WINNSBORO – At 10 a.m. Friday morning, the Fairfield County Election Commission reviewed 24 provisional ballots and one fail safe ballot (that were cast on election day) to determine their validity. The result of that review and determination failed to change the results of Tuesday’s election. Don Goldbach, who had a 10-vote lead over Ann […]
Blythewood Road night construction to resume Nov. 17
November 7, 2024 By
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
November 7, 2024 By
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 […]
Stubbs wins Dist. 17 seat
November 7, 2024 By
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
November 7, 2024 By
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 […]
25th Pig on the Ridge was big!
November 7, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – Seasoned Pig on the Ridge followers say the event’s 25th annual Friday night No-Pigs-Allowed event was one of the biggest they’d attended over the years. The evening featured the traditional street dance, 32 vendors, fun kids’ activities, and the Southern Reflection band entertaining. Estimates of 2,000 – 3,000 attendees floated easily. Saturday kicked […]
Will’s Weather’s 7-Day Forecast: Nov. 7 – 13
November 7, 2024 By
It finally looks like we will get some sufficient rainfall across the Blythewood/Fairfield County area. Deep moisture is expected to spread into the Southeast all thanks to an onshore flow from high pressure offshore, and Hurricane Rafael approaching the Gulf Coast. This will lead to numerous showers on Thursday. Locally heavy rain will be possible. […]
Fairfield County, review this information before you vote
October 31, 2024 By
The General Election for federal, state, county, and other local offices will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The early voting period for this election continues through Saturday, Nov. 2. Fairfield County Voter Registration and Elections Office, 315 S Congress Street, Winnsboro will be open during the early voting period from 8:30 a.m. until 6 […]
Incumbents skip Fairfield candidate forum
October 31, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – After two postponements due to Hurricane Helene, the Fairfield County Council Candidate Forum was finally held last week. While neither of the two incumbents – Dist. 2 Councilwoman Shirley Greene and Dist. 4 Councilman Tim Roseborough – came to answer questions about their service on council or their plans if they are elected, […]
Penny tax meeting set for Oct. 24
October 24, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County Council members Derrek Pugh (Blythewood Dist. 2) and Gretchen Barron (Blythewood Dist. 7) will host a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m. at Doko Manor to discuss specifics of the 2024 Transportation Penny Tax referendum. Almost 13 years after Richland County residents voted in 2012 for a […]
