BLYTHEWOOD – Last Thursday’s conference game against Sumter marked a big milestone for Bengal Head Coach Peter Wittig, back right. The Bengals’ 7-1 win put number 300 in the win column for Wittig. Senior Paddy Orr (7), who broke the Bengal career points record this season, had a hat trick in the blowout. Philip Huang […]
Council ‘retreats’ to Lake Wateree Hideaway
April 10, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – It’s called The Hideaway at Lake Wateree. Situated on the secluded shores of Lake Wateree, 22 miles east of downtown Winnsboro, the 3,513-square-foot Airbnb get-a-way sleeps nine, has over 200 feet of lake frontage, and its own boat dock “The sun neither rises nor sets facing the front,” a listing on www.zillow.com states. […]
JWC attorney threatens to sue councilwoman over water criticisms
April 9, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Bertha Goins is used to being in hot water with the Jenkinsville Water Company. A frequent critic of the organization, the Fairfield County Council vice-chair has called out the JWC on a variety of issues, ranging from finances to transparency. Goins has also publicly stated she thinks the JWC should be absorbed by […]
WDPS captures bank robber
April 4, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Five months after Winnsboro’s First Citizen’s Bank was robbed, the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety has arrested a Connecticut man for the robbery. It was the result of diligent police work and cooperation with other law enforcement agencies around the country that led to the capture and arrest of Stuart Hart, 35, for […]
Local Boykins shine
April 4, 2019 By
CAMDEN – Blythewood and Winnsboro area dogs made a big splash in the Boykin Spaniel Society Retriever National Championship in Camden the next to last weekend in March, winning the Novice Championship, top Junior Handler and several Judges Awards of Merit (JAMs). John Beckworth of Blythewood won the Novice title in a field of 68 […]
Crickentree flies past first hurdle, 7-1
April 4, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Crickentree residents appeared before the Richland County Planning Commission on Monday to protest the rezoning of the failed Golf Course of South Carolina from Traditional Residential Open Spaces (TROS) to medium density residential use (RS-MD). The golf course shares a border with Crickentree. After hearing from 13 of approximately 75 Crickentree residents in […]
Police shut down planned nightclub
April 4, 2019 By
WINNSBORO — It could be last call for a Winnsboro restaurant that apparently had plans to operate as a nightclub, according to police records. Town police have temporarily shut down Winnsboro Bar and Grill, in the 100 block of North Congress Street, which previously operated as a barbecue restaurant. More recently, though, the business […]
Griffins notch 100th win for Dean
April 4, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Long-time Fairfield Central Griffins head baseball coach, Scotty Dean notched his 100th career win last week with a win over region rival Chester last Tuesday. Coincidentally, Dean also notched his first career win as the Griffins’ head coach against the Cyclones. The Griffins added number 101 to Dean’s record in spectacular fashion last […]
Dogs attack, maul Winnsboro man
March 28, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro man was mauled Saturday by two dogs who were reportedly running loose on the former Mack Truck property off U. S. Highway 321 about 7 a.m. on Friday. A dispatcher notified Sheriff’s deputies that a man was on the ground with two dogs on top of him and another man was […]
Supers take home top pay, benefits
March 28, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Public education isn’t the most profitable profession in South Carolina. For a select few, however, the field can be quite lucrative. In a state where the governor earns $106,078 a year and agency heads like the state superintendent of education make $92,007, many district level school superintendents rake in two to three times […]
