BLYTHEWOOD – Almost 13 years after Richland County residents voted in 2012 for a $1.1 billion Transportation Penny Tax to be collected over 22 years, Richland County Council recently voted to ask residents to support a referendum for a second Transportation Penny Tax on Nov. 5, 2024 – this one for $4.5 billion to be […]
BHS report card takes the lead in Richland 2
October 17, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Some media outlets framed the results of the 2023-24 S.C. Schools Report Card released Tuesday as showing small improvements in scores and a smaller number of students being prepared for college and career. But that was not how Blythewood High School’s scores played out. Of the five high schools in Richland School District […]
Foundation seeks support from SC Super for teacher housing rent reduction
October 17, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – When the Fairfield County School District’s Education Foundation launched a teacher housing project a couple of years ago, they did so with the understanding that the foundation would be allowed to use some of the state’s Rural Retention Funds to supplement the rental fees for the teacher housing. That didn’t work out. However, […]
‘Good’ rating is a first for FCHS
October 17, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Less than 24 hours before Dr. Tracie Swilley boarded a plane Wednesday for Washington, D.C. where she will be presented as one of three nominees vying for National Principal of the Year on Friday night, she received another feather in her cap. Under Swilley’s administration, Fairfield Central High School received a ‘Good’ rating […]
Helene meant ‘All Hands on Deck’ for Fairfield Electric Coop employees
October 10, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When Helene struck South Carolina on Sept. 27, it hit every Electric Cooperative in the state. That was a double blow to the cooperatives, according to Fairfield Electric’s Doug Payne, Vice President of Member Services. “Normally, when disaster strikes one or several cooperatives, the other cooperatives can free up crews to send to […]
Blythewoodians organize drives to get supplies to NC hurricane victims
October 10, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – While Blythewood was not one of the areas most ravaged by Helene, many folks in Blythewood are trying to help friends and relatives in the more devastated areas. Blythewood Town Manager Daniel Stines, who hails from the hills of western North Carolina, left early Thursday morning with a truck and trailer load of […]
Richland County reps to host new $4.5B Penny Tax meeting
October 3, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Almost 13 years after Richland County residents voted in 2012 for a $1.1 billion Transportation Penny Tax to be collected over 22 years, Richland County Council has voted to ask residents to support a referendum for a second Transportation Penny Tax on Nov. 5, 2024 – this one for $4.5 billion to be […]
Woman indicted on 41 counts of animal abuse charges
October 3, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A woman was recently indicted on 41 counts of animal abuse charges including abandonment, ill treatment, and torture. The charges stem from an incident that occurred in December 2023, when a WDPS (Winnsboro Department of Public Safety) officer was dispatched to the 100 block of Sixth Street in Winnsboro because animals were running […]
Reward offered in investigation of Fairfield animal cruelty case
October 3, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A reward has been offered in conjunction with a Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office investigation of an animal cruelty case regarding a female Pit Bull mix that was found on the edge of Drawdy Park Sunday morning by a citizen who was driving by. The dog, which was barely breathing and severely emaciated according […]
Camryn Jeffery reaches career milestone, makes history for Westwood volleyball
October 3, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Camryn Jeffery has been an anchor for the Westwood volleyball team since her freshman year in 2021. In a match across town against school rival Blythewood High School on Sept. 25, she made school history. The 6-2 right-side hitter reached the 1,000-kill milestone of her high school career with a back-row attack as […]
