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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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Lady Redhawks soar past Hammond

BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood’s girls’ basketball team may have its early season struggles somewhere in its game. The crowd that came out to Westwood High School Tuesday night to watch the Redhawks knock down 10 3-pointers en route to an 83-65 victory over Hammond likely didn’t see many weaknesses. Unique Drake led the way with 31 […]

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Westwood bests Hammond

BLYTHEWOOD – Hammond showed the Westwood boys that a fast-break team could make a run against them Tuesday night. The Redhawks opened the 2017-2018 basketball season by stopping that run and going on a couple of scoring runs of their own. They closed out a 62-37 victory that head coach Jeff DiBattisto said showed that

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Cardinal Newman gets past Blythewood

BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s two-point loss to Dorman in the 5A state championship game last season is far, far in the past. For Zeke Washington as well as the Bengals, that’s a good thing. Even though the Bengals fell to Cardinal Newman 38-35 in the Blythewood Jamboree Nov. 21, Washington said his team knows it has

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Lady Eagles win at Wardlaw

JOHNSTON – Richard Winn girls’ basketball devastated the Wardlaw Academy Patriots, 55-28, on Tuesday. Richard Winn’s big win came on the heels of their 24-point loss to Thomas Sumter in their last outing and bumped their record up to 2-1. Lydia Wilder got things going early for the Eagles and ripped the Patriots’ defense for

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Eagles pull out win in third OT

JOHNSTON – The Richard Winn boys picked up their second win of the season in a triple overtime road win over Wardlaw Academy. The 77-72 win improved RWA to 2-2 in the early season. Jimmy McKeown picked up six of Richard Winn’s 16 first quarter points. He finished with ten points, one of five Eagles

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