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First United Methodist Church in Winnsboro welcomes Pastor Joe Patton

WINNSBORO – First United Methodist Church in downtown Winnsboro has officially welcomed Pastor Joe Patton to the pulpit. A Rock Hill native and Clemson University graduate who studied health administration, Patton spent 15 years in healthcare and education. He originally…

‘Bringing Bluegrass to the Creek’: Fabel Farms to host Hwy 269 Music Fest Oct. 10

WINNSBORO — The sounds of banjos, fiddles, and acoustic guitars will ring out across the Cedar Creek countryside on Saturday, Oct. 10, as Fabel Farms teams up with the legendary Bill’s Music Shop & Pickin’ Parlor to present the Highway 269 Music Fest. Running from 1 to 9 p.m.,…

City of Columbia Celebrates Monarch Paper Company’s Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

City of Columbia Celebrates the Grand Opening of Bang Back Bar & Grill

R.A.D. Class

Event date: October 8, 2026 Event Time: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM Location: 111 Maiden Lane Lexington, SC 29072 Description: The Lexington Police Department is proud to offer a free R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) Systems course for women in the greater Town of Lexington community...

R.A.D. Class

Event date: October 6, 2026 Event Time: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM Location: 111 Maiden Lane Lexington, SC 29072 Description: The Lexington Police Department is proud to offer a free R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) Systems course for women in the greater Town of Lexington community...

CRASE / Stop the Bleed

Event date: October 6, 2026 Event Time: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM Location: 111 Maiden Lane Lexington, SC 29072

National Coffee with a Cop Day

Event date: October 7, 2026 Event Time: 07:00 AM - 10:00 AM Location: Lexington, SC 29072

City of Columbia Accepting Nominations for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Keeper Scholarship Awards

Could Blythewood’s moratorium on BAR applications put town at risk of losing national businesses?

Restaurant, AutoZone, Hotel and More are Eyeing Blythewood BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council voted Monday, Sept. 28, to impose a moratorium for up to nine months on certain applications requiring review by the Board of Architectural Review (BAR). Such a delay could impact the decisions…

Outcry over 26% rate hike, sporadic billing, dwindling reserves dominate Mitford annual water meeting

District Leaders Insist Special Purpose District is not Subject to FOIA Disclosures MITFORD — In a meeting that lasted nearly two hours, 35 or so frustrated customers crowded into the Mitford Rural Water District’s annual meeting on Sept. 17. They demanded answers for a laundry…

Scout Motors begins 1,100-acre reforestation and wildlife revival

BLYTHEWOOD – Following extensive tree clearing that was difficult for residents to watch as graders scraped 1,100 acres of earth, Scout Motors officials say they are preparing to restore that landscape to rich biological diversity and ecological health. As vertical construction…