Porter: Black’s Filing Delay Cost Hunter $4,292.21 BLYTHEWOOD – An attorney for MPA Strategies marketing firm and its owner/CEO Ashley Hunter has filed a motion in Court for sanctions against The Town of Blythewood’s former outside attorney David Black, a partner in Maynard Nexsen law firm in Columbia. Attorney Paul Porter, with Cromer, Babb and […]
Two die in crash at US 321 bypass
February 11, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A late night crash on Saturday, Feb. 10, at the intersection of US 321 and US 321 Bypass has resulted in the deaths of two individuals. Karen Guy, 40, and Gabrielle Burt, 38, both of Columbia, sustained fatal injuries in the crash, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol report. The crash occurred at […]
Town of Winnsboro awarded additional $1.8M grant for Fortune Springs Park
February 8, 2024 By
WINNSBORO—Winnsboro Town Manager Jason Taylor announced last week that the Town of Winnsboro has been awarded the South Carolina Office of Resilience (SCOR) grant of $1,859,744.90 for the Fortune Springs Stormwater Project and a $54.886.28 Parks and Recreation Development (PARD) grant for restoration work in Friendship Park at the corner of Garden and Moultrie Streets. […]
Blythewood boys, girls win Friday, split Tuesday
February 8, 2024 By
ROCK HILL – The Blythewood boys basketball team (19-6, 7-2 Region 3-5A) beat Clover 67-53 Friday night and Rock Hill 51-45 on the road Tuesday night. Against Clover, Will Olden led the way with 20 points. Austin Coker had 17 points and T.J. Lewis had 16 points. Against the Bearcats, Lewis scored 14. Coker and […]
McCloud surrenders to sheriff
February 1, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – After eluding Sheriff’s deputies for five days in the Bellefield Road area of Fairfield County, Quteses S. McCloud turned himself in to the Sheirff’s office on Tuesday and was arrested. McCloud was charged with attempted murder, domestic violence, ill treatment to animals, discharging a firearm into a dwelling, and possession of a […]
Fairfield’s Interim administrator Laura Johnson’s contract not renewed
January 25, 2024 By
Deputy Admin Named as Acting Administrator for Two Weeks WINNSBORO – After 13 months and three tries, Fairfield County Council has failed to put a new county administrator in place. Instead, council members voted Monday night to name the county’s deputy administrator, Synithia Williams, to serve as acting administrator for only two weeks. Chairman Doug […]
FCSD Board names finalists for Super
January 25, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County School Board of Trustees voted unanimously to select five educators as finalists for the next superintendent of the Fairfield County School District: Claudia Avery, Ph.D; Tony Hemingway, Ed.D; Floyd Lyles; Shawn Suber, Ph.D; and Sam Whack, Ed.D Claudia Avery, PhD. is currently serving as the Deputy Superintendent of Academics in […]
Blythewood Road widening project affected nearby pond
January 18, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Unmanaged water runoff from the Richland County Penny Tax funded Blythewood Road widening project between I-77 and Syrup Mill Road is causing worrisome changes to neighboring property, says Byron Dinkins, who says his two-acre pond has been fouled with silt, has turned brown, and may be permanently ruined as highway drainage from the […]
Fairfield Sheriff seeks help in cold case murder
January 18, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community for assistance in solving a homicide that has remained unsolved for 3 years. On Oct. 24, 2020 at approximately 8:45 p.m., a juvenile victim was killed near the intersection of Meadow Lake Rd and Hwy 215 South, near the Monticello EZ Mart, in […]
Mayor Griffin meets with Scout officials
January 18, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Following Richland County being given the green light last week to resume grading and construction on the Scout Motors EV site in Blythewood, Blythewood Mayor Sloan Griffin met with Scout and County officials on Tuesday to talk about what Scout plans going forward and what Blythewood residents want. “We talked about the concerns […]
