WASHINGTON, D.C. – A former resident of Blair, Fairfield County, S.C., was formally recognized by the king of Thailand for his exceptional service to the Thai nation in a ceremony Tues., Sept. 17 at the Royal Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C. Lt. Col. Charles D. Hodges, U.S. Air Force, was raised in the Salem Crossroads […]
Seidel missing from sidelines
September 12, 2019 By Leave a Comment
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood head football coach Jason Seidel was missing from the sidelines of his team’s game against Fairfield Central Friday, the likely result of his being punished by Richland District Two. Kevin Rohletter was the Bengals acting head coach in their 35-21 victory over the Griffins. When asked about the possibility that Seidel’s absence […]
RCPC OKs industrial zoning in 29016
September 12, 2019 By Leave a Comment
COLUMBIA – Richland County Planning Commissioners voted unanimously Monday afternoon to recommend that Richland County Council approve the rezoning of 483.55 acres of property adjacent to the Town of Blythewood – 456.01 of those acres would be zoned Light Industrial (LI) and 27.54 acres would be zoned General Commercial (GC). The two parcels lie in […]
Fairfield First Steps scores in SC’s top four
September 12, 2019 By Leave a Comment
WINNSBORO – There are only three school districts in the state whose five year olds are more ready for kindergarten than those in Fairfield County, according to the statewide First Steps Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) scores released in August. “It’s an indication for the county as a whole not just for our First Steps program […]
Solicitor declines to prosecute animal neglect case
September 12, 2019 By Leave a Comment
WINNSBORO – Peebles is a lot like most Fairfield County pets suffering from neglect. When Fairfield County animal control first inspected Peebles in June, the 10-year-old pit bull was covered in fleas. A police report said Peebles had so many fleas, a flea comb filled several times. Water used to wash the malnourished dog became darkened […]
Teacher village hits a snag
September 12, 2019 By Leave a Comment
WINNSBORO – The proposed Teacher Village is still on summer break. Fairfield County Council has already passed two readings to award tax breaks to Gorelick Brothers, a North Carolina hedge fund, to build the proposed subdivision catering to Fairfield County teachers. But third reading remains on hold due to disagreements over inserting an indemnification clause, […]
Blythewood beagles tops at NC field trials
September 12, 2019 By Leave a Comment
VALE, N.C. – The opening week of beagle field trial season was triple fun for Pat and Jan Robertson of Blythewood as they won three of the four male classes at a two-club event last week at Indian Beagle Club at Vale, N.C. Up The Creek Little John won both the Indian and Lure Beagle […]
Armed Robbery at Grand Central Truck Stop
September 11, 2019 By Leave a Comment
FAIRFIELD COUNTY -Two individuals wearing masks and armed with a hammer and what the Fairfield County Sheriff’s office believes to be a machete robbed the Grand Central Truck Stop on SC 200 at the intersection of I-77. The robbery occurred on Aug. 31. One of the individuals returned on Sept. 9 with the large knife […]
R2 acknowledges WHS threat
September 10, 2019 By Leave a Comment
BLYTHEWOOD – A Westwood High School student has been charged with multiple crimes after bringing weapons on campus Tuesday, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department reported. The 15-year-old student was overheard by another student threatening to “shoot up the school.” He later brought the weapons to the school, the sheriff department’s news release said. The student […]
Deaths of Winnsboro man, Columbia woman ruled murder/suicide
September 8, 2019 By Leave a Comment
COLUMBIA – A Winnsboro man and a Columbia woman died of gunshot wounds between 6 and 7 a.m. today (Saturday). Anthony Kwahn Kennedy, 47 of Sandy Lane Extension, Winnsboro, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head an autopsy indicated. The incident occurred at 91 Summit Ridge Circle, Columbia, according to Richland County Cororner […]