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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Fairfield County shuts down shelter volunteers after volunteer exposes safety concerns
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Mayor refuses to answer Fripp’s questions about the $20,000
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Community Road to reopen March 31
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Graber named Detention Center Director
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After more than 30 years, the face of Winnsboro’s P.O. calls it a day
Winnsboro’s Postmaster, Emma Oliver, will retire July 24 after 34 years of dedicated service as a federal employee. Besides having the distinction of being the town’s 21st Postmaster, Oliver, a Ridgeway native and 1974 graduate of Winnsboro High School, is the first African-American Postmaster for the Winnsboro Post Office. It’s a career she said she
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Boil Water Advisory Issued after DHEC Test of Jenkinsville Water
The Jenkinsville Water Company issued a boil water advisory for all of its approximately 780 customers Monday after a water test by the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) found E. coli bacteria present in water sampled from a home serviced by the company, DHEC said. Gregrey Ginyard, the Water Board’s president, said the
Obituaries
Larry Blair
BLAIR: A memorial service for Lawrence William Blair (Larry) will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 13, 2012, at Salem Presbyterian Church, 276 Highway 215 N., Blair, S.C. The Rev. Richard Hodges will officiate. Memorials may be made to The Babcock Center, PO Box 4389, West Columbia, S.C. 29170, or to Lutheran Hospice,
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Martha Blackwelder
WINNSBORO: Funeral services for Martha Sellers Blackwelder, age 86, will be held on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Stephen Greene Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Dr. Michael Cockrell. Burial will follow in Stephen Greene Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, from 6-8 p.m. at Pope Funeral Home.