NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced the state-by-state winners of its ninth annual High School Track & Field Coaches of the Year. Presented by the United States Marine Corps on July 11, Blythewood High School’s Head Coach Alisha Taylor was named South Carolina’s Girls’ Coach […]
RW man guilty of criminal sexual conduct with minor
July 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – A Fairfield County jury has found Carlos A. Cesmas-Gomez guilty of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor (2nd Degree). The conviction, handed down Wednesday, July 19, 2023, followed a Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office investigation of an incident that occurred in the Ridgeway area in 2019. The offender was 20 years of age at […]
Sheriff Montgomery warns of Ridgeway mailbox thefts
July 27, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – Over the past week, The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office received several reports of thefts from residential mailboxes in the Ridgeway area. The suspect(s) is targeting mailboxes that have the flag raised indicating that a package/letter is in the mailbox for the postal carrier to pick up. Upon seeing these raised flags, the suspect(s) […]
Shady Grove Church to celebrate 200 years of history
July 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The Shady Grove Church was founded in Winnsboro, South Carolina on Carmack Hill under a Brush Harbor. In 1823, 38 years before the Civil War began, nine black slave men named John Sawyer, Jordan Craig, Morris Weaver, William Monroe, Charlie Armstrong, Frank Belton, Jim White, Ike Frazier and Bill James risked their lives […]
Family offers $10k reward for shooting death info
July 20, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is announced a $10,000 reward has been offered in the shooting death of Tyon Boyd, 21, of Winnsboro. Byrd was attending a birthday party on Saturday, July 1 at a residence on Peach Road in the Greenbrier area of Fairfield County when an unknown individual shot into […]
High speed chase down Hwy 321 ends in arrest
July 20, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A Winnsboro man was arrested after leading Fairfield County and Richland County Sheriff’s deputies on a high speed chase through Blythewood and parts of Fairfield County. James Cowart 43, was charged for guns, drugs, and several traffic offences after the chase ended, according to sheriff’s deputies. The incident occurred on July 12. […]
Woman arrested for illegal fentanyl tablet manufacturing operation
July 19, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit conducted a search warrant operation at 126 Thelma Gladney Road in the Winnsboro area of Fairfield County on Friday, July 14, according to a report from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. An ongoing investigation led investigators to this address where a Fentanyl lab was located. This […]
R2i2 gets first patent
July 13, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – The Richland School District Two Institute of Innovation (R2i2) Student Innovation Center was created to give students a place to explore and enhance their critical thinking, problem solving and innovation skills. A product of their creativity and collaboration is not only having a global impact, but it is worthy of a patent. This […]
Two die in crash in Monticello
July 9, 2023 By
MONTICELLO – Two men died in a truck crash near Monticello in western Fairfield County, according to Lance Corporal William Bennett with the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The single vehicle crash occurred Friday, July 7, about 4:15 p.m., on Highway 215, about a quarter mile south of Monticello. A 2010 Peterbuilt truck with two occupants, […]
Winnsboro receives second $500K for restoration of downtown
July 6, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – When Jason Taylor took the reins as Winnsboro Town Manager in mid-2021, his vision was for Winnsboro to realize its great potential through its five utility companies and restoration of its downtown. Over the last two years, much groundwork has been laid for that vision. With smart meters being installed for all water, […]
