BLYTHEWOOD – S.C. Secretary of Commerce Harry Lightsey, Richland County Economic Development Director Jeff Ruble, Richland County Councilman Derrek Pugh and Blythewood Mayor Bryan Franklin will meet with the public to discuss and answer questions about Scout Motors’ investment in the county and town. WHEN: 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Monday, March 13 WHERE: Doko Manor, 100 […]
Scout EV truck/SUV manufacturer investing $2B in Blythewood industrial park; bringing 4K jobs
March 9, 2023 By
State and county incentives will fund new I-77 interchange, several traffic circles in the town, and other improvements to roads to help alleviate traffic in and around Blythewood. CORRECTION: There is a traffic light at Syrup Mill and Blythewood Roads – NOT a traffic circle. The map above has been updated to reflect the correction. […]
Suspects arrested for grand larceny
March 9, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Two arrests have been made in thefts from a hunting property near Lake Wateree. Michael P. McLemore, SR, 37, and Joshua A. Shealy, 33, were charged with Grand Larceny for the thefts of a small farm truck, an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) and a chain saw between Feb. 19-20, 2023. An investigation by […]
Bengals are back on track
March 9, 2023 By
HOPKINS – Blythewood’s Track and Field team competed in the Diamond Hornet’s Invitational on March 4 at Lower Richland. Pulling first place finishes for the girls’ were Hailey Duncan, Arianna Williams, Jasmine Young, Keaundrea Bateman and the girls 4×100, 4×400 and 4×800 relays. The girls had 19 top-five finishes, and the boys had 13 top-five […]
Driver, 19, killed in Jenkinsville crash
March 6, 2023 By
JENKINSVILLE – One person died in an early Monday morning crash on Highway 213 near Alston Road in Fairfield County. Brian Deshawn Willingham, 19, of Jenkinsville, died in the accident, Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill said. The two-vehicle crash occurred at 6:14 a.m. about two miles south of Jenkinsville. A 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche, driven by […]
$ 2B truck/SUV manufacturer coming to Blythewood Industrial Park Richland County
March 3, 2023 By
COLUMBIA: The Richland County Economic Development Office has announced that Scout Motors Inc. (“Scout”), which is backed by Volkswagon and makes the next-generation of all-electric trucks and rugged SUVs, has announced it will establish its manufacturing operations in Blythewood. The company’s planned $2 billion investment has the potential to create 4,000 or more permanent jobs […]
Body found beside IGA parking lot in Blythewood
March 2, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the IGA parking lot in Blythewood on March 2, where a body was discovered about 10:30 that morning on the edge of the parking lot. The body, partially hidden by shrubbery, was discovered by residents of the apartment building who were walking to the IGA grocery […]
Arrest made in Fairfield double murder
March 2, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Caleb Beryl Davis, 20, has been arrested for the murders of Malik R. Butler and Theron G. Byrd, Jr. During the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, deputies were called to a residence on Marsh Lane in the Hwy 215 South area of Fairfield County. There, they found Malik Butler […]
Five nabbed on gun-related charges in Fairfield
March 2, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Five men have been arrested for gun-related charges, drugs, and other offenses. On Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, deputies were investigating a suspicious vehicle on Old Chester Rd, an area where recent shooting incidents have been occurring. As deputies arrived at the scene, two individuals were observed with handguns and were detained. The […]
Five arrested for grand larceny
March 2, 2023 By
LAKE WATEREE – Five men have been arrested in conjunction with a grand larceny investigation regarding thefts of multiple items from a commercial storage facility in the Lake Wateree area, according to Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery. During the course of this investigation, it was determined that these five individuals, Richard Adams (50), William Baker, […]
