Republican Tom Mullikin, center, managing partner with Mullikin Law Firm in Camden, announced his candidacy Tuesday evening for the U.S. House of Representatives in South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District, a seat currently held by Mick Mulvaney. Mulvaney has recently been nominated by President Donald Trump to become head of the Office of Management and Budgets. […]
Woman Charged in Dog Starvation
February 2, 2017 By
WINNSBORO (Feb. 2, 2017) – A Winnsboro woman charged with starving a dog to death turned herself in this week to the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety. Acting Chief of Public Safety Maj. John Seibles said Katera Latrice Alexander, 28, of Forest Hills Drive turned herself over to police on Sunday. Alexander faces a misdemeanor charge […]
Word Games
February 2, 2017 By
Am I surprised that I recently received a certified response from the Jenkinsville Water Company to my FOIA request? Yes I am! Am I surprised that most of my request was completely denied with semantics and misleading information? Absolutely not! I asked simply and directly for the same information that board member Preston Peach was, […]
Welcome to the Chamber –
February 2, 2017 By
Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce President Terry Vickers, center, welcomed 33 new members including the Columbia Fireflies, represented by Dalton Tresvant, left, and the County’s newly elected County Clerk Judy Bonds during the Chamber’s annual new member reception held last week at the Fairfield Motel meeting room.
Rimer Pond Road Faces Commercial Rezoning…Again
February 2, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 2, 2017) – Residents on Rimer Pond Road and the surrounding area are once again faced with a request for commercial zoning on their road. A sign staked at the corner of Rimer Pond Road and Longtown Road West gives notification by Richland County that a 5.23-acre parcel across the street from Blythewood Middle […]
Magic Truck
February 2, 2017 By
Alert the news media. Notify Guinness records. Call your friends and neighbors. We have a new attraction in Fairfield County – the Magic Truck owned by the Jenkinsville Water Company President. The Magic Truck had previously demonstrated its special properties by teleporting $10,000 in JWC deposits to who knows where. However, The Magic Truck’s most […]
Lady Eagles Blast Newberry Academy
February 1, 2017 By
NEWBERRY (Feb. 1, 2017) – The second match-up between the Lady Eagles of Richard Winn (10-7, 4-2) and the Lady Eagles of Newberry Academy (1-16, 0-6) was reminiscent of the previous meeting between them. Richard Winn used great defense to blow by Newberry Academy 51-15. “Our intensity on defense gave us our spark plug to try […]
Newberry Academy Topples Eagles
February 1, 2017 By
NEWBERRY (Feb. 1, 2017) – The Richard Winn Eagles (4-6, 1-3) went into Newberry Academy (5-13, 1-3) hoping to spoil their senior night. The Eagles from Newberry Academy used turnovers and rebounds to squeeze by Richard Winn 41-30 Tuesday night. “We let them get a lot of second chance points tonight off the glass,” Richard Winn […]
Strong Finish Propels Lady Redhawks
February 1, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 1, 2017) – Baskets for the Westwood girls did not come easy against York Comprehensive Tuesday night. Luckily for the Lady Redhawks, the Cougars had a much rougher time with scoring. No one scored in double figures, but Westwood found enough points to finish strong and close out a 42-20 victory over York. “We […]
Redhawks Blow Out Cougars
February 1, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 1, 2017) – The tempo of Tuesday night’s game between Westwood and York Comprehensive didn’t seem like that of a blowout. Yet when the final buzzer sounded, the Redhawks walked off the court with a 28-point victory over the Cougars to chalk up their fourth straight victory in Region 3-4A. Russell Jones Jr. led […]
