COLUMBIA – The Blythewood boys were slow-going in the first half at Spring Valley Tuesday night. But once the Bengals found their tempo, the Vikings found them unstoppable. In their sixth game of Region 5-5A competition, the Bengals missed 3-point attempts, and the Vikings scooped up the rebounds to keep control through the first quarter. […]
UPDATE: Arrest made in barn theft
January 12, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – James H. Richardson, 39, of Lancaster has been charged with 2nd degree burglary and grand larceny for an incident that occurred on River Road in the Lake Wateree area on December 31, 2017. Richardson stole horse saddles, riding equipment and a pressure washer. Through information received from the public, the Fairfield County Sheriff’s […]
RW Council to amend budget by 30.46%; Prioleau Criticizes Cotton Yard Purchase
January 11, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – Town Council will will hold a public hearing and take a final vote Thursday night to amend the budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year by 30.46 percent. The Town’s current revenue will be amended from $744,200 to $970,900. However, the difference of $226,700 is not newly generated revenue, administrative consultant David Hudspeth told […]
County gingerly pursues Mt. Zion
January 11, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Before going into executive session Monday evening to discuss a contractual matter concerning a Memorandum of Understanding and proposed deed agreement between the County and the Town of Winnsboro aimed at renovating Mt. Zion for use as County office space, County Administrator Jason Taylor laid out the sticking point. To go forward with […]
Burgular pre-sells heist items
January 11, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – When Christopher Steven Ransom, 32, returned to his Fairfield Hill Road home in Winnsboro on Dec. 1, 2017 after having been incarcerated at the Fairfield Detention Center (FCDC) since Aug. 17, he reported to Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies that the front door of his home had been kicked in and his home and […]
Woman jailed for attempted murder
January 11, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – A Jenkinsville woman was arrested on Dec. 28, 2017, by Fairfield County Sheriff’s Deputies and charged with attempted murder. Tiffany Nakia Metz, 38, is accused of shooting Calvin Workman, 58, in the stomach at about 5:30 a.m. the previous day at the intersection of Highway 215 South and Profit Lane. After at least […]
U Pick ‘Em Winner
January 11, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Scottie Opolyn, owner of Scottie’s Cafe and Grill, presents $300 to Dawn Paulus of Winnsboro, the lucky winner of The Voice’s annual College Bowl U Pick ‘Em contest. While several readers picked 11 bowl winners, Paulus and Hailey Gardner of Blythewood correctly picked 12 of the 16 college bowl winners. Paulus won the […]
SCE&G to test emergency sirens at V.C. Summer
January 8, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – At approximately 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, SCE&G will sound the 109 sirens located within a 10-mile radius of V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Fairfield County near Jenkinsville. All sirens surrounding the plant are usually sounded on the first Tuesday of each quarter for one minute as part of the plant’s regular […]
Friends of the Earth statement on Dominion takeover of SCANA
January 4, 2018 By
A Bad Deal for Clean Energy in South Carolina and for SCE&G Ratepayers, who get Stuck Paying for the V.C. Summer Nuclear Reactor Debacle for 20 Years COLUMBIA, S.C. – On January 3, 2018, Dominion Energy and SCANA announced that Dominion has instigated a takeover of SCANA, a South Carolina-based utility. SCANA has been vulnerable to […]
SCE&G says it will pull license; Dominion Energy announces takeover of SCANA
January 4, 2018 By
CAYCE, S.C. – Barely two weeks after Fairfield County Council took South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) to court to request an injunction to prevent SCE&G from relinquishing its nuclear license for VC Summer Units 2 and 3, and before a judge could rule on the request, SCE&G filed a formal request with the […]
