WINNSBORO – Van Buren Fore IV, 35, was arrested last week in connection with the trafficking of illegal drugs from a Ridgeway motel, according to Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery. Investigators with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division executed a search warrant at a motel near SC-34 in Ridgeway on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The […]
SCDOT breaks ground on new I-77 interchange in Blythewood
February 6, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – On Monday, Feb. 3, at 3 p.m., the South Carolina Department of Transportation and Scout Motors representatives along with local and state officials, held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for the new Scout Motors Drive Interchange in Blythewood. The new interchange will be Exit 26 and will be located between Exit 24 (Highway 21) […]
Great Falls teen dies in Mitford crash
February 6, 2025 By
MITFORD – Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill is releasing the name of an individual involved in a motor vehicle collision on Sunday Feb. 2, 2025. According to Coroner Hill, Deymius Mack, age 17, of Great Falls, was traveling north on US Hwy 21 in the Mitford area when the vehicle he was operating left the […]
Parent gives public apology to R2 admin
February 6, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Zachary Johnson, who was sued by a Richland Two administrator in 2021, has issued an open apology to that administrator and to the Richland Two community. A lawsuit was filed against Johnson after he accused the administrator of inappropriately touching his young daughter, who was a student at the school at the time. […]
Blythewood man to appear on Wheel of Fortune
January 30, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Matt Benton says he’s always dreamed of being a contestant on a TV game show – preferably The Price is Right or Wheel of Fortune. That dream came true recently when he was selected to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune. “I feel so incredibly fortunate to have been a contestant on […]
40-foot high railroad bridge over I-77 to be completed by end of year
January 23, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – As the buildings in the massive Scout project are going vertical on the west side of I-77, a giant bridge is being constructed over I-77 and Community Road, just north of Exit 24. The bridge, which will rise approximately 40 feet above the roadway, will accommodate a rail spur that will reach from […]
Woman charged for arson, animal cruelty
January 16, 2025 By
JENKINSVILLE – Alexia Miquesha Robinson, of Gaston, has been arrested in connection with an arson incident that occurred in Jenkinsville on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Deputies responded to the scene of a fire involving an RV at the Broad River Campground on SC 215 South because of suspicious circumstances, according to a release from the […]
Stines: Soccer field construction going well
January 16, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Construction that began in Doko Park on the soccer field on Dec. 2, 2024, to build a pavilion and restroom facilities, is going well and may be ahead of schedule, according to Town Manager Daniel Stines. “All the initial grading is finished, and the initial irrigation lines are in place. The storm system […]
Richland Two not impacted by PowerSchool breach
January 16, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – Richland School District Two is among only four school districts that were not included on a list of South Carolina districts affected by the PowerSchool data breach, according to a news release from the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE). The SCDE announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8 that it had been informed by […]
Fairfield’s Sharmelle Holmes Named SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week
January 16, 2025 By
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Former Fairfield Central High School standout turned University of Kentucky Track & Field athlete Sharmelle Holmes earned the Southeastern Conference Women’s Freshman of the Week award of the 2025 season, the league office announced Tuesday. Holmes earned the honor after her performance at Kentucky’s Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational last weekend where she […]
