WINNSBORO – Featuring catchy rap lyrics and quirky dance steps by some of the County’s finest, a fun and wildly entertaining rap video produced by Fairfield Magnet School art teacher Kimi Daly’s first and second graders, extols the service provided by the County’s first responders. The idea for the video came to Daly as part […]
Tornado downs trees, smashes homes
April 19, 2018 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Storms moved through Fairfield County between 2:30 and 3 p.m. Sunday bringing rain, high winds and spawning at least one tornado along the east side of the County with many reports of trees down causing considerable damage to structures from Ridgeway to Mitford. The National Weather Service notified the County offices Monday […]
Two restaurants in Winnsboro robbed
April 18, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – At approximately 2 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, burglaries occurred at UpCountry and Tierra Azul restaurants. Both restaurants are located on 321 Bypass in Winnsboro, approximately one mile from each other. The three suspects are believed to have been involved in burglaries in Greenville as well as other jurisdictions. The Fairfield County Sheriff’s […]
Jenkinsville prepares to annex 143 properties
April 12, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – An annexation vote scheduled for May 1 could literally quadruple the size of Jenkinsville town limits. And chances are most of the affected property owners don’t even know the vote is taking place. That’s because Jenkinsville is utilizing the “25 percent petition and election method” in state law to annex 143 properties into […]
Almost 1,000 child support checks delayed after data loss
April 12, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Family Court computer system crashed last week, wiping out all data for February, March and early April. The computer’s data had not been backed up since Jan. 31, 2018, according to the County’s Information Technology (IT) Director Marvin Allen. More than $400,000 of Fairfield County child support payments to hundreds […]
Cauthen to be sentenced May 14
April 12, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A former Blythewood Town Councilwoman pleading guilty for her role in a multi-million dollar health care fraud scheme could soon learn her fate. Kathleen Cauthen, 47, is scheduled for sentencing on May 14, according to federal court records. In 2015, Cauthen pleaded guilty to one count of misprision of a felony. A second […]
Pub-type restaurant to open in Doko Depot
April 12, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In a special called Town Council meeting Monday evening, it was announced that the owners of the Old Mill Brew Pub in Lexington will be leasing half of the Doko Depot building for a similar restaurant to open under the name of Doko Station. “I’m very excited about the restaurant,” the Town’s economic […]
Woman, 31, charged with assaulting relative
April 12, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The first call came in to dispatch about 1:30 a.m. on March 31. “It happened at Washington Highlite Club, Sharonda Richards cut Charlene Sanders with blade, driving blue Honda to FMH,” the caller stated. The second call came in about 20 minutes later from Sharonda Richards. She said there was a fight at […]
Head-on collision leaves two dead
April 9, 2018 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A head-on collision Monday morning resulted in two driver fatalities. Just before noon on April 9, a 2015 Kia and a 2013 Chrysler collided on South Carolina 200 near Patrick Road when the east-bound Chrysler drifted into the oncoming lane and hit the Kia. Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts. The driver […]
Board to list hospital for sale
April 5, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Although for the most part it was “business as usual” at the regular Fairfield Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees meeting March 27, the meeting ended with a vote that signals the final days of the hospital. After an hour-long executive session, the Board voted to “authorize the CEO to proceed with executing the […]
