It will be against state law starting Sept. 1 to hold a cell phone while driving in South Carolina. The Palmetto State is the 33rd state to have such a law. Starting next month, anyone who violates the new law will get a warning through the end of February. When full enforcement begins on Feb. […]
Inv. White graduates Narcotics Commanders School
August 7, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – Eric White, an investigator with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, recently graduated the LECC/SCLEOA Narcotics Commanders School, held at the Joseph F. Rice School of Law at the University of South Carolina. White was one of 30 officers selected statewide to attend this intensive course, designed specifically for current and future narcotics unit […]
MLily assists Fairfield Sheriff’s K9 officers
July 31, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – HealthcareSC presented K9 Pawprint Oxygen kits and water showers to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office’s K9 Unit during an informal ceremony Wed, July 23 at the MlilyUSA’s manufacturing facility in Winnsboro. MlilyUSA is the parent company of HealthcareSC. The presentations were made by Megan George, vice president of Fairfield County K-9 Friends, to […]
Blythewood voters said “YES” to call for change of form of government
July 29, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With a turnout of 700 voters, the answer to what kind of government Blythewood residents will have going forward is settled. In a vote of 381 – 319, with 50 early votes and two provisional votes, electors chose to change Blythewood’s form of government from a mayor-council form of government to a council-manager […]
Eastover man charged with series of thefts
July 23, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Hunter Wilson, 23, of Eastover, was taken into custody by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office on July 14. The sheriff’s office says Wilson has been a suspect in a series of theft-related incidents occurring in Fairfield County. As of July 14, Wilson has been charged with Burglary 1st Degree; two counts of Burglary […]
EPA targets mercury spill in Blythewood
July 17, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Federal regulators are accepting public review and comments of its final report into cleanup efforts of a September, 2024 mercury spill at a Blythewood woman’s home. The Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, recently declared the home on Columbia Club Drive a Superfund Cleanup Site, making it eligible for federally funded cleanup. Up to […]
Fairfield County fails to install industrial site conduit
July 17, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – For the second time in about a year, Fairfield County has sold county industrial sites that they later found out lack utility services. After calling for the approval of the agenda at Monday night’s regular council meeting, Chairman Clarence Gilbert passed a document to Councilman Oren Gadson who read it aloud. It […]
Richland County cuts ribbon for Blythewood Park pickleball courts
July 17, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The ribbon was cut for the newest pickleball court in Blythewood on Thursday, July 10. Located at the Richland County Recreation Center’s Blythewood Park at 126 Boney Road in Blythewood, the six pickleball courts rose like a phoenix from the park’s former tennis courts. While a light rain moved the formal part of […]
Walmsley graduates Leadership Institute
July 17, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s Captain Gavin Walmsley has graduated from the Charleston Executive Leadership Institute. As RCSD’s second deputy to complete this prestigious program, the Department says “Captain Walmsley continues to lead by example and strengthen our commitment to excellence in law enforcement leadership.”
MASC informs Blythewood community on forms of government before the July 29 vote
July 10, 2025 By
Next Information Session set for 6 p.m. on July 14 at Doko Manor BLYTHEWOOD – “While one form of government may describe, specifically, what our [council’s and mayor’s] individual roles are, it’s like a marriage. If I cannot on a daily basis communicate effectively with my wife, our marriage is not going to be successful. […]
