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Fairfield County shuts down shelter volunteers after volunteer exposes safety concerns

Thomasson Price Carpenter FAIRFIELD COUNTY – On the morning of Jan. 31, 2026, Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies were called to...
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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

Beacon Coffee & Cafe celebrates ribbon cutting

BLYTHEWOOD - The Blythewood Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony for Beacon Coffee & Café...
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Beacon Coffee & Cafe celebrates ribbon cutting

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Winnsboro Man Arrested During Church Burglary

A Winnsboro man was arrested earlier this month after Public Safety officers found him rummaging through an upstairs room at a local church. Vernon Dwayne Thompson, 31, of Chalmer Street in Winnsboro, was arrested June 6 and charged with burglary after officers found him inside St. Paul Baptist Church at 207 N. Garden St. Officers […]

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Body of Chester Man Pulled from Lake

The body of a Chester man who drowned in Lake Monticello Saturday afternoon was recovered by dive teams more than seven hours after he vanished from the surface of the lake. According to Barkley Ramsey, Fairfield County Coroner, 24-year-old Jonathan Andrew Kornegay, of 547 W. White St. in Chester, had been swimming in the designated

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Bikers Roll Out in Support of Ronald McDonald House

Most of us are aware of the Ronald McDonald houses. The very first one was called ‘the house that love built’ and opened in Philadelphia in 1974. Eagle’s football player Fred Hill had a daughter Kim being treated for leukemia at that time. Spending days and nights on waiting room benches for three years and

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Blythewood Library Packed with Summer Offerings

If you’re looking for fun this summer, you’ll find it at the Blythewood Branch of the Richland County Public Library.  Summer is always a busy time at the library, and this year there are lots of new programs and activities for kids, families, teens and adults. “Our summer reading program is very popular this year,

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