COLUMBIA – Central Electric Cooperative’s efforts to consolidate power could cause “irreparable harm” to the state’s regional co-ops that provide electricity to millions of South Carolina customers, according to a lawsuit recently filed by Fairfield Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Blythewood. The suit alleges that Central is close to enacting a 10-year master plan that would […]
Teen charged with murder of Winnsboro man
December 30, 2021 By
NEWBERRY COUNTY – The Newberry County Sheriff’s office has arrested a teen on charges of murder resulting from an early Sunday morning shooting of a Winnsboro man along Highway 66 on Dec. 19. Blaize Pedro Plaza, 19, of Whitmire was arrested on the evening of Dec. 20. He was taken to the Newberry County Detention […]
Town Hall set to address proposed rezoning on Killian Road
December 30, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – A town hall meeting is set for Thursday, Jan. 6 to discuss a map amendment request on Killian Road. The request seeks to rezone a 32-acre parcel in the 100 block of Killian Road from a rural district (RU) to a general commercial district (GC). Residents in nearby communities are encouraged to attend […]
$50K grant helped cut Fairfield opioid deaths in half
December 30, 2021 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A $50,000 State Opioid Response (SOR) grant from South Carolina’s Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services has resulted in a 50 percent decrease in overdose deaths, a 65 percent decrease in the number of opioid and stimulant arrests and a 7.6 percent decrease in drug seizures in Fairfield County during […]
Search continues for missing student at Lake Carolina
December 29, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – The search continues for Theron Wallace. Home for Christmas break from the USC Aiken, Wallace, 20, went kayaking on Lake Carolina on Dec. 25 but never returned. The Department of Natural Resources began searching for Wallace around noon the same day. As of Wednesday morning, officers had only located a kayak submerged in […]
Blythewood shooting death probed
December 29, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a reported shooting death in Blythewood. Deputies responded at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday to reports of a shooting at the Palisades of Blythewood apartments at 2051 Blythewood Crossing Lane. When deputies arrived, they found a man lying on outside of an apartment. He had been shot in […]
Fire destroys Dutchman’s Creek Marina and Restaurant
December 28, 2021 By
LAKE WATEREE – An early morning fire on Tuesday, Dec. 28 has destroyed the Dutchman’s Creek Marina and Restaurant on Lake Wateree, according to Fairfield County Fire Services Director Jason Pope. The fire was discovered after a security alarm notified the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office at 3:30 Tuesday morning. Upon arrival at about 4 a.m., […]
Homes in Blythewood, Ridgeway, Winnsboro shook by earthquake
December 27, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD/WINNSBORO – Residents in Blythewood, Ridgeway, Winnsboro and as far away as Lexington reported feeling the effects of an earthquake shortly after 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27. The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed that a 3.3 magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:18 p.m. about 0.5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from Elgin. Three aftershocks later in the day […]
Fairfield firefighters rescue family dog from burning home
December 27, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – After a good Samaritan alerted the Fairfield County Fire Service to a house on fire on Evans Street about 7:20 on Christmas Eve, another one used a garden hose to spray water into the window of the room on fire. Once the fire fighters arrived, they entered the home and extinguished the fire. […]
Winnsboro man dies of multiple gunshot wounds
December 21, 2021 By
NEWBERRY – Newberry County 911 was notified by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office regarding a bloody male walking on SC Highway 66 at the Newberry/Laurens County line. Laurens and Newberry County Deputies and Whitmire Police Officers arrived to find a man that had been shot multiple times, standing almost directly on the Laurens/Newberry County Line. […]
