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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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Schools get report cards

BLYTHEWOOD/WINNSBORO – The three local high schools – Blythewood High School (BHS) and Westwood High School (WHS) in Richland 2 School District and Fairfield Central High School (FCHS) in Fairfield County School District – show varying results on the 2017 statewide, standardized tests used to determine the State Department of Education’s (SDE) annual report card […]

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Lady Bengals shut out River Bluff in 4th

LEXINGTON – After a week-opening home loss against Irmo, the Lady Bengals hit the road and sought to end their week on a good note against the River Bluff Gators. The regional opponents battled to a first-half tie, but the second half was all Bengals, and Blythewood notched the 42-24 win. At the end of

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Bengals trounce Gators

LEXINGTON – The Blythewood Lady Bengals led off the night against River Bluff in a dominating defensive performance, and the boys, not to be outdone, followed with a stellar performance. The first half was closely was contested, but the Bengals proved to be too much and trounced River Bluff 77-56. River Bluff jumped out to

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Lady Bengals come up short against Irmo

BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood girls kept it close against Irmo Tuesday night, but came up short in the final stretch. The Bengals came within seven points of pulling even with the Yellow Jackets with three minutes left. Blythewood had several opportunities and several looks to the basket, but was hesitant with shooting and fell 46-37.

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Bengals contain Yellow Jackets

BLYTHEWOOD – Zeke Washington couldn’t say exactly how Blythewood finally contained Irmo center Winston Hill in the Bengals’ 56-47 victory Tuesday night. “I wish it was something I did,” Washington said. “I wish I could say that I said something or did something. The kids just decided to compete. They wanted to compete better than

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