BLYTHEWOOD – A popular sub restaurant will soon be opening in the IGA shopping center on Blythewood Road. A Jersey Mike’s franchise has leased the empty storefront next to Amazing Nails, according to leasing agent Amy Stuck with the Vireo Group in Columbia. Construction to totally remodel the interior of the space is expected to […]
Summer concert returns Saturday
July 24, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Put your dancin’ shoes on and head to downtown Winnsboro this Saturday evening for the second concert in the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Nights Concert Series. From 8 – 11 p.m., the Jonathan Douglas Band will be on stage in front of the clock. Food trucks will be on site selling a […]
Asouzu named Fairfield Deputy Finance Director
July 24, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Chris Asouzu has been hired as Fairfield County’s new Deputy Finance Director. Announced in an Employee Spotlight bio on Facebook on July 7, Asouzu says he has over thirty years of leadership in accounting and financial management. “I have built a distinguished career across multiple industries, including manufacturing, Newspaper publishing, Entertainment, Cyber Security, […]
Guest Editorial: Our town deserves a form of government that supports cooperation, balance and accountability
July 24, 2025 By
I ran for Town Council after a change in mayoral leadership, hopeful that together we could meaningful progress to our Town. I whole-heartedly supported the current Mayor, believing we could work collaboratively to improve residents’ quality of life. Unfortunately, once in office, it became clear that collaboration and transparency were not priorities. Rather than advancing […]
Guest Editorial: Vote ‘Yes’ The town administrator/manager is not a new position. We have always had one.
July 24, 2025 By
The mayor said his truth with his quote, “I am the Town of Blythewood. I am the mayor.” That’s the quiet part, accidentally said out loud, that the public does not get to hear, but we do as council behind the scenes. Make no mistake, this is an administration of ONE. Yet, the councilmembers, who […]
Anastasia: The Musical
July 24, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – A scene from opening weekend at Anastasia: The Musical features, from left: Grey McFadden, Sam Cathcart and JT Crossland. Anastasia continues at The Pine Tree Playhouse on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26 at 7 p.m. The final show will be Sunday, July 27 at 3 p.m.
Robert Davis
July 24, 2025 By
Robert Davis, 77, of Winnsboro, South Carolina, peacefully entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 17, 2025, surrounded by his loving and devoted family. A proud native of Fairfield County, Robert was a man deeply committed to his family, community, and faith. He was a devoted husband, a loving father, a proud grandfather, and a […]
Peggy Allen
July 24, 2025 By
Peggy L. Causey Allen of Blythewood, SC, peacefully entered her eternal home on July 15, 2025. Born in Hadley, Kentucky, to Erastus Morehead Causey and Ida Mae Gill Causey Graham, Peggy spent her early years in Bowling Green and Louisville, Kentucky. She and her late husband, Andrew Cole Allen, raised their two daughters, Becky Allen […]
Eastover man charged with series of thefts
July 23, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Hunter Wilson, 23, of Eastover, was taken into custody by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office on July 14. The sheriff’s office says Wilson has been a suspect in a series of theft-related incidents occurring in Fairfield County. As of July 14, Wilson has been charged with Burglary 1st Degree; two counts of Burglary […]
EPA targets mercury spill in Blythewood
July 17, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Federal regulators are accepting public review and comments of its final report into cleanup efforts of a September, 2024 mercury spill at a Blythewood woman’s home. The Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, recently declared the home on Columbia Club Drive a Superfund Cleanup Site, making it eligible for federally funded cleanup. Up to […]
