JENKINSVILLE – Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold a public meeting May 6 to discuss the 2024 safety performance of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station. The plant, which has one unit, is in Jenkinsville, South Carolina, and is operated by Dominion Energy. The meeting will run from 5:30–7 p.m. Eastern time at the Lake […]
Town Council votes to close nighttime park events in 2025 due to teen disruptions
May 1, 2025 By
Town doesn’t act on paying mayor’s legal fees BLYTHEWOOD – Following a special called meeting Wednesday night to work on the upcoming budget, Blythewood Town Council voted to cancel several Town-sponsored park events for the remainder of the calendar year – Movies in the Park, Juneteenth, and the July 4 Red, White, and Blue fireworks […]
Four teens charged in latest movie night incident
May 1, 2025 By
Teens Released to Custody of their Parents BLYTHEWOOD – When fights broke out among a large group of teens at the Town’s Movies in the Park event last Saturday night, April 26, four juveniles – at least two of whom were females, according to town hall sources – were charged with Breach of Peace and […]
I-77 Northbound scheduled for nighttime closures between Exits 24 and 27
April 29, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In order to allow crews to construct part of the new SCOUT railroad overpass on I-77, SCDOT will conduct temporary nighttime closures of I-77 Northbound from mile marker 24 to 27 in Richland County. The first closure will occur Monday, May 5 from 9 p.m. through Tuesday, May 6 at 6 a.m. Northbound lanes […]
Fairfield Central High School band director arrested and charged with sexual battery of student
April 25, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – The Fairfield Central High School band director, Timothy R. Bryant, 28, has been arrested and charged with 3463-Sex / Sexual battery with a student 16 or 17 years of age, no aggravated force or coercion. The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Richland County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Unit on Friday, April 25, […]
Blythewood council to hold press conference, announcing call for change in town’s form of government
April 25, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Four members of the Blythewood town council will hold a press conference outside Doko Manor at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 28, according to an email sent out Friday afternoon to area media outlets by Mayor Pro Tem Donald Brock. The purpose of the press conference, according to Brock, is to alert the public […]
Section of Community Rd to close for 11 months
April 24, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – As part of the construction of the new Exit 26 interchange on I-77 and connecting roads project in Blythewood, SCDOT (South Carolina Department of Transportation) will be closing and detouring a portion of Community Road beginning the morning of May 5, 2025. The closure will remain in place until March 31, 2026. The […]
Arts on the Ridge, Museum Day set for May 2 & 3
April 24, 2025 By
RIDGEWAY – This year’s Arts on the Ridge on May 2, is more than a one-day festival. It will be joined by a new, one-day event in downtown Ridgeway – Museum Day on May 3. Arts on the Ridge kicks off with tours of the town, shopping at Ridgeway’s great shops, dining all day and […]
Two more arrests made in Blythewood Shooting
April 23, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Two more arrests have been made in relation to the shooting that occurred in downtown Blythewood on April 5, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s office. Sadrien Devoe, 18, was arrested on Tuesday, April 22. After executing a search warrant for Devoe’s vehicle, which had been identified as a suspect vehicle in the […]
Three arrested in Blythewood shooting
April 17, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Three arrests have been made following the teen shootout in Blythewood on April 5. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott held a press conference on April 11 to announce two of the arrests and to give insight into what happened that night when hundreds of teens swarmed the town. A third arrest was made […]
