WINNSBORO – After 20 years, a new water agreement is being finalized between the towns of Winnsboro and Blythewood. The Winnsboro town council voted Tuesday evening to pass first reading on a new water service agreement with Blythewood. The second and final vote and public hearing on the agreement will be held at the Feb. […]
Blythewood TC/PC meeting begins with dinner, ends with coffee confrontation
February 6, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – What promised to be an informative though less than riveting review Monday evening of the purposes, responsibilities and processes of the town’s boards and commissions by Town Administrator Brian Cook, ended with a disgruntled former coffee vendor verbally holding the council and planning commission hostage for close to half an hour. The evening […]
County to hold hearing on WWTP
February 6, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The commission of the Fairfield Joint Water and Sewer Authority will conduct a public hearing to receive public comment regarding the construction of a wastewater treatment plant with a planned discharge of treated effluent into Big Cedar Creek located in southern Fairfield County. The Fairfield Joint Authority will provide an update to the […]
Ridge View High School student charged with sexual assault on another student
January 31, 2020 By
Four students from Ridge View High School are facing charges for their involvement in two separate assaults. One incident happened after school on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Three students, two 14-year-olds and a 15-year-old, held the victim down on the floor while a fourth student (15-years-old) committed a criminal sexual act against a 15-year-old male victim, […]
Fairfield County wastewater plant site search continues
January 30, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The issue of the county’s proposed wastewater treatment plant was not on Monday night’s agenda, but it was a topic of conversation during the second public comment session and again during council time Gary Coats, who lives near Cedar Creek in Richland County, and Ruchelle Gee, a resident of the Center Creek Community, […]
Westwood High School student charged with punching teacher in the face
January 29, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A 17-year-old student at Westwood High School has been accused of punching her teacher in the face and has been charged with assault and battery, according to a Richland County Sheriff’s department incident report. At approximately 12:30 p.m., a school resource officer was contacted by a Westwood High School administrator for an assault […]
Cedar Creek residents push back against proposed wastewater discharge site
January 23, 2020 By
CEDAR CREEK – About a hundred residents of the northeast section of Blythewood 29016 and the southern part of Fairfield County, many of whom live along Cedar Creek, met in the Cedar Creek Community Center Sunday afternoon to discuss a wastewater treatment plant Fairfield County Council has proposed to locate on a 50-acre property on […]
Pine Grove bridge repair delayed
January 23, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – The opening of the Pine Grove Road bridge, which has been closed for repairs since Dec. 2, is being delayed to March 9. The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) issued a statement last week that work on the bridge has been delayed as a result of the demolition process, the first step […]
County alerts citizens via cell, text and social media
January 23, 2020 By
Public Can Register for County-Wide Notification Service WINNSBORO – Fairfield County has implemented a county-wide high-speed emergency notification service that will notify residents of emergencies via telephone calls, text messages, emails, social media and mobile apps. The county’s emergency management department says its new CodeRED system, will save lives, help locate missing children, issue timely […]
Wastewater treatment plant draws fire from residents
January 16, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Over a hundred residents from lower Fairfield County, Cedar Creek and the northwestern section of Blythewood, including the mayor of Blythewood, filled Fairfield county council chambers and an overflow room Monday evening during a three hour council meeting over concerns about a wastewater treatment plant that council has proposed on a site near […]
