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York teen arrested for attempted armed robbery at Winnsboro Food Lion

WINNSBORO — A York man is behind bars after authorities say he brandished a handgun during a botched robbery attempt...
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York teen arrested for attempted armed robbery at Winnsboro Food Lion

Richland County Woman Faces Kidnapping, Fraud Charges

Photos provided by Richland County Sheriff's Department COLUMBIA — A 41-year-old woman is facing a laundry list of charges after...
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Richland County Woman Faces Kidnapping, Fraud Charges

Lane closure planned for Syrup Mill Road near Blythewood Road

Work began on Syrup Mill Rd. around 8 a.m. this morning. BLYTHEWOOD - Richland County Penny Tax officials now say traffic will...
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Lane closure planned for Syrup Mill Road near Blythewood Road

Erosion could lead to closing of Longtown Road East that runs over Lake Columbia dam

This view of Longtown Road West over the Lake Columbia dam shows two large erosions on the dam. | Photos:...
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Erosion could lead to closing of Longtown Road East that runs over Lake Columbia dam

Ridgeway to elect mayor, council April 7

RIDGEWAY – The April 7, 2026, general election set for the Town of Ridgeway will include three candidates for two...
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Ridgeway to elect mayor, council April 7

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Redhawks take down Ridge View, Irmo

BLYTHEWOOD – After defeating Ridge View 6-0 last week, the Redhawks fell 0-6 to AC Flora on Wednesday in a make-up match from earlier this season. Westwood bounced back on Tuesday to take down Irmo 4-2. Picking up singles wins were Kyndall Ragins (6-0, 6-0), Meera Rogers (6-4, 6-0), Sara Haeflinger (6-4, 6-7(7-3), 10-4) and […]

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Westwood High School reschedules football games

COLUMBIA — Westwood High school will reschedule two varsity and two junior varsity football games against Dreher High School and Irmo High School On Monday, October 5, 2020, 12 student athletes were placed on quarantine for 14 days after the school was notified that an athlete from the opposing team at the October 3 football

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Redhawks look ahead

BLYTHEWOOD – The deeply anticipated football opener for Westwood High School turned out to be not very memorable for the Redhawks. In fact, A.C. Flora’s 44-6 drubbing of the Redhawks Friday night at District Stadium will not likely be remembered. “I told them when I got them into the locker room to go to bed,

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Redhawks compete in Speedway Five K

COLUMBIA – Westwood competed in the Speedway Five K, hosted by AC Flora, on Saturday. Katelyn Williams continued to top Westwood girl runners, finishing in third place with a 25:36.28 time. Faith Tobias finished seventh at 27:27.28, Leayzia Shiver at 28:31.51. Annalisa Athanas and Kennedy Washington both finished under 29 minutes. The Redhawk boys finished

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BLYTHEWOOD – After winning an early-season 3-2 match against AC Flora, Westwood fell to the Falcons 3-1 last Thursday. Flora took the first and second sets, but Westwood rallied back in the third for a 25-10 win. The Falcons took set four for the win. Westwood fell to Lugoff-Elgin 3-1 on Tuesday. They will host

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