BLYTHEWOOD – While Blythewood was not one of the areas most ravaged by Helene, many folks in Blythewood are trying to help friends and relatives in the more devastated areas. Blythewood Town Manager Daniel Stines, who hails from the hills of western North Carolina, left early Thursday morning with a truck and trailer load of […]
Richland County reps to host new $4.5B Penny Tax meeting
October 3, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Almost 13 years after Richland County residents voted in 2012 for a $1.1 billion Transportation Penny Tax to be collected over 22 years, Richland County Council has voted to ask residents to support a referendum for a second Transportation Penny Tax on Nov. 5, 2024 – this one for $4.5 billion to be […]
Woman indicted on 41 counts of animal abuse charges
October 3, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A woman was recently indicted on 41 counts of animal abuse charges including abandonment, ill treatment, and torture. The charges stem from an incident that occurred in December 2023, when a WDPS (Winnsboro Department of Public Safety) officer was dispatched to the 100 block of Sixth Street in Winnsboro because animals were running […]
Reward offered in investigation of Fairfield animal cruelty case
October 3, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A reward has been offered in conjunction with a Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office investigation of an animal cruelty case regarding a female Pit Bull mix that was found on the edge of Drawdy Park Sunday morning by a citizen who was driving by. The dog, which was barely breathing and severely emaciated according […]
Camryn Jeffery reaches career milestone, makes history for Westwood volleyball
October 3, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Camryn Jeffery has been an anchor for the Westwood volleyball team since her freshman year in 2021. In a match across town against school rival Blythewood High School on Sept. 25, she made school history. The 6-2 right-side hitter reached the 1,000-kill milestone of her high school career with a back-row attack as […]
Blythewood, Fairfield families impacted by firefighters’ deaths
September 28, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD COUNTY – At least 25 people have been reported killed in South Carolina as the result of Hurricane Helene’s destruction in the state. The deaths of two of those people directly impacted Blythewood and Fairfield County families. Volunteer firefighters Landon Bodie, 18, and George (Chad) Satcher, 53, were killed Friday morning when a tree […]
Field and Stream Musical Festival postponed
September 28, 2024 By
Organizers of the Field and Stream Musical Festival have notified ticket holders in the following email that the festival has been postponed due to the state of emergency and conditions on the ground following Hurricane Helene. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the postponement of the inaugural Field & Stream Music Fest, originally […]
AKC goes after Fairfield’s animal ordinance
September 26, 2024 By
Council Sends Revised Ordinance Back to Committee WINNSBORO – When a proposed revision to the Fairfield County Animal Ordinance was included in the agenda packet for second reading at the Sept. 23 council meeting, the American Kennel Club (AKC) learned about it and stirred the pot by releasing a statement opposing the ordinance. “A second […]
Blythewood Town Council at odds on commercial zoning
September 26, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Discussion of a design contract led to a broad conversation among members of the Blythewood Town Council about green space, commercial development, and how best to plan and fund the town’s growth going forward. On the agenda at Monday night’s council meeting was a $10,000 expenditure to develop design plans for a proposed […]
Dog attacks Greenbrier woman, 71
September 26, 2024 By
GREENBRIER – A Fairfield County man has been issued a ticket for $1,087.50 for breaking a county ordinance three weeks after a dog he owned attacked a woman walking in the 4300 block of Greenbrier-Mossydale Road, according to a Fairfield County Sheriff’s incident report. The incident occurred about 8:30 a.m., Sunday, July 28. After deputies […]
