BLYTHEWOOD – The rezoning of the Red Gate Farms property, a large undeveloped parcel near the heart of town, will go back to the planning commission Monday night after a convoluted vote by the Blythewood Town Council. The reason was to allow time for the new owners of the property, who purchased it in June, […]
Foodshare looking to create food hub in Fairfield
October 1, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County and Fairfield Forward distributed 800 free boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables to county residents last week – the seventh of the county’s food giveaways prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the giveaways aren’t expected to last forever, they may have spawned another food program – one that could be available […]
Pedestrian killed in crash on Hwy 213
September 27, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – A person walking on S.C. Highway 213, was killed when hit by a pickup truck early Sunday morning, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol. Jaylan Hamilton, 20, of Mt. Holly, N.C. is the name of the pedestrian who was struck. The crash happened at about 2 a.m., near Fairview Church Road, Master Trooper […]
PC finalizes class 1 vote on B-HE gym
September 24, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After voting 4-1 on Sept 8, to defer a recommendation to town council regarding the designation of Bethel-Hanberry gymnasium as a class 1 historic property, the planning commission reversed that vote on Sept. 14 during a special called meeting. At issue during the Sept. 8 meeting was a request on the agenda to […]
Mackey wins RC Council Dist. 9 seat
September 24, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – By 46 votes, Jesica Mackey won a special Democratic primary runoff in Richland County Council’s District 9 on Tuesday, and has most likely secured the seat in the upcoming November election. There is no Republican challenger. Mackey, a public relations executive, with 631 votes (52 percent) bested Jonnieka Farr, a business analyst, with […]
A Winnsboro man was killed in a crash early Saturday morning.
September 21, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Willie Mobley, Jr. was the driver in a single vehicle that crashed on Highway 213 in Fairfield County, according to Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill. Mobley’s vehicle veered off the right side of the road, over corrected, then struck a fence and a tree. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected […]
BW students win national track competition
September 17, 2020 By
SATELLITE BEACH, FL – Four Richland School District Two students won a national title in Track and Field. Paris Asmond, Peyton Hightower, Madison Ross, and Olivia Taylor became the youngest group of females from South Carolina to win a National Championship for the 4×400 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) relay race. Ross, a sixth-grader, and seventh-graders […]
County discusses moving momument
September 17, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Efforts to potentially relocate Winnsboro’s Confederate monument is unlikely until at least 2021, according to Fairfield County officials. Fairfield County Council discussed, but took no action on a request from the Town of Winnsboro to relocate the town’s Confederate monument from its current location at the Mt. Zion Institute grounds to the Fairfield […]
County, town fund e-commerce websites
September 17, 2020 By
Sites To Benefit Fairfield Businesses WINNSBORO – The County and Town governments are looking to fund e-commerce sites for the county’s businesses as a way to help them survive the restrictions ordered during the Time of Corona. In a presentation Monday night during the County Council meeting, County Administrator Jason Taylor said the two governments […]
Prosecutor: Watson contacted witnesses
September 17, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A Blythewood man charged with running a sex and drug trafficking operation has been sanctioned for contacting witnesses in the case from jail. In court documents filed Sept. 4, U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs signed an order barring Brian Leroy Watson from “having any contact with potential victims or witnesses, direct or […]
