Lawsuit dismissed against Voice, Ball

BLYTHEWOOD – Legal proceedings against The Voice and its publisher have ended. A Notice of Dismissal filed Aug. 25 by the plaintiff removes The Voice and its publisher Barbara Ball as defendants in a libel lawsuit filed by a Richland Two administrator last May. Richland County parent Zachary Johnson was also named in the suit. […]

BW man arrested for ATV burglaries

LAKE WATEREE – A Blythewood man, Russell Britton Pope, 27, has been arrested in connection with several recent burglaries and larcenies in the Lake Wateree area of Fairfield County. On July 22, Fairfield County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a burglary on River Road near Rocky Point Circle where the suspect broke in to a building […]

Blythewood VB defeats SV

BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood volleyball took their first region win of the season with a 3-0 final over Spring Valley on Tuesday. The Bengals outmatched the Vikings with 25-14, 25-14 and 25-8 finals.  Last Thursday, Blythewood dropped a 3-2 conference match to Rock Hill. The Bearcats squeezed past the Bengals in the first set with a […]

SC license plate decals may be delayed until October

BLYTHEWOOD – Due to a shortage of the type of paper used for vehicle registrations, South Carolinians who have paid their property taxes to the county in which they reside may notice that it takes longer to receive their vehicle registration cards and decals for their license plates in the mail. “We’ve been in constant […]

Fire Service hosts open house for prospective volunteers

FAIRFIELD COUNTY — Fairfield County Fire Services is short on volunteer firefighters – way short. To combat that shortage the fire service is hosting an open house on Thursday. It starts at 6 p.m. at the new Fairfield County Administration Building, located at 350 Columbia Road. “We are down, we have 120 volunteers that are […]

After two high-speed chases in Blythewood neighborhoods, one ends with an arrest

BLYTHEWOOD – Around 11:30 a.m. Monday, Richland County Sheriff’s deputies spotted a man in a vehicle who they recognized as Shaheim Jackson, a person wanted on two counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting on Sept. 10, near the Spinx gas station located at 101 Lee Road. When deputies attempted to stop the […]

Fairfield names new Detention Center Director

WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Detention Center (FCDC) Captain Harriet Squirewell has been named as the new director of the Center. Squirewell had been serving as the interim director following the sudden and controversial departure of former Director Teresa Lawson on July 14. Lawson submitted her resignation letter to County Administrator Malik Whitaker after it was […]

Superheroes flood Doko Park for 5K fundraiser

Two in custody after a vehicle pursuit, brief standoff in Blythewood

BLYTHEWOOD – Around 11:30 a.m. Monday, Richland County Sheriff’s deputies spotted a passenger in a vehicle who they recognized as the person wanted on two counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting on Sept. 10, near the Spinx gas station located at 101 Lee Road. When deputies attempted to stop the vehicle in […]

Underwood asks to skip jail while appealing

CHESTER – Former Chester County Sheriff Alex Underwood has filed a motion for release pending appeal that would allow him to stay out of prison on bond while he works to appeal his conviction and sentence. He was found guilty on seven federal counts last year and was sentenced to 46 months in prison this […]

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