WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Christopher Craig Andrews, 41, of Society Hill, SC, in connection with the theft of more than $50,000 in equipment from a property located on US Highway 21 N, near Ridgeway. The theft occurred on or about April 15, when several high-value items were reported […]
BW town council votes 4-1 for referendum to change form of government
May 29, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Town Council voted 4-1 Tuesday night to pass the first of two votes that are required to pass an ordinance calling for a referendum on the question of a change in the town’s form of government. The 4-1/2 hour meeting was marked throughout by the continued crippling dysfunction of a divided council […]
Karen Howard Murphy
May 29, 2025 By
Karen Howard Murphy, 78, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2025. She was born on February 14, 1947, in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and spent her adult life in Winnsboro, South Carolina; New Orleans, Louisiana; Ochlocknee, Georgia; Bay St. Louis, Mississippi; and Shelby, North Carolina. Karen was a loving wife to Milton Edward Murphy, Jr., […]
Park safety on BW council agenda for Thursday, May 29
May 28, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The opening salvo at Tuesday night’s town council meeting was prompted by a two-page agenda heavy with major issues, including park security, budget review, a curfew for the town, and park safety rules and regulations. Discussion and final vote on the town’s massive land development code, and a public hearing on an ordinance […]
Lott: ‘Out on bond, out on bond, out on bond
May 22, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After naming four more young adults arrested following a shootout in downtown Blythewood on April 5, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, during a video press conference, noted that they are “out on bond,” and that some of them were already out on bond for previous charges – one for attempted murder. “Out on […]
Henderson: Buckhead on track to become the smallest town in US
May 22, 2025 By
BLAIR – Some communities become towns by accident. That’s not the story of Buckhead. It is a community being incorporated with purpose, by and for the people who live there. The charge to incorporate Buckhead is a grass roots effort being led by their own – the Cross the Water Community Council. The land where […]
Sheriff: EZ Mart robbery was staged
May 22, 2025 By
BLAIR – On March 9, 2025, at approximately 8:50 p.m., the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported robbery at Monticello EZ Mart, a rural gas station at 3888 State Highway 215 South in the Blair area of Fairfield County. The store owner, Birenkumar Patel, reported that $379 was stolen by a masked suspect […]
Chamber awards scholarships
May 22, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Chamber of Commerce has awarded scholarships to three high school seniors. With 58 applications showcasing impressive academic credentials, the selection process was especially rigorous. Congratulations to Emily Grace Ashley, Abigail Annsley Lanier, and Kate Kaczynski, who, besides receiving $2000 each in scholarship money, had the distinction of receiving personal congratulations from […]
More arrests made in connection with Blythewood shooting
May 15, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – Four more men have been arrested in connection with the shootout in downtown Blythewood on April 5. When you have large groups of unsupervised young people, somebody’s going to pull a gun out. Leon Lott, Richland County Sheriff In a press conference on May 12, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott called it a […]
Parents sue R2 for bullying inaction
May 8, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Middle School faculty routinely disregarded a former student’s bullying complaints, retaliating against him for reporting the continued harassment, according to a recently filed lawsuit. The abuse grew so severe, the student identified in court papers as “D.G.,” threatened to harm himself, the suit says. “By selectively punishing D.G. for minor or nonexistent […]
