GREENVILLE – Bryson Felder, a resident of Blythewood, has been named to the Bob Jones University Bruins men’s basketball team roster for the 2025-26 academic year. Felder is a junior majoring in Sport Management at BJU. Felder is a 2022 graduate of Westwood High School. As a senior, he averaged 19.7 points per game and […]
Marching as One: Bengal Battalion shines
November 20, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School’s Bengal Battalion activity teams delivered impressive performances at a recent local drill and rifle meet, building strong momentum ahead of their upcoming league competition. The Battalion competed across multiple categories, including unarmed and armed platoon drills, armed exhibition routines, and unarmed marksmanship. “You are 13 marching as one,” noted Army […]
Guest Editorial: Scout Motors Did What?
November 20, 2025 By
I’m excited, but first let me tell you some headline stats, then I’ll tell you why I’m excited. Scout Motors recently announced it is placing its new headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. That move is expected to bring more than a thousand office jobs and over two hundred million dollars in investment to Mecklenburg County. […]
Letter: It’s Not Too Late for the Animals
November 20, 2025 By
Despite a secretive selection process for selecting committee members, waiving the council’s own qualification stipulations, and turning a blind eye to members’ conflicts of interest, there are some positive first steps in bringing the submitted ordinance recommendations to a higher and more acceptable standard. We now have an opportunity to improve and finish the job. […]
Mary Ann Hollis
November 20, 2025 By
UNION – On November 12, 2025, Mary Ann Hollis departed from her earthly life to be with her heavenly Father forever. She died at Union Medical Center, Union, SC. Mrs. Hollis was born in Winnsboro, SC, on December 13, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Garris McCabe Ladd, Jr., and Dorothy Cooper Ladd. […]
Man sought in indecent exposure incident
November 19, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a male subject involved in an indecent exposure incident. At approximately 3:12 P.M., Nov. 17, the subject entered the Dollar General and proceeded to the rear of the store, where he remained for about an hour. At around 4:13 p.m., surveillance […]
Blythewood Road carjacking suspect in custody
November 19, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A violent crime spree that began with a gunpoint carjacking in Blythewood ended in a shooting and an airlift in Orangeburg County on Saturday, Nov. 15. Steven Townsend, 32, is currently in custody at a Midlands hospital following the multi-county incident that involved three stolen vehicles and a stolen firearm, according to a […]
Brock: RCSD says no charges
November 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Two months after a woman accused a Town employee of preventing her from leaving the Manor with her 10-month old baby, an incident she claims caused a medical emergency, it appears the investigation has resulted in no charges against the accused. “It’s my understanding that the Richland County Sheriff’s Department did review the […]
Fairfield Co Council workshop set to discuss penny tax referendum
November 13, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council voted in September to raise the county’s millage by 8 mills – the second 8-mills tax increase in as many years. County Administrator Vic Carpenter termed the 2025 increase a capital project tax that can be used to purchase county vehicles in the future. In October, council heard an overview […]
Fairfield County to restructure animal control department
November 13, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County’s Animal Control department will soon undergo a restructuring process that will divide the department into two separate departments – animal control and the animal shelter. The shelter will continue to include intake and adoption services. “This restructuring of county operations is an effort to better serve our citizens and accomplish the […]
