BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood volleyball took their first region win of the season with a 3-0 final over Spring Valley on Tuesday. The Bengals outmatched the Vikings with 25-14, 25-14 and 25-8 finals. Last Thursday, Blythewood dropped a 3-2 conference match to Rock Hill. The Bearcats squeezed past the Bengals in the first set with a […]
SC license plate decals may be delayed until October
September 29, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Due to a shortage of the type of paper used for vehicle registrations, South Carolinians who have paid their property taxes to the county in which they reside may notice that it takes longer to receive their vehicle registration cards and decals for their license plates in the mail. “We’ve been in constant […]
Fire Service hosts open house for prospective volunteers
September 28, 2022 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY — Fairfield County Fire Services is short on volunteer firefighters – way short. To combat that shortage the fire service is hosting an open house on Thursday. It starts at 6 p.m. at the new Fairfield County Administration Building, located at 350 Columbia Road. “We are down, we have 120 volunteers that are […]
After two high-speed chases in Blythewood neighborhoods, one ends with an arrest
September 22, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Around 11:30 a.m. Monday, Richland County Sheriff’s deputies spotted a man in a vehicle who they recognized as Shaheim Jackson, a person wanted on two counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting on Sept. 10, near the Spinx gas station located at 101 Lee Road. When deputies attempted to stop the […]
Fairfield names new Detention Center Director
September 22, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Detention Center (FCDC) Captain Harriet Squirewell has been named as the new director of the Center. Squirewell had been serving as the interim director following the sudden and controversial departure of former Director Teresa Lawson on July 14. Lawson submitted her resignation letter to County Administrator Malik Whitaker after it was […]
Two in custody after a vehicle pursuit, brief standoff in Blythewood
September 20, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Around 11:30 a.m. Monday, Richland County Sheriff’s deputies spotted a passenger in a vehicle who they recognized as the person wanted on two counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting on Sept. 10, near the Spinx gas station located at 101 Lee Road. When deputies attempted to stop the vehicle in […]
Underwood asks to skip jail while appealing
September 15, 2022 By
CHESTER – Former Chester County Sheriff Alex Underwood has filed a motion for release pending appeal that would allow him to stay out of prison on bond while he works to appeal his conviction and sentence. He was found guilty on seven federal counts last year and was sentenced to 46 months in prison this […]
Blythewood vape store burglarized last week
September 8, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – An early morning burglary at Blythewood’s Tobacco and Vape shop is being investigated by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. The burglary occurred at about 1:30 a.m., Aug. 28, according to the incident report. Sheriff’s deputies responding to an alarm found the back door broken into. Inside, merchandise was scattered across the floor. The […]
Ridgeway man arrested for child sexual exploitation
September 8, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – On Wednesday, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Brian Duncan Welsh, 36, of Ridgeway, on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Welsh was arrested on August 31, 2022 and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, second degree (§16-15-405), a felony offense […]
