RIDGEWAY – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has announced that Jeff Henry has achieved All-American status as a Post commander. The award was presented during the 2024 VFW South Carolina Department Convention at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Columbia. To achieve this honor, Post Commanders must meet strict requirements in their role to […]
K9 assists in arrest made in Blythewood
July 25, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Following a suspected vehicle theft from an unnamed service station around midnight on Thursday, July 18, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Response Team responded to the 100 block of Elton Walker Road in Blythewood around 1 p.m. the next day, July 19, to execute both an arrest and search warrant related to […]
Bryan Takes Oath of Office
July 25, 2024 By
Fairfield County Airport Director Denise Bryan took the oath of office as South Carolina Aeronautics Commission’s District Two representative on Monday, July 22. Bryan was sworn in by Secretary of State Mark Hammond in front of a crowd of family and friends.
Reward offered in shooting death of Eric Maybin
July 19, 2024 By
A reward is being offered to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for Eric Maybin’s murder. The homicide that took place in May, 2024. Fairfield County Sheriff’s Investigators are continuing their efforts to bring closure for the victim’s family and seek justice for this heinous crime. […]
Seven file for three seats on Fairfield County Council
July 18, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Multiple candidates have filed to run for each of three seats on Fairfield County Council. District 2 Filing closed Tuesday with Ann Corrao and Don Goldbach challenging incumbent Shirley Greene in District 2. Green is seeking her second term on council. Corrao, Goldbach, and Greene are all residents of Lake Wateree. District 4 […]
What happened at Doko’s fireworks event?
July 11, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town’s annual Red, White, and Blue fireworks event on July 3, produced what Town officials say was the largest crowd in the event’s 10 or so year history, setting the stage for one of the biggest celebrations the town has known. Town officials estimated the crowd at 7,000 to 8,000 people, maybe […]
Winnsboro man sentenced to federal prison for possession of firearm
July 11, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Juawn Robertson, 39, of Winnsboro, was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon. According to a press release from The United States Department of Justice, evidence presented to the court showed that on May 30, 2021, an officer with the Cayce […]
Fairfield man arrested for drugs, ill-treatment of animals
July 11, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Christopher A. Jackson, 42, was arrested for drug-related charges on Monday, July 8, according to a report from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. As part of an investigation by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, deputies executed a search warrant at Jackson’s residence on Landis Road in the Greenbrier area of […]
FCSD looking for suspect in Blair armed robbery attempt
July 10, 2024 By
BLAIR – Investigators with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office need your help in identifying an attempted armed robbery suspect. At approximately 9 p.m. on Friday, July 5, 2024, a masked subject entered the Dollar General Store located on Newberry Road at Salem Crossroads in the Blair community armed with a handgun demanding money. During the […]
