WINNSBORO – When the Fairfield County Rescue Squad and Fire Service was dispatched to 141 State Highway 213 about 4:20 p.m., Saturday, June 20 they found an overturned vehicle and a 21-year-old Winnsboro woman trapped underneath it, three to four feet beneath the roadway. The woman was not restrained and had been ejected from the […]
Blythewood’s ready for July 3 fireworks
June 24, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town of Blythewood’s annual July 3 fireworks event is set for 5-10 p.m., Saturday, July 3, in Doko Meadows Park in downtown Blythewood. More than 20 food vendors are expected including the Donut Guy, Scotties, Doko Smoke and more. Luna Trix Arts Playground will bring entertainment for kids and the music begins […]
Richland Library puts StoryWalk on trail at Doko Meadows Park
June 24, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The first StoryWalk location for the Richland Library is in Doko Meadows Park. Each page of the book “Rainbow Stew” is featured on individual posts along the nature trail, starting at Town Hall and continuing along the trailway. Specific activities encouraging exercise are on each page. For more information, visit richlandlibrary.com/lists/storywalk-rainbow-stew-read-alikes
Drownings at Lake Monticello
June 24, 2021 By
JENKINSVILLE – Two separate incidents at Lake Monticello last week resulted in the deaths of six-year-old Julian Thomas-Smith of Columbia and 19-year-old Jimmy Montufor of Charlotte. Around 9 p.m. on Monday, June 14, Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report that a child had drowned at the Monticello Ball Park and bystanders were performing […]
Fairfield farms shine during farm-to-table dinner, Ag + Art tour
June 24, 2021 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The kickoff for the annual Ag + Art farm tour in Fairfield County is always the farm-to-table dinner. This year it was held on long tables strung down the middle of Dogwood Avenue in Ridgeway. Lights stung above the tables lit up the night sky. More than 100 diners put down $45 […]
Family’s dream fueled by microgreens
June 24, 2021 By
RIDGEWAY – For the Samuels family, the journey from the Columbia suburbs to small-scale farming in rural Fairfield County was a process: a study undertaken, a risk leapt into, and a dream realized. Now in their second year earning their primary income from the crops they produce on their land just outside Ridgeway, they’re continuing […]
Blessings given and received in pantry boxes
June 17, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – The Blessing Box, The Giving Box, The Little Pantry Box- the names change but the purpose is the same – give what you can and take what you need. These little boxes are popping up at churches around Fairfield, stocked with non-perishable food items that are free for the taking. They are stocked […]
Ridgeway’s Hannah Jane Lucas is a National Champ
June 17, 2021 By
TEXAS – When the University of Georgia Equestrian team won its seventh national title this spring, Hannah Jane Lucas’ dreams came true. As a freshman, Lucas, 18, who is from Ridgeway, didn’t get much time in the saddle during competitions this year. Nevertheless, the 2020 Hammond graduate was a member of the D1 school’s team […]
A/C thieves hit St. Mark
June 17, 2021 By
RIDGEWAY – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into multiple robberies and the vandalism of a church in Ridgeway that occurred earlier last week. According to Fairfield County officials, authorities were first called to the St. Mark Baptist Church, located on Highway 34 between Ridgeway and Winnsboro, on June 9 when a […]
Fairfield Ag + Art farm tour set for Sat., Sun.
June 16, 2021 By
Downtown Farmer’s Market Full of Vendors WINNSBORO – Farmers and artisans throughout Fairfield County will showcase their farm produce, arts, crafts and much more during the 2021 Fairfield County Ag + Art Farm Tour set for Saturday and Sunday, June 19-20. Kickoff for the event will be a dinner at long tables in the middle […]
