gym opened with a Nov. 10 ribbon cutting hosted by the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce. Zach and Kristina Houston own and operate the gym, located at 721 US Hwy 321, Suite 3 in the shopping center formerly anchored by Walmart. The new gym is […]
Caldwell Tree Farm celebrates five years
November 21, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – In the five years since the start of the Caldwell Tree Farm in Winnsboro, helping people to get the perfect Christmas tree has become an annual tradition for Jenny and Mac Caldwell, who run the farm. “It’s been a lot of fun. There have definitely been families that have come every year, […]
Wells Fargo building to be developed
November 9, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – A new restaurant and apartment rentals are planned for downtown Winnsboro as early as summer 2024. And they’ll be located in the old Wells Fargo bank building at 101 N. Congress St. Capstone Property Group, a real estate limited liability company headquartered in Gainesville, Georgia, emerged recently as the top bidder to purchase […]
