Shelter in place has been lifted. I-77 Northbound is open FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A fatal accident occurred at about 4 a.m. Thursday at the 32 mile marker on I-77 near the peach road exit. According to Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery, there is at least one fatality. “We have traffic stopped at least a half […]
Council passes 2nd vote to rezone Gum Springs property for industry
June 30, 2022 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Again Monday night, for the second county council meeting in a row, a group of residents in the Gum Springs Road area addressed council members, begging them not to rezone a large tract of land on Gum Springs Road near their homes for industrial use. The 392-acre parcel, owned by Gum Springs, […]
Town’s MPA expenses soar as court dates are delayed
June 30, 2022 By
Town Has Spent $148K On Outside Legal Costs BLYTHEWOOD – While court dates for the MPA Strategies/Town of Blythewood lawsuit appearances continue to be postponed, the Town’s legal expenses for those lawsuits continue to climb. As of the Town’s May 2021-22 Revenue and Expense Report, the Town’s outside legal expenses have risen $37,065.83 over the […]
Officers cheer up young Fairfield shooting victim
June 30, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – When Fairfield County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Mills was called to a home in the county around 8 a.m., on Sunday, June 19, he discovered Khloe Meares, 9, suffering from a gunshot to her left leg, approximately two inches below the knee. According to the incident report, an unknown subject had shot into her […]
BHS teacher wins Democratic primary for SC Superintendent
June 23, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – With a narrow 50.1 percent of the primary vote, Blythewood High School teacher and student activities director Lisa Ellis, won the state’s Democratic primary last week for S.C. Superintendent of Education. Ellis will face the winner of the Republican runoff – Kathy Maness or Ellen Weaver. Ellis founded SC for Ed, a teachers’ […]
Former Blythewood town official Ken Baldwin dies
June 23, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Former Cobblestone Park resident and Blythewood Town official, Ken Baldwin Jr., died Monday, June 13. A resident of Blythewood from 2002 to 2016, Baldwin was active in town government, still serving in his mid-80’s on the Town’s Architectural Review Board and as a member of the Doko Meadows Park Foundation. Baldwin was a […]
Winnsboro teen arrested for drive-by shooting
June 23, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Winnsboro Department of Public Safety (WDPS) Chief of Police John Seibles announced on Tuesday that the first suspect in the recent series of drive-by shootings has been arrested. William Barber, 19, was charged with attempted murder for the sixth of the seven shootings that occurred in the Town between April 21 and June […]
Animal shelter’s plea for A/C answered by strangers
June 23, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – County Councilman Douglas Pauley pleaded with Council Chairman Moses Bell to use a portion of some new-found funds in the county’s budget to provide a way to cool the animals at the over-crowded Fairfield Animal Shelter during the recent extreme heat. While that help has not yet been extended, shelter volunteer Samira Yaghi […]
Smart meter installation complete for Blythewood, now coming to Winnsboro
June 23, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s Winnsboro water customers should soon have few complaints about their water bills and low water pressure. Their meter readers have now been replaced with 1,600 smart (electronic) meters which should make billing consistent beginning with the next water bill…or at least the one after. And because Winnsboro no longer purchases Columbia water, […]
Highway patrol seeks information on hit and run in Fairfield County
June 22, 2022 By
GREENBRIER – The South Carolina Highway Patrol is seeking information about a Hit and Run collision that occurred on Sunday, May 1 at approximately 4:20 p.m. An unknown vehicle was traveling north on Greenrbier Mossydale Road and struck a person on a bicycle near Perry Lane in Fairfield County. The bicycle rider sustained serious injuries […]
