WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council passed a proclamation at its meeting on February 27 to recognize the retirement of Sergeant Jeremy Ashford from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. Ashford served Fairfield County for 24 1/2 years. He began working at the Fairfield County Detention Center in May 1998. In May 2000, he transitioned to the […]
Region Champ
March 2, 2023 By
Isabella Thomas from Blythewood, with Trainer Katelyn Blackwell, won 1st place Future Novice Individual Over Fences at the IEA Zone 4 Region 4 Finals in Tryon, NC. Thomas also helped the Long Creek Equestrian Middle School Team to a 3rd place overall finish for the season. Thomas will now compete in the Zone 4 Finals […]
Driver Suspension Eligibility Week is March 6-10
March 2, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) will hold the 2023 Driver Suspension Eligibility Week (DSEW) statewide for drivers with licenses suspended for specific reasons. The dates of this year’s event are March 6 – 10. Last year, the SCDMV started notifying drivers who were eligible to take advantage of the program […]
Westwood wins Lower State, faces North Augusta today
March 2, 2023 By
FLORENCE – The Westwood girls basketball team’s 52-37 victory over A.C. Flora in the lower state final was a quick wire-to-wire win Friday night at the Florence Center. For head coach Gregory Bauldrick, as well as the team, that victory has been a long time in coming. Westwood reached the upper state finals for three […]
Forest Service to conduct prescribed burns in Fairfield
March 2, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – USDA Forest Service fire specialists have begun conducting prescribed burns throughout South Carolina’s Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests. The planned burns will be conducted over the next six months and include approximately 118,000 acres. The Enoree Ranger District is planning burns on 35,000 acres in Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry and Union counties. […]
Letter: Know Your Risks of Kidney Disease
March 2, 2023 By
I am a resident of Fairfield County and also a Nephrology Nurse Practitioner. March is National Kidney Month, and I would like to share some simple and concise information about kidney disease with members of the Fairfield community. In 2019, 17.86 percent of Fairfield County residents had chronic kidney disease According to the Center for […]
Letter: Thanks to All Who Helped Me
March 2, 2023 By
While I have a chance I want to say thank you to persons who recently made a blessed difference in my life. On Feb. 3, 2023 between 7-8 a.m., I became very ill. I had acute severe abdominal pain that would not subside. I called 911. I told the dispatch woman why I was calling. […]
Art on stage at Pine Tree Playhouse
March 1, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Audience members who attend any of The Pine Tree Playhouse performances or musical revues are used to seeing spellbinding drama or lyrical music. On March 5, the PTP audience will have a chance to see a different kind of art that is no less spellbinding or lyrical. On that day, the playhouse will […]
Ridgeway Waffle House robbed at gunpoint
March 1, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – Waffle House in Ridgeway was the latest victim of gun-related crime in Fairfield County, when two male suspects robbed the store at gunpoint, according to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. Around 1:49 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, Fairfield County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Waffle House on 34 Contractor’s Way in Ridgeway in […]
Seidel no longer Bengals football coach
March 1, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Head football coach Jason Seidel’s tenure at Blythewood High School came to an abrupt end Tuesday as Principal Matt Sherman accepted Seidel’s resignation after five years with the program. Seidel, who came to the Bengals in the spring of 2018 following two years at Hickory Ridge (N.C.), completed his best season at Blythewood […]
