WINNSBORO – July 19, 1993. Winnsboro resident, Dee Mattox recalled that day 25 years ago when lightning struck twice in the same place. “I remember it vividly,” Mattox recalled, “even the smell of burnt flesh. My family and I were attending an All Star Little League game at Drawdy Park being played between Winnsboro and […]
Golf Club of SC in foreclosure
July 19, 2018 By
Crickentree residents fear plan to replace entire golf course with 450 homes BLYTHEWOOD – After years of struggling financially, the Golf Club of South Carolina closed last week. The Club is entered off Langford Road and much of the golf course borders the Crickentree subdivision, which is accessed off Kelly Mill Road. One side of […]
Blair’s Hodges is global hero
July 19, 2018 By
THAILAND – A Blair favorite son, Major Charles (Charlie) Hodges, has been in the news around the world the last two weeks, and for good reason. As the U. S. Mission commander for the 353rd Special Operations unit for the Air force, Hodges served as commander in the daring, seemingly impossible, but totally successful rescue […]
CPA: Visitor Center funds funneled to Chamber
July 19, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After reviewing The Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce’s financial documents that were requested by council for fiscal year 2017-18, a certified public accountant concluded that the documents were “confusing, lacking in detail and sometimes impossible to follow and understand.” He also concluded that much of the $18,500 accommodation tax (A-tax) money council awarded […]
Man busted for ‘shake & bake’ meth lab
July 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro man was arrested after Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies discovered he was manufacturing methamphetamine in the back seat of a car in the Bi-Lo parking lot. Bradley Alson Sanders, 48, was charged with using a motor vehicle without consent to manufacture methamphetamine in what deputies described as a ‘shake and bake’ lab. […]
Council offers FMH $1.6M
July 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Memorial Hospital has accepted Fairfield County’s offer of $1.3 million to buy three parcels, with an option to acquire a fourth for an additional $285,000. The vote came at the end of a special meeting of the hospital’s board of trustees Tuesday, one day after Fairfield County Council approved presenting the deal […]
RW vote may have violated FOIA
July 19, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – A recent vote authorizing Ridgeway Police Chief Christopher Culp to take school resource officer refresher courses may have violated state open meeting laws because the public never received notice of the impending vote, according to Freedom of Information Act experts. At its July 12 meeting, the Ridgeway Town Council voted 3-0 for Culp […]
Bond denied for man who beat teen
July 12, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – A Jenkinsville man was charged with assault & battery 3rd degree, assault & battery 2nd degree, burglary, violation of court order of protection (two charges), domestic violence 3rd degree after allegedly using a set of brass knuckles to beat a 15-year old male in the face and assaulting the teen’s mother and grandfather […]
Pediatric clinic eyes Blythewood
July 12, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Board of Architectural Review (BAR) is expected to hear a request Monday evening for a certificate of occupancy for a pediatric and adolescent clinic. The proposed 5,408 square foot building is to be constructed on a vacant parcel at 121 Blythewood Road, across from Companion Animal Hospital. Cohn construction has posted a […]
Artist memorializes Shaggin’ in the Street
July 12, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – What started as a commissioned painting to commemorate the Shaggin’ in the Street festival for those attending a Winnsboro High School class reunion, may turn out to be a memento for residents and a souvenir marketing opportunity for The Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce. For Gail Stevenson Lyles, a member of the Winnsboro […]
