FAIRFIELD COUNTY – St. John’s Episcopal Church is partnering with the Fairfield County School District to collect coats and other needed clothing for the children of homeless families in the school district. The endeavor is the latest of several outreach programs St. John’s offers the community. Janet Brakefield, who has been a member of St. […]
Town of Blythewood donates to First Responders
August 28, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Approximately 30 Richland County Sheriff’s deputies and Columbia/Richland firefighters were invited to lunch at the Manor on Tuesday, Aug. 26, where each of the county services received a $10,000 check from the Town’s general fund. Mayor Sloan Griffin told the first responders that in last year’s FY 2024/25 budget, he created a dedicated […]
S.C. has too many people, too few homes
August 28, 2025 By
How would concurrency bill affect growth in SC? CHARLESTON – Two issues increasingly dominate the South Carolina headlines: massive population growth and a lack of affordable housing. In the moderate-sized Upstate town of Fort Mill, for instance — which has seen its population explode by almost 80% since 2018 — concerns over growth led its […]
Former Fairfield Administrator fired by Chester City Council
August 28, 2025 By
CHESTER – Chester City Administrator Malik Whitaker, former county administrator for Fairfield County, was fired by the Chester City Council’s Monday night during the city council’s meeting. Council also fired the city’s law firm Boykin & Davis. At the outset of the City of Chester’s Monday night meeting, a majority of the council voted to […]
Griffins fall to tough Ridge View squad
August 28, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – The Griffins, coming off a 12-2 season in which they played for the 2A upper state championship, had a rude awakening to the 2025 season Friday night at 5A Ridge View. Griffins quarterback Kaden Diggs was 5-for-12 in passing for 45 yards. Dre Walker had four catches for 49 yards. One Diggs pass […]
Bengals rally past Nation Ford for season-opening road win
August 28, 2025 By
FORT MILL – Last year, Blythewood’s season was marked by near misses. The Bengals went 4-0 in nonregion games, but finished the season 6-5 after dropping four Region 5-5A games and a road playoff loss to Clover. Three of those losses by seven points or less. Going into this year, a revamped Bengals team hit […]
AC Flora tops Westwood in season opener
August 28, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – First-game trials and mistakes showed at Memorial Stadium Thursday night. In a game that included a 30-minute lightning delay at intermission, the Westwood football team struggled to put any offense at all together in the first half in a 30-19 loss to A.C. Flora. First year Westwood head coach Stephen Burris, who led […]
Eagles drop season opener
August 28, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Cary Christian bested Richard Winn 50-16 in Winnsboro on Friday night in the Eagles’ season opener. Up 28-8 after the end of the first quarter, the Knights’ productive offense proved too much for the Eagles to overcome. Cary Christian held the Eagles scoreless in the second and third quarters, adding 22 more points […]
SC Dems attack McMaster’s ‘reckless’ Guard deployment
August 28, 2025 By
In a state where tropical storms and military honor are serious business, S.C. Democrats were quick this week to criticize Gov. Henry McMaster’s Aug. 16 decision to deploy about 200 National Guardsmen to Washington, D.C., during the hurricane season. “Sending our National Guard troops away when S.C. families face the constant threat of hurricanes is […]
Letter: Say ‘No’ to Fairfield County Business License Fees
August 28, 2025 By
The proposal to implement costly required business licensing is just another roadblock to Fairfield County business activity. Fairfield should be inviting businesses with pro-business policies, rather than erecting barriers to economic expansion and promoting economic contraction with more taxation and bureaucracy. Additionally, SC businesses have too many options to avoid more county licensing and its […]
