CHESTER – A December 6 deadline came and went without indicted former Chester County Sheriff Alex Underwood and two former deputies to accept a plea agreement offered by the U.S. Department of Justice on the federal charges all three were indicted on. Originally, the defendants had until Nov. 6 to accept the government’s offer of […]
Bond denied in Wilson murder/rape case
December 20, 2020 By
Coleman was arrested in 44-year-old cold case in October FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Saying he represented a threat to the community, Judge Brian Gibbons denied bond to Charles Ugvine Coleman on Tuesday, who was arrested in October in connection with a 44-year-old cold case murder. The charges relate to the 1976 rape and murder of Chester’s […]
WDPS investigates shooting on Garden St.
December 17, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The Winnsboro Department of Public Safety is looking for an assailant they say will be charged with assault and battery (weapon) for shooting a 31-year-old male. When WDPS officers responded to a shots-fired incident on Garden Street in Winnsboro at about 10:40 p.m. on December 11, they arrived to find a large crowd […]
RC Council to hear rezoning request on Rimer Pond Road Thursday, Dec. 17
December 15, 2020 By
To have input into the proposed rezoning of 15.14 acres for a housing development on Rimer Pond Road, emails must be received by Richland County Council by end of day, Wednesday, Dec. 16. Send emails to [email protected] COLUMBIA – Richland County Council will hold a zoning public hearing on Thursday night, Dec. 17, to hear […]
Winnsboro man arrested for kidnapping, assault
December 10, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro man was arrested Monday evening after he allegedly kidnapped one juvenile and assaulted another. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in the Sandcreek Hills subdivision after a caller reported a member of the family had assaulted a 13-year-old inside the residence and kidnapped a young child outside the home. It was […]
RC planning commission holds meeting without the public
December 10, 2020 By
Bender: The Meeting is Illegal and a ‘Do-Over’ is Warranted COLUMBIA – In a meeting Monday afternoon that turned out not to be accessible to the public, the Richland County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend rezoning a 15.14 acre parcel on Rimer Pond Road from Rural (RU) to Low Density Residential (RS-LD) for a […]
BW mayor quarantines following exposure
December 10, 2020 By
Family Members Test Positive for COVID-19 BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Mayor Bryan Franklin has self-quarantined following two of his immediate family members testing positive for COVID-19. Town Councilman Donald Brock, made the announcement at the Blythewood tree lighting ceremony at Town Hall on Sunday evening, where Brock stood in for the mayor as emcee of the […]
Ridgeway man dies of gunshot wounds
December 8, 2020 By
RIDGEWAY – When Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about a gunshot victim on Jewel Drive in Ridgeway on Sunday, Dec. 6, they entered a residence and found Christopher Antonio Curbeam, 49, lying on his back. The woman who reported the incident was kneeling over him with blood on her face and hands, […]
Rezoning for housing requested on Rimer Pond Rd.
December 3, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – Another housing development is being proposed on Rimer Pond Road. A 15.14 acre Rural (RU) zoned parcel located on Rimer Pond Road not far from the intersection with Highway 21 will be brought before the Richland County Planning Commission for rezoning at 3 p.m., on Monday, Dec. 7. Developer Kevin Steelman is requesting […]
Dominion seeks rate hike; more control over customers’ properties
November 24, 2020 By
In 2018, S.C. legislators cut a deal with Dominion Energy to buy SCANA, and customers were promised a 15 percent cut in their utility rates. Now – two years later – Dominion is asking to raise its rates on customers by almost 8 percent. Dominion customers received a notice that the first of three public […]
