JENKINSVILLE – Motions relating to pending lawsuits against the Jenkinsville Water Company and some of its officers are scheduled to be heard in a Fairfield County courtroom this week. In all, four motions will be heard on Friday, April 27. A trial date of May 7 has been set in one of the lawsuits, according […]
Builders push back over tree clearing
April 26, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Talk about a frog strangler. As rain pelted Blythewood on Monday, stormwater gushed into the streets and onto lots in the Cobblestone Park neighborhood in Blythewood, causing several lots to flood. It’s become a common theme after any heavy rainstorm, residents say. Some homeowners think the root cause is traced to trees they […]
FCSD Board moves parent conferences
April 26, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County school board members will take a second look at the 2018-2019 academic calendar next month, with changes in parent conference days potentially impacting how next year’s calendar unfolds. For the 2017-2018 school year, the school district decided to schedule spring parent conferences on Thursday instead of Friday, prompting questions from some […]
Green Energy Biofuel donates to Sustainable Carolina
April 26, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Green Energy Biofuel made a second annual donation to the University of South Carolina’s Sustainable Carolina on April 17. The company collects used cooking oil from USC and other organizations and upcycles it into useable biofuel. Green Energy Biofuel, located on Congress Street in Winnsboro, graduated from the University of South Carolina’s Incubator […]
Food Lion robbed at gunpoint
April 19, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is looking for two black males in connection with an armed robbery at the Food Lion Grocery Store located in the Food Lion Shopping Center on University Village Drive in Blythewood. The robbery occurred on Sunday evening at approximately 10:15 p.m., according to a Sheriff’s report. A spokesperson […]
FCSD Board spars over employee salaries
April 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Next year’s proposed budget includes pay raises for all school district employees, but some Fairfield County Board of Education members want to spend more. The board held a lively discussion Tuesday evening before unanimously passing first reading on the $41.2 million budget. Among the most vocal was board member Annie McDaniel, who took […]
Albert graduates from FBI Academy
April 19, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood resident Capt. Bobby J. Albert of the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) recently graduated from the FBI National Academy. Albert is commander of SCHP Troop Four, which includes Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union and York counties. Albert was one of 223 law enforcement officers who completed 2 ½ months of advanced […]
Ridgeway Council OKs sidewalk match; water tower bid
April 19, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – Two new town councilmen and a new mayor held their first council meeting last week, four days after being elected to office. The first order of business was to elect a new Mayor Pro Tem to replace Mayor Pro Tem Doug Porter who did not seek re-election for his council seat. Longtime Councilman […]
New Ridgeway Council tackles old issues
April 19, 2018 By
Jones: ‘Release Bella.’ Harrison: ‘I’m Done.’ RIDGEWAY – About five minutes after the Ridgeway Town Council entered into executive session during their regular monthly meeting on April 12, Councilwoman Angela Harrison returned to the public meeting room, briskly gathered her purse and other belongings and announced, “I’m done!” She then walked out of the council […]
Students create rollicking rap video for First Responders
April 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Featuring catchy rap lyrics and quirky dance steps by some of the County’s finest, a fun and wildly entertaining rap video produced by Fairfield Magnet School art teacher Kimi Daly’s first and second graders, extols the service provided by the County’s first responders. The idea for the video came to Daly as part […]
