WINNSBORO – A motorcyclist died when his cycle crashed on SC 269 Friday night, according to Master Trooper Brian Lee with the S.C. Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 10:39 p.m. Friday when the motorcycle was traveling south on SC 269 near Runway Road and ran off the roadway to the right. The motorcycle crashed, […]
Two suspects arrested in connection with Winnsboro drive-by shootings
August 19, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Two teens suspected of involvement in a series of drive-by shootings in Winnsboro were arrested Thursday night, Aug. 18, by Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies. Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery said the arrests were made following a traffic stop at Smallwood Road and Bellfield Road (Ridgeway) on a Silver Toyota Four Runner. The two […]
Drive-by shootings intensify in Winnsboro; Council presses police chief for answers, plan
August 18, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro teen has been shot in the upper chest during the town’s latest drive-by shooting, according to town officials. A bullet also grazed the 17-year-old’s chin. The shooting occurred around 7 p.m., on Aug. 11, on College Street near Spring St. in Zion Hill. A vehicle was reportedly driving past two teens […]
Like a Phoenix
August 18, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The new Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School appears to rise out of the rubble of the former Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School, which was being demolished and cleared off the grounds days before the new school opened on Wednesday. The 137,000 square foot new facility sits on 19 acres behind where the former BH-E school stood. The […]
Fairfield’s New Firefighter
August 18, 2022 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Andy McKinney is Fairfield County’s newest career firefighter with the Fairfield County Fire Service. When McKinney first became a volunteer firefighter in July of 2019, he was assigned to the Community Fire Station 1. He took the necessary classes to get his basic fire training. In January 2021, he was hired as […]
Ridgeway Town Council purchases tree, police car
August 18, 2022 By
RIDGEWAY – Resident Randy Bright, speaking during public comments, encouraged Ridgeway to move forward on a water and sewer solution, citing the fact that it has been a year since the $47,000 Dominion settlement was approved for the new sewer plant and that it isn’t moving forward. Bright also made the point that inflation is […]
Teen seriously wounded in drive-by shooting
August 11, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro teen has been shot during the town’s latest drive-by shooting according to town officials. The shooting occurred around 7 p.m., on College Street near Spring St in Zion Hill. A vehicle was reportedly driving past two teens walking along the street when a person or persons in the vehicle opened fire, hitting […]
Drive-by shootings continue; 5 total wounded
August 11, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Two more drive-by shootings since Friday, Aug. 5 – making 10 since April 21 – and an apparent non-drive-by shooting on Sunday have left at least five people suffering non-life threatening bullet wounds. The drive-by shooting on Friday, Aug 5, occurred just after school had dismissed for the day, according to Winnsboro Department […]
Bell proposes industrial tax break for Teacher Village
August 11, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – A 22-acre private “Teacher Village” housing development slated to be built behind Fairfield Central High School could have much its county property taxes waived for up to 30 years, if council passes the Special Source Revenue Credit proposed by Chairman Moses Bell. On Monday night, the council members approved first reading of the […]
Blythewood All-Stars to play for World Series title on Thursday
August 10, 2022 By
LUMBERTON, NC – After a scary first inning in their opening game of the Dixie Youth World Series, South Carolina’s AAA All-Star team, formerly Blythewood All-Stars, showed up in a big way. The SC All-Stars took the field on Saturday against Louisiana to open the World Series and worked a quick three-up, three-down in the […]
