BLYTHEWOOD – The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) will begin issuing redesigned driver’s licenses, beginner’s permits, and identification cards this fall featuring advanced security features and upgraded materials to better safeguard customer identities and personal information. The updated cards will be made from stronger materials and incorporate state-of-the-art printing techniques, including laser engraving, […]
Two women die from injuries in separate Fairfield crashes
June 26, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD CO. – Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill is releasing the names of two women who died from injuries sustained in separate vehicle accidents in Fairfield County. According to Coroner Hill, 18 year old Morgan Entzminger of Blythewood, SC was involved in a vehicle accident on June 8, 2025 on Hwy 215 N. in Blair, […]
Suspect charged in deadly vehicle assault at Molly Creek
June 19, 2025 By
LAKE WATEREE — Two men were stuck by a vehicle Sunday, June 15, 2025, at approximately 11:34 p.m.at the Molly Creek boat landing.. Deputies with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call at the Molly Creek Boat Landing regarding two individuals who had been struck by a vehicle. When the Fairfield County Sheriff’s […]
Shwedo: There’s nothing you can do to change DMV move
June 12, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After the South Carolina DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) announced on June 3 that it would be closing some of its Blythewood offices located at 10311 Wilson Blvd., on July 7, Mayor Sloan Griffin went on television to offer land on Town of Blythewood property for the DMV to use for a mobile […]
Ridgeway man charged in stabbing
June 12, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Following a brief manhunt last week, the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety arrested Quinton Martez Adams, charging him with assault after officers say he stabbed another man in the face multiple times. The incident occurred on June 5 in the parking lot of Cuz’s Corner convenience store on S. Congress Street in Winnsboro. […]
GMC awarded contract for Fairfield wastewater plant
June 5, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Following an executive session on May 27, members of the Fairfield Joint Water and Sewer System Commission voted unanimously to accept a contract proposed by GMC (Goodwyn Mills Cawood) Engineering to provide engineering and design services for the county’s wastewater plant proposed to discharge into the Broad River. GMC has offices in Columbia, […]
Man arrested in connection with equipment theft
June 5, 2025 By
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 […]
