HOPKINS – Blythewood’s Track and Field team competed in the Diamond Hornet’s Invitational on March 4 at Lower Richland. Pulling first place finishes for the girls’ were Hailey Duncan, Arianna Williams, Jasmine Young, Keaundrea Bateman and the girls 4×100, 4×400 and 4×800 relays. The girls had 19 top-five finishes, and the boys had 13 top-five […]
Driver, 19, killed in Jenkinsville crash
March 6, 2023 By
JENKINSVILLE – One person died in an early Monday morning crash on Highway 213 near Alston Road in Fairfield County. Brian Deshawn Willingham, 19, of Jenkinsville, died in the accident, Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill said. The two-vehicle crash occurred at 6:14 a.m. about two miles south of Jenkinsville. A 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche, driven by […]
$ 2B truck/SUV manufacturer coming to Blythewood Industrial Park Richland County
March 3, 2023 By
COLUMBIA: The Richland County Economic Development Office has announced that Scout Motors Inc. (“Scout”), which is backed by Volkswagon and makes the next-generation of all-electric trucks and rugged SUVs, has announced it will establish its manufacturing operations in Blythewood. The company’s planned $2 billion investment has the potential to create 4,000 or more permanent jobs […]
Body found beside IGA parking lot in Blythewood
March 2, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the IGA parking lot in Blythewood on March 2, where a body was discovered about 10:30 that morning on the edge of the parking lot. The body, partially hidden by shrubbery, was discovered by residents of the apartment building who were walking to the IGA grocery […]
Arrest made in Fairfield double murder
March 2, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Caleb Beryl Davis, 20, has been arrested for the murders of Malik R. Butler and Theron G. Byrd, Jr. During the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, deputies were called to a residence on Marsh Lane in the Hwy 215 South area of Fairfield County. There, they found Malik Butler […]
Five nabbed on gun-related charges in Fairfield
March 2, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Five men have been arrested for gun-related charges, drugs, and other offenses. On Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, deputies were investigating a suspicious vehicle on Old Chester Rd, an area where recent shooting incidents have been occurring. As deputies arrived at the scene, two individuals were observed with handguns and were detained. The […]
Five arrested for grand larceny
March 2, 2023 By
LAKE WATEREE – Five men have been arrested in conjunction with a grand larceny investigation regarding thefts of multiple items from a commercial storage facility in the Lake Wateree area, according to Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery. During the course of this investigation, it was determined that these five individuals, Richard Adams (50), William Baker, […]
Ridgeway Waffle House robbed at gunpoint
March 1, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – Waffle House in Ridgeway was the latest victim of gun-related crime in Fairfield County, when two male suspects robbed the store at gunpoint, according to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. Around 1:49 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, Fairfield County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Waffle House on 34 Contractor’s Way in Ridgeway in […]
DHEC investigating possibility of hazardous materials buried in Winnsboro
February 24, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – An environmental investigation by the SC Department of Health & Environmental Control is being conducted on West Palmer Street near the town’s streets and sanitation department. The investigation began Thursday, Feb. 23 and officials said Friday afternoon that it is not yet known how long workers will remain on site. On Feb. 8, […]
BAR grants Sandy Level COA with conditions
February 23, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Sandy Level Baptist Church member and attorney Jamie Walters appeared before the Town’s Board of Architectural Review (BAR) for the third time last week to request a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) that would allow the church to replace the existing aging vinyl siding and windows with similar vinyl siding and windows on both […]
