RIDGEWAY – An undercover prostitution sting conducted by a tri-county task force that included the Fairfield County and Richland County Sheriffs’ Departments at the Ramada Inn in Ridgeway last Friday and Saturday night netted 16 arrests for prostitution and/or possession of drugs and/or possession with intent to distribute. Using the Backpage website, undercover officers made […]
UPDATE – Teen charged as adult for school threat
February 22, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A 17-year-old has been accused of threatening to “shoot up” Westwood High School Friday morning, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. On Feb 16, at approximately 8 a.m., the Sheriff’s Department was alerted to a Twitter post made by Hilliard threatening Westwood. He was charged with unlawful communication and disturbing schools, Sheriff […]
Sheriff addresses school violence rumors
February 16, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Over the past 12 hours, there have been rumors of threats of violence toward multiple schools throughout South Carolina, to include a school in Fairfield County (Fairfield Central High School). The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating these rumors since they have surfaced and have found no substantiated or credible threats thus […]
Shootout ends with attempted murder
February 15, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A wild-west drive-by shoot ‘em up that occurred around 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, on Columbia Road behind the Bi-Lo Shopping Center, ended with a gunshot victim and three arrests, two of them for attempted murder. According to the incident report, three men in a Buick Park Avenue on Highway 321 Bypass suspected […]
Blythewood to honor black history on Feb. 17
February 15, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town and residents will take part in the annual Black History Month celebration this Saturday night, Feb. 17 with performances by the Westwood High School Dancers, the Round Top Baptist Church Youth Choir and EboniRamm and Band. The celebration, which will be emceed by performer EboniRamm, will be held again this year […]
Rimer Pond faces an uphill battle
February 15, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Almost 200 residents in the Rimer Pond Road, LongCreek Plantation and Eagles Glen neighborhoods showed up, many wearing red in solidarity, at the Windermere Club last week to express to their County Council representative the myriad reasons they do not want commercial zoning on Rimer Pond Road. Columbia resident Hugh Palmer has requested […]
County goes after opioid costs
February 15, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – After receiving legal advice in executive session Monday evening regarding potential opioid litigation on behalf of Fairfield County, Council returned to public session and voted to join a lawsuit being brought by Savage, Royall & Sheheen L.L.P of Camden. “This firm is filing suits on behalf of a number of counties to recover […]
Two killed in separate crashes
February 15, 2018 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Adam Reed Williamson, 31, of Ridgeway was the driver of a GMC Envoy that was involved in a single vehicle accident that occurred on Rockbridge Road in Fairfield County at approximately 7 p.m., Feb. 7, resulting in his death. In a separate accident, Willie R. Belk, 45, of Blackstock, was inside a […]
A Step Towards Justice
February 15, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Fairfield County residents and Hoof and Paw Benevolent Society board members Paula Spinale, left, and Kathy Faulk and Blythewood resident and board member Deborah Richelle, right, joined Rep. MaryGail Douglas at the Humane Society Lobby Day at the State House in Columbia last week where they witnessed the Senate’s vote to pass the animal […]
Winnsboro Town Council OKs water for BW senior center
February 8, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A 64-room senior living facility proposed for downtown Blythewood crossed a major hurdle Monday night when the Town of Winnsboro voted unanimously to approve a Water Capacity Availability and Willingness to Serve Letter for The Pendergraph Companies. The letter approves 11,520 gallons per day (GPD) for the facility. The facility, to be named […]
