WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County government held a ceremony Tuesday morning honoring former Fairfield County Sheriff Herman Young by placing his name on the Fairfield County Detention Center.  Sheriff Young, who died in May, 2020, was first elected Sheriff in 1992, and served the county for 22 years before resigning in 2014 for health reasons. […]

 BLYTHEWOOD – Traffic congestion, potential noise and pollution, and hiring locally were among the issues Blythewood area residents raised during a recent town hall meeting about the Scout Motors EV plant coming to Blythewood’s industrial park. On Monday night, 200 residents packed into Doko Manor to learn more about the Volkswagen brand, particularly any tradeoffs […]

FAIRFIELD COUNTY – An investigation is being conducted into a shooting incident that left a man dead at a home on Reservoir Road in Fairfield County over the weekend, according to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s office. Altrone T. Burrell, 45, was found dead Friday night from an apparent gunshot wound, sheriff’s officials said. Deputies were […]

BLYTHEWOOD – S.C. Secretary of Commerce Harry Lightsey, Richland County Economic Development Director Jeff Ruble, Richland County Councilman Derrek Pugh and Blythewood  Mayor Bryan Franklin will meet with the public to discuss and answer questions about Scout Motors’ investment in the county and town. WHEN: 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Monday, March 13 WHERE: Doko Manor, 100 […]

State and county incentives will fund new I-77 interchange, several traffic circles in the town, and other improvements to roads to help alleviate traffic in and around Blythewood. CORRECTION: There is a traffic light at Syrup Mill and Blythewood Roads – NOT a traffic circle. The map above has been updated to reflect the correction. […]