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Election tilts council’s balance of power

WINNSBORO – Voters sent a clear message to the Fairfield County Council Tuesday night as they turned out County Council Chairman Moses Bell (Dist.1) and...

Winnsboro pit masters win 1st place at Pig

RIDGEWAY – Perfect weather, a huge crowd and tons of great barbecue defined last weekend’s Pig on the Ridge festival in Ridgeway. Friday night’s ‘No...

COG Executive’s endorsement of Bell may have violated Hatch Act

Bell Offered County Ads to Voice in Exchange for Endorsement WINNSBORO – Moses Bell’s request for an election endorsement may have resulted in a violation...

Winnsboro man arrested on child sex abuse material charges

COLUMBIA – On Oct. 28, Winnsboro resident Bryce Allen Frey, 53, has been arrested on 15 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors, according...

Teen arrested for turning donuts and damaging Doko Meadows Park

BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a male juvenile accused of vandalizing Doko Meadows Park. The teen was arrested on Oct. 18, according...

17-year-old arrested in recent Winnsboro shootings

WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery announced the arrest of a 17-year-old juvenile from Richland County in connection with several recent shootings in Fairfield...

104 townhouses proposed for downtown Blythewood

BLYTHEWOOD – Great Southern Homes’ representative Ned Purcell appeared before the Blythewood Board of Architectural Review Monday night to request approval for a Certificate of...

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