COLUMBIA – Scout unveiled its two Scout vehicles to South Carolina Friday night – The Traveler SUV and The Terra truck – before a crowd of about 150 state, county, and local elected officials, including Blythewood’s County Council Representative Derrek Pugh, Blythewood Mayor Sloan Griffin, Blythewood Councilwoman Erica Page, Fairfield County Senator-elect Everett Stubbs and […]
Blythewood honors its veterans
November 14, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Under a giant white tent and blue skies, the 14th annual Blythewood Veterans Day Celebration was presented on Saturday by the Blythewood Historical Society & Museum and the Town of Blythewood at the Langford-Nord House. Master of Ceremonies Malcolm Gordge, president of the Historical Society, welcomed guests, and JROTC students, representing the Blythewood […]
Fairfield community celebrates Veterans Day
November 14, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – For the last three years, Albertha Woodard, Director of Fairfield County’s Veterans’ Affairs Office, has organized and hosted a luncheon to celebrate Veterans Day. And this year was no different. Approximately 100 veterans attended this year’s luncheon last week at the Boykin Recreation Center in Winnsboro. The focus of this years’ celebration was […]
Fairfield sheriff seeks public’s help in homicide
November 14, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is reaching out to the community for assistance in solving a homicide that took place in May, 2024. Investigators are renewing their efforts to bring closure to the victim’s family and seek justice for the heinous crime. On May 23, 2024, at approximately 11:25 P.M., the victim […]
COG seeks input on traffic congestion
November 14, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – The Central Midlands Council of Governments (CMCOG) is conducting a Congestion Management Processes (CMP) for Richland County residents. The CMP focuses on collecting and providing information to make informed decisions and allocate resources to manage current and future traffic congestion. According to COG, the CMP is a living document that continuously evolves over […]
Angel Tree brings joy to Fairfield seniors
November 14, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The Angel Tree is a holiday tradition in the Fairfield community that makes Christmas special for about 250 of the county’s senior citizens. Staff members at the Council on Aging’s Senior Center fill the tree with paper angels representing the Council’s Meals on Wheels clients or a senior who eats and participates at […]
Goldbach, Stubbs wins confirmed by Election Commissions
November 8, 2024 By
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 […]
Goldbach, Bell, Gadson win council seats
November 7, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The results for the Fairfield County Council race are in. With a 71.28% turnout of Fairfield County registered voters, Don Goldbach (Dist. 2) bested Ann Corrao and one-term incumbent Shirley Greene. Carl Bell defeated one-term incumbent Tim Roseborough for the Dist. 4 seat. Oren Gadson won the Dist. 6 seat over candidate Sarah […]
