WINNSBORO – During Monday night’s county council meeting, Council Chair Moses Bell called on several county officials to voice their concerns about plans to relocate the county’s administration operations into the newly renovated Mt. Zion building when it’s completed in October, 2021. Bell and Councilwoman Shirley Greene took the lead in voicing those concerns, stating […]
Neighbors of proposed granite quarry speak out
August 12, 2021 By
RIDGEWAY – Neighbors of the granite quarry proposed in Fairfield County expressed their concerns at a public hearing last week that the water usage required by the project will drain their wells and ponds, impacting the water supplies they and future generations will rely upon. They told the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental […]
SC Women’s Open returns Aug 12-15 to Cobblestone
August 12, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The South Carolina Women’s Open starts today at the Cobblestone Park Golf Course. The four-day tournament kicks off with the Pro-am on Aug. 12. The morning will begin with an 11 a.m. LPGA clinic, followed by a boxed lunch and the pro-am tournament at 1 p.m. There will be on-course prizes, beverages, a […]
Man charged with 19 sex offenses
August 12, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – Fairfield County resident Jonathan David Neel, 23, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 5 and charged with 19 counts connected to the exploitation of minors. Investigators received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which led them to Neel. According to investigators, Neel solicited a minor for sex, encouraged them […]
Body of Winnsboro man found near BHS stadium
August 11, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 10000 block of Wilson Blvd around 9:45 a.m. Monday, Aug. 9 to reports of a body found. A deceased male was located near the bushes by the road outside of the Blythewood High School stadium. The Richland County Coroner’s office identified the man as 38-year-old […]
Town prepares to receive millions
August 5, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Anticipating millions of dollars in new funds to be coming to the Town in the near future, council voted unanimously Monday night for Town Manager Carroll Williamson to prepare the Town’s budget funds for the additional revenue. “Significant revenue funds are anticipated in this budget year that we didn’t know much about as […]
Vandals strike Doko Park again
August 5, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After the latest in what has been years of varying degrees of vandalism in the town park, Town officials say they’ve had enough. During Monday night’s town council meeting Mayor Bryan Franklin announced that the park was struck again over the weekend by vandals who dug deep ruts in the grass, making 20- […]
BW observes Purple Heart day
August 5, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Aug. 6 is a day the Town will honor and remember our veterans. The community is invited to join the mayor and town council members at 6 p.m., Aug. 6, at Blythewood Town Hall to remember and honor the men and women who were wounded on the battlefield or paid the ultimate sacrifice […]
Death of Fairfield woman being investigated
August 4, 2021 By
Two Suspects Arrested CHESTER – Authorities are still working to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of a Fairfield County woman found dead in Chester County on Monday. Two suspects are in custody. Linda W. Robinson, 63, was found deceased by deputies with the Chester County Sheriff’s Office at approximately 11:40 a.m. Aug. 2. Authorities […]
Lake Wateree man dies in ATV crash
August 3, 2021 By
LAKE WATEREE – Lake Wateree resident Lee Renwick, 27, was killed when the 2018 Polaris ATV he was driving crashed early Sunday morning on Plantation Pointe Road near N. Dutchman Creek Road, about 10 miles north of Ridgeway. The crash occurred at 2:38 a.m. according to S. C. Highway Patrol Master Trooper Brandon Bolt. Renwick […]
