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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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Obituaries

Walter R. Cates II

BLYTHEWOOD: Walter (Wally) Raymond Cates II, 60, of Blythewood, passed away early in the morning on June 22, 2012 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born July 7, 1951 to Walter Raymond Cates and Regina Lowery Cates. Wally was a 1969 Dentsville High School graduate, and was a successful Realtor in Columbia. […]

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Lois F. Beumer

BLYTHEWOOD: Lois F. Beumer, 73, of Blythewood, passed away, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Born in Oil City, Penn., she was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Mildred Stover. Mrs. Beumer greatly enjoyed reading, knitting, crocheting, gardening, cooking and catering for church functions. She also volunteered with organizations that provided meals for different occasions within

Sports

Are you ready for some football?

If you just can’t wait for fall and you need that football fix right now, take the family over to Blythewood High School Saturday for the second annual 7-on-7 Football Tournament, starting at 9 a.m. and featuring teams from 24 high schools from across the state. What is 7-on-7 football? Bengals head coach Reggie Kennedy

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Greiner savors College World Series, looks to future

OMAHA, Neb. – Just before the NCAA baseball postseason started, nothing was guaranteed for University of South Carolina freshman Grayson Greiner. After the conclusion of the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala., Greiner underwent surgery on his left knee to repair damage to his lateral meniscus. He was forced to sit out the NCAA Regionals and

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Emma Imholz performs in Town Theater production

Emma Imholz, a rising sixth grader at Mueller Middle School, will be performing in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”  at Town Theater on July 13, 15, 19, 21, 25 and  28. Emma has been singing, acting and performing since kindergarten. She played Jemima in “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” at Town Theater last fall and

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