FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating a homicide that occurred Monday at about 10 a.m., on Durham Place Road in the Lake Wateree area. Upon arrival, deputies discovered one female deceased and another one injured in the lower part of the body. Both victims had been shot, according to Fairfield […]
Columbia Rd. and 4th St. intersection scene of double drive-by shootings
August 14, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Two consecutive drive-by shootings that occurred in daytime at the intersection of 4th Street and Columbia Road have residents in the area fearful for their safety. The first incident occurred just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, when the occupants of two cars – one gray and the other white – shot […]
Ribbon cut on newly renovated courthouse
August 14, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – The newly renovated Courthouse in downtown Winnsboro was christened Monday afternoon with a ribbon cutting, speeches and refreshments. The new renovations to the circa 1823 Robert Mills designed Courthouse have brought a new look to the more than 200-year-old Courthouse – the back rather than the front. Because of safety concerns and other […]
Special Response Team converges on Cobblestone home
August 14, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – On Aug. 8, at approximately 12:15 p.m., the Richland County Special Response Team assisted the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration), with a warrant on Crimson Queen Dr., in Blythewood’s Cobblestone Park neighborhood, according to the Richland County Public Information Office. A photo of the incident shows a Special Response vehicle and several officers with […]
Local forecaster joins WACH Fox
August 14, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – With 15,000 followers on Facebook, Will Rowe – maybe better known as Will’s Weather – has made a name for himself in the weather world. And the budding meteorologist just announced another addition to his resume: Weekend Meteorologist. “The moment you have all been waiting for,” Will posted on Facebook on Sunday. “I […]
New traffic pattern to temporarily increase Blythewood traffic woes
August 7, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – New traffic patterns will be put in place on Monday, Aug. 11 that town officials say will have a temporary but significant impact on Blythewood Road and Community Road traffic. “From an impact perspective, two things are going to be happening,” Interim Town Administrator Ed Driggers said during the July 28 town council […]
Mayor requests AG’s opinion after voters pass referendum
August 7, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Mayor Sloan Griffin has asked for an attorney general’s opinion as to whether it is permissible to implement a new government structure before his current term ends on November 22, 2027. Blythewood voters passed a referendum on July 29, calling for the town’s form of government to be changed from a mayor-council […]
Man arrested in Fairfield on sex charges
August 7, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – On July 22, 2025, the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of suspicious activity. During the initial investigation, it was determined that a juvenile victim had been sexually assaulted. Following a thorough investigation by our Criminal Investigations Division, arrest warrants were obtained for Darwin Gerarda Pena-Caceres, a Honduran national, on charges […]
New South Carolina mobile phone law starts Sept. 1
August 7, 2025 By
It will be against state law starting Sept. 1 to hold a cell phone while driving in South Carolina. The Palmetto State is the 33rd state to have such a law. Starting next month, anyone who violates the new law will get a warning through the end of February. When full enforcement begins on Feb. […]
Inv. White graduates Narcotics Commanders School
August 7, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – Eric White, an investigator with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, recently graduated the LECC/SCLEOA Narcotics Commanders School, held at the Joseph F. Rice School of Law at the University of South Carolina. White was one of 30 officers selected statewide to attend this intensive course, designed specifically for current and future narcotics unit […]
