WINNSBORO (Dec. 8, 2016) – County Council’s Administration and Finance Committee gave their approval Nov. 28 to several new vehicles and equipment for County departments, while a manpower study is being sent back out for qualifications. The Committee agreed unanimously to forward to the full Council a 30,000-pound vehicle lift for the Vehicle Maintenance Department for […]
County Pay Hikes Spark Local Competition
December 8, 2016 By
Raises for Public Safety Departments Force Town’s Hand WINNSBORO (Dec. 8, 2016) – Just two months ago, Fairfield County was facing a critical personnel shortage in its emergency services departments, with paramedics, deputies, detention officers and 9-1-1 staff chasing better pay in neighboring counties. But a salary increase passed by County Council on Nov. 14 has stopped the […]
Sweet Reward –
December 8, 2016 By
Sweet Pea’s Ice Cream Parlor opened in Blythewood in July and last week the store captured the coveted Golden Spatula Award and was featured on WLTX-TV. “We are thrilled!” said store owner Susan DeMarco (at right, with WLTX’s Sonia Gutierrez). “The award is presented to an eating establishment that has received a 100 percent rating […]
Blythewood Seeks More Paid Firefighters
December 8, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 8, 2016) – During opening comments at last week’s Town Council meeting, Councilman Eddie Baughman told Council members and the audience that the Blythewood community is in dire need of better fire protection. He said that need is based on the lack of paid firefighters manning the station in downtown Blythewood on a daily […]
Biker Dies from Crash Injuries
December 7, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (Dec. 7, 2016) – A Blythewood man succumbed last week to injuries sustained in a dirt bike accident on Nov. 26. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Michael J. Fowler, 25, of Cooper Road, Blythewood, was riding with two other bikers on private property in the 1500 block of Hardscrabble Road on Nov. 26 when […]
Train Derails Near Blair
December 7, 2016 By
BLAIR (Dec. 7, 2016) – A pair of Norfolk Southern locomotive engines and 12 of its 96 rail cars derailed Sunday at approximately 3 p.m. near Blair, a Norfolk Southern spokesperson said. The east-bound train was making for the Port of Charleston from the BMW plant in Greer when it jumped the tracks near Highway 213/Parr […]
Redhawks Bounce Spring Valley
December 7, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 7, 2016) – Westwood (2-1) continued their strong start to the season defeating Spring Valley (0-3) 66-55 Tuesday night. “I was a bit concerned about our guys tonight against their height and strength tonight,” Westwood head coach Jeff DiBattisto said. “We don’t have a lot of big guys on our team so we have […]
Lady Redhawks Bury Vikings
December 7, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 7, 2016) – The Lady Redhawks used an 18 point fourth quarter Tuesday to remain undefeated (4-0) by dropping the Spring Valley Vikings (3-2) 71-59. “I felt our energy on the defensive end of the court lead to our production tonight,” Lady Redhawks head coach Gregory Bauldrick said. The Lady Redhawks’ full-court pressure led […]
Silver Foxes Flail Fairfield Central
December 7, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Dec. 7, 2016) – The Dutch Fork Silver Foxes handed Fairfield a tough 69-36 loss Tuesday night, and the Griffin guys have still not entered the win column thus far this season. “Dutch Fork is a tough team,” Griffins head coach Brian Sanders said. “I think they’re ranked like number two or number three in […]
Lady Griffins Edge Foxes in Thriller
December 7, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Dec. 7, 2016) – The Lady Griffins picked up their first win of the 2016-2017 season on Tuesday night when they knocked off the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes in a 46-44 nail-biter. “Well basically we just wanted to stay the course and do what we do,” Griffins head coach Amelia Miller said. “It was all […]
