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York teen arrested for attempted armed robbery at Winnsboro Food Lion

WINNSBORO — A York man is behind bars after authorities say he brandished a handgun during a botched robbery attempt...
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York teen arrested for attempted armed robbery at Winnsboro Food Lion

Richland County Woman Faces Kidnapping, Fraud Charges

Photos provided by Richland County Sheriff's Department COLUMBIA — A 41-year-old woman is facing a laundry list of charges after...
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Richland County Woman Faces Kidnapping, Fraud Charges

Lane closure planned for Syrup Mill Road near Blythewood Road

Work began on Syrup Mill Rd. around 8 a.m. this morning. BLYTHEWOOD - Richland County Penny Tax officials now say traffic will...
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Lane closure planned for Syrup Mill Road near Blythewood Road

Erosion could lead to closing of Longtown Road East that runs over Lake Columbia dam

This view of Longtown Road West over the Lake Columbia dam shows two large erosions on the dam. | Photos:...
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Erosion could lead to closing of Longtown Road East that runs over Lake Columbia dam

Ridgeway to elect mayor, council April 7

RIDGEWAY – The April 7, 2026, general election set for the Town of Ridgeway will include three candidates for two...
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Ridgeway to elect mayor, council April 7

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Bengals win 4 straight to open season, wins IP Classic

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GEORGETOWN – The Blythewood baseball team caught fire in the season-opening IP Classic tournament at Mike Johnson Field, winning four straight games from Thursday to Sunday. The Bengals topped Boiling Springs 10-4 Thursday, York 9-4 Friday, defending 4A state champion A.C. Flora 7-2 Saturday, and Berkeley 7-2 in the championship game Sunday. Landon Penfield was […]

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Back On [The] Track

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HOPKINS – Westwood, Blythewood and Fairfield Central’s track and field teams hit the ground running in Lower Richland’s annual Diamond Hornet Invitational last Saturday. The Bengal girls’ team finished first place of 31 teams. The Blythewood boys’ team finished in fifth and Westwood boys finished sixth out of 35 teams. Westwood will host the Redhawk

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Westwood, Blythewood wrestlers finish strong in individual tourney

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ANDERSON – Westwood senior Drake Lesher, wrestling in the 195-pound weight class, finished in second to a Greenwood wrestler at the 4A individual state meet. Lesher defeated a West Florence opponent in the quarterfinal and won his semifinal match against South Florence by a second round pin.  “I’m am so proud of this young man

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LAX is back

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BLYTHEWOOD – The Bengals girls hosted Spring Valley in their season opener last Wednesday. The Vikings escaped with a narrow 8-7 win. Blythewood dropped a non-region game to Nation Ford 7-10 on Monday, but rebounded back against Mid-Carolina on Tuesday, picking up their first win of the young season with an 8-1 final.

Schools

Bengals Clean Up Blythewood

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BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School’s Bengal Battalion spent the morning of Friday, Feb. 11 cleaning up Wilson Boulevard from Farrow Rd. to Blythewood Rd. as part of the Keep the Midlands Beautiful  Adopt-a-Highway clean-up program. As a part of their physical training, 118 JROTC students picked up trash on roadside and placed it in 18

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