BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood resident Camm Wess, 22, ‘Earned It’ Monday night as he wowed the contest coaches and audience on the NBC TV show, “The Voice.” Both John Legend and Blake Shelton were so impressed with his performance of ‘Earned It’ by The Weeknd that they each offered him a spot on their teams. “I […]
Teenage girl dragged from her Northeast Columbia yard in attempted abduction
March 2, 2020 By
UPDATE – After a 14-year-old Northeast Columbia girl told sheriff’s deputies last month that a masked man tried to abduct her, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department released a statement Wednesday that the girl had made up the story. Read the full story on the faked abduction here. RICHLAND COUNTY – An unknown male attempted to […]
Sheriff seeks suspects in convenience store burglaries
February 27, 2020 By
FAIRFELD COUNTY – During the past several weeks, there have been several convenience store burglaries throughout Fairfield County, as well as several similar incidents in surrounding counties. During these incidents, one or two unknown individuals are forcing their way into these businesses by breaking glass windows or doors. Upon entry, they steal mostly cigarettes and […]
Blythewood to celebrate black history month
February 27, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – This year’s Blythewood Black History Event will happen Saturday, Feb. 29, and promises to be a departure from the town’s past black history programs, according to organizer Millie Whittaker. “The theme this year, ‘The Journey: How did we get here?’ will focus on the historical journey of African-Americans through the impact of the […]
Bill would nix NextEra paying Fairfield County taxes
February 27, 2020 By
30-Year Tax Abatement Would Keep Millions From County COLUMBIA – Fairfield County officials say they were alarmed by a story in The State newspaper Monday announcing that the proposed sale of state-owned utility Santee Cooper to Florida energy giant NextEra could deprive many South Carolina counties and their schools, including Fairfield, of billions in tax […]
Council negotiating new WWTP site
February 27, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – After spending more than a month battling Fairfield County’s proposal to build a wastewater treatment plant in the vicinity of Syrup Mill and Broom Mill Roads, Center Creek and Cedar Creek residents were invited to express their concerns to the Fairfield County Joint Water and Sewer Authority Commission Tuesday evening in Fairfield county […]
Council gives go-ahead to open-air style market
February 27, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A 7,300 square foot open air market structure proposed by the Doko Meadows Park Foundation for construction was approved by Council Monday evening. The facility will have associated storage and restroom facilities. Equip Studio provided council with a schematic of what the market structure will look like. The cost to move forward to […]
Council OKs SRO vehicle funding for MSI
February 20, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Until now, Midlands STEM Institute (MSI), a public charter school in Winnsboro, was the only public school in Fairfield not provided with a school resource officer (SRO). But that omission was righted at last week’s county council meeting when council voted 6 – 1 to approve $60,273.63 for a Dodge Charger and all […]
Pine Tree Playhouse, a theater with deep roots
February 20, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Enter the old building, move past the ticket booth and the poster of the last show and your eyes will begin to adjust to the darkness of the empty theater. It’s a classic black box, no windows or outside light. The carpeted floor slopes down to the stage. The lighting booth is in […]
