WININSBORO – It was everything one could wish for in a reunion of high school basketball players and their beloved coach – like a movie, one that brought it all back in the most heartwarming way. The reunion started coming together earlier this summer when several former Winnsboro High School basketball players – Carl Kennedy, […]
Council votes 7-0 for $25/hr nonprofit rental fee
August 17, 2023 By
Bender: Discussing Rental Fee in Executive Session Likely Unlawful WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council likely violated South Carolina open meeting laws when it discussed a rental fee for the farmers’ market building behind closed doors, according to a media law expert. Following an executive session during Monday night’s meeting, council voted unanimously to charge nonprofit […]
Judge rules on 5 MPA/Town of Blythewood motions
August 17, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – There was movement last week in the more than two-year-old legal battle between the Town of Blythewood and MPA Strategies, a marketing company the Town contracted with in April, 2021, and terminated less than three months later. At issue are a Freedom of Information lawsuit filed by MPA against Mayor Bryan Franklin and […]
Stalvey wins SC Women’s Open
August 17, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Ella Stalvey, a 2023 graduate of Blythewood High School, was named 2023 Champion at the South Carolina Women’s Open on Aug. 13 at Blythewood’s Cobblestone Park. Stalvey fired a three-round score of 205. She shot a 68 in the first round, a 67 in the second, and a 70 in the third round […]
Anonymous donors boost reward to $20K to catch killer of family’s second slain son
August 10, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The reward has now risen to $20,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person who killed a young man at a birthday party in the Greenbrier area of Fairfield County last month. “He needs to be off the street. He don’t need to be out there,” said […]
R2 implements safety screenings
August 10, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Students in Richland School District Two returned to schools on Tuesday. A big difference for high school students this year: security screenings. Yesterday, the district tweeted, “Today was day one in the operation of safety screenings at all five Richland Two high schools,” and it seemed to be a success at Blythewood High […]
WDPS arrests Winnsboro man for DC murder
August 10, 2023 By
Officers Say Suspect, Victims are Family Members WINNSBORO — A Winnsboro man is in the Fairfield County Detention Center awaiting extradition to Prince George’s County, MD where he has been charged with murder of one family member and the attempted murder of another family member and other related charges. Edward Gary, 37, of Winnsboro is […]
Shooting on I-77 injures 2 juveniles
August 9, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office has requested the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to assist in an investigation following a shooting that injured two juveniles. On Saturday, Aug. 5, at approximately 8:39 p.m., the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office responded to what is believed to be a road rage incident on Interstate […]
Human trafficking arrest made in Blythewood
August 3, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – An Ohio man has been arrested in Blythewood for Human Trafficking and Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor. A Richland County Sheriff’s Department incident report on the arrest was vague and heavily redacted, but stated that Ralpheal Monte Willis, 24, was arrested on Friday, July 28 while walking down a sidewalk in Blythewood […]
Blythewood’s Bob Redfern named an Outdoor Legend
August 3, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Longtime Blythewood resident Bob Redfern will join some exclusive company when he is inducted into the “Legends of the Outdoors” National Hall of Fame Aug. 10 in Springfield, MO. The “Legends of the Outdoors” National Hall of Fame recognizes outdoor sportsmen and sportswomen who, through hard work and devotion to the outdoors in […]
