BLYTHEWOOD – Tuesday night’s Richland County Council meeting could be a turning point for the residents of Crickentree concerning a rezoning request they oppose for the 183-acre golf course property that adjoins their neighborhood. The meeting will include a public hearing on the issue and the first of three votes to deny or approve a […]
Magistrate appointments bungled
June 20, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – State senators will reconvene next week, in part to reconsider four controversial magistrate appointments in Fairfield County, according to S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster’s Office. Specifically, Jannita Gaston, Danielle Miller, Katina Capers-Washington and Vanessa Hollins must go through the reappointment process again. That process includes verification of whether they have passed two required eligibility […]
Winnsboro Fibers expanding
June 20, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The former DuraFiber Technologies mill in Winnsboro is getting another shot at life. Fairfield County Council recently approved an ordinance certifying the Maple Street property as an abandoned textile mill. The vote passed unanimously on June 10. County Administrator Jason Taylor said Winnsboro Fibers, the facility’s current owner, plans to refurbish parts of […]
Ramblin’ Road to wind down July 3 Fireworks
June 20, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When four guys from Blythewood, Ridgeway and Winnsboro signed up separately over the last five years for music lessons at Freeway Music, little did they expect to eventually become a locally popular southern rock band. But, sure enough, that’s what happened. Performing under the name Ramblin’ Road, the four will play their biggest […]
Update: Blythewood man dies in crash
June 16, 2019 By
Kingstree Man Arrested and Charged with DUI Published on: June 19, 2019 RICHLAND COUNTY – A Blythewood resident has been identified as one of two people killed in a crash on I-20 Saturday night, and a Kingstree man was arrested on Sunday and charged with two counts of felony DUI and denied bond. Andrew Tad […]
Cobblestone thefts suspect arrested
June 13, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – At least one suspect has been arrested in the aftermath of a string of thefts from mostly unlocked cars and the theft of two vehicles from a gated community in Blythewood last week. Elijah Ameria Worthy, 18, was arrested on Friday, June 7, on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, larceny/breaking into […]
PC proposes allowing sandwich signs, prohibiting feather signs
June 13, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The prohibition of sandwich board signs in the town has long been the bane of many shop owners in Blythewood. Those days may be over if a recommendation made to Town Council last week by the Planning Commission comes to fruition. At the June 3 Planning Commission meeting, Town Administrator Brian Cook proposed […]
Cambio riot leads to jailing of 7 teens
June 13, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – In what was described in a sheriff’s report as a riot at Cambio Academy in Greenbrier last week, seven teenage girls were arrested. After receiving a call from the Academy shortly before 6:30 a.m., Sunday morning, that 20 teenage girls were assaulting a staff member, Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies, assisted by the S.C. […]
Doubts cast on transparency and legality of magistrate selection process
June 13, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – It took multiple attempts for some recently appointed Fairfield and Chester county magistrate appointees to pass two basic skills exams required by state law, and one appointee couldn’t pass the tests at all. Katina Capers-Washington and Vanessa Hollins, both appointed to magistrate posts on May 21, passed on the first attempt, an agency […]
Killian/I-77 Bridge repairs slow traffic
June 13, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Delays being experienced on Killian Road in the area of I-77 will last approximately six weeks according to SCDOT officials. SCDOT began a construction project to repair the bridge over I-77 on Monday evening. The project will be done in two phases, each lasting about three weeks, according to an announcement by SCDOT. […]
