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WDPS investigating series of overnight shootings

Map of shootings by WDPS WINNSBORO— The Winnsboro Department of Public Safety is investigating several overnight shootings that left multiple...
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WDPS investigating series of overnight shootings

Fairfield County shuts down shelter volunteers after volunteer exposes safety concerns

Thomasson Price FAIRFIELD COUNTY – On the morning of Jan. 31, 2026, Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the...
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Fairfield County shuts down shelter volunteers after volunteer exposes safety concerns

Mayor refuses to answer Fripp’s questions about the $20,000

Mayor Sloan Griffin Councilwoman Andrea Fripp BLYTHEWOOD — Blythewood Mayor Pro Tem Andrea Fripp initiated a public confrontation with Mayor...
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Mayor refuses to answer Fripp’s questions about the $20,000

Community Road to reopen March 31

BLYTHEWOOD - After almost 11 months, Community Road will be open again, according to officials at the South Carolina Department...
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Community Road to reopen March 31

Graber named Detention Center Director

WINNSBORO  - Fairfield County Council has named a new director for its detention center. Graber At the March 22, Monday...
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Graber named Detention Center Director

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Opinion

Kenny’s Corner: Lessons from the Upside Down

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, especially one with no Wi-Fi, you probably know about the phenomenon known as Stranger Things. For a good stretch of the holiday season, it felt like the show had a monopoly on conversation. At dinner tables. In barbershops. On timelines. If you hadn’t watched it yet, someone was […]

News

Pugh cleared of ethics violation, but SC Ethics Commission says facts of case are ‘troubling’

BLYTHEWOOD – A six-month investigation launched by an ethics complaint filed against Blythewood’s Richland County Council representative Derrek Pugh has ended in dismissal. The investigation focused on whether Pugh, as a government official, had violated the S.C. Ethics, Government Accountability, and Campaign Reform Act (Ethics Act) for accepting free use of the Town of Blythewood’s

Business

Fairway24 brings virtual golf to Blythewood

BLYTHEWOOD – There’s going to be a new way to play golf in Blythewood – it’s called virtual golf and will soon be available at Fairway24 Golf, located at 733-4 University Village in the Food Lion Shopping Center. According to leasing agent Amy Stuck with the Vireo Group in Columbia, the 1,200 square-foot indoor virtual

Government

Driggers lifts Layman’s trespass notice

BLYTHEWOOD – As town council members were discussing the various investigations the Town is currently involved in during the Dec. 15, 2025, special-called meeting, Interim Town Manager Ed Driggers made an unexpected announcement. “The issue involving the trespass notice [against Michelle Layman on Sept. 11, 2025,] was a matter between [her] and the Town. And

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