BLYTHEWOOD – A Blythewood entrepreneur has global hopes for his latest venture, a smartphone app for food delivery – right to your stadium seats! It will also help app users navigate large entertainment facilities. “It is an on-demand seat delivery service,” says Denaro Ponds, who says his new app, Nikao, is going live this fall […]
Man dead as shootings, arrests continue
August 25, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – With five suspected drive-by shooters arrested during the last week, and a tenuous respite in the drive-by shootings, violence in the city continues, with a Winnsboro man shot to death Friday, Aug. 19, in a convenience store. The Winnsboro Department of Public Safety was called to Citgo at the intersection of US Hwy […]
WDPS Chief Seibles resigns
August 24, 2022 By
Seibles: I Thank God for Blessing my Law Enforcement Career WINNSBORO – John Seibles, Chief of the Winnsboro Public Safety Department, resigned his post Tuesday afternoon after 47 years in law enforcement in Fairfield County. In a letter to Town Manager Jason Taylor, Seibles wrote, “I have enjoyed serving the citizens of the Town of […]
Male and female suspects arrested in connection with drive-by shootings
August 22, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Two more arrests have been made in connection with the Winnsboro drive-by shootings. Early this morning (Monday, Aug. 22), about 6:30, a 17-year-old male suspect in a shooting on W. College Street was arrested by the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety. The shooting occurred Aug. 11 on College Street near Spring St. in […]
Fairfield Co. Coroner ID’s man killed in motorcycle crash
August 22, 2022 By
GREENBRIER – The motorcycle rider who was killed in a Friday night crash on U.S. Hwy 269, about 3 miles south of Winnsboro has been publicly identified by the Fairfield County Coroner’s Office. James Cohen is the motorcycle rider who died in the accident, Coroner Chris Hill said Monday. The 48-year-old Winnsboro resident died at […]
Two suspects arrested in connection with Winnsboro drive-by shootings
August 19, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Two teens suspected of involvement in a series of drive-by shootings in Winnsboro were arrested Thursday night, Aug. 18, by Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies. Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery said the arrests were made following a traffic stop at Smallwood Road and Bellfield Road (Ridgeway) on a Silver Toyota Four Runner. The two […]
Blythewood captures World Series title
August 18, 2022 By
LUMBERTON, NC – Fresh off their 4-8 loss against Alabama in the Championship game, Blythewood’s ‘we ready’ chant echoed around the field from their huddle on the pitcher’s mound. It was an attempt to shift momentum back before they faced the Alabama team in a second championship game. And it worked. They were ready. The […]
Drive-by shootings intensify in Winnsboro; Council presses police chief for answers, plan
August 18, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro teen has been shot in the upper chest during the town’s latest drive-by shooting, according to town officials. A bullet also grazed the 17-year-old’s chin. The shooting occurred around 7 p.m., on Aug. 11, on College Street near Spring St. in Zion Hill. A vehicle was reportedly driving past two teens […]
Like a Phoenix
August 18, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The new Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School appears to rise out of the rubble of the former Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School, which was being demolished and cleared off the grounds days before the new school opened on Wednesday. The 137,000 square foot new facility sits on 19 acres behind where the former BH-E school stood. The […]
12 candidates seek four R2 board seats
August 18, 2022 By
Manning, McKie & Caution-Parker End Their Tenure on R2 School Board COLUMBIA – With the Richland Two School District under investigation by the state’s Inspector General at the request of S.C. Governor Henry McMaster, three of the District’s majority four school board members have chosen not to run for re-election in November. Current Board Chair […]
