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Friday | WIS-TV Columbia

PTO president "embarrassed" by Fairfield Co. school board

The president of the Fairfield Central High School Parent Teacher Organization says Tuesday night's school board meeting was embarrassing.

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Related Topix: Winnsboro, SC, Kids, Family

Wed Nov 04, 2009

WMBF News

Man wanted on kidnapping, sex assault, CDV charges in custody

Authorities say a man wanted for forcing his girlfriend at knife point to Winnsboro, South Carolina is in custody.

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Related Topix: Winnsboro, SC, Richland County, SC

Tue Nov 03, 2009

WBTW

SLED arrests fugitive wanted on several assualt charges

SLED, Fairfield County Sheriff's Office and Winnsboro Department of Public Safety located and arrested Bun Mann III, a man wanted on a variety of charges including sexual assault, assault and battery, and kidnapping in Fairfield and Richland Counties.

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Related Topix: Winnsboro, SC, Richland County, SC

Sat Oct 31, 2009

WLTX-TV Columbia

Deputies Search for Kidnapping, Sexual Assault Suspect

Richland County Deputies are looking for a man they say forced his girlfriend at knifepoint to Winnsboro after sexually assaulting her.

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Related Topix: Richland County, SC, Winnsboro, SC

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Rock Hill Herald

Poll calls Rex a front-runner'

A poll conducted for gubernatorial candidate Jim Rex shows the Fairfield County resident leading his Democratic rivals.

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Related Topix: Columbia, SC, Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro, Mullins, SC, Camden, SC

Sun Oct 25, 2009

WIS-TV Columbia

17-year-old, 3 juveniles charged in Winnsboro murder

The Fairfield County coroner says a 20-year-old Winnsboro man was murdered early Sunday morning.

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Related Topix: Winnsboro, SC

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Herald Independent

Yates expected to resign Monday, sources say.

BREAKING NEWS: Yates expected to resign Monday, sources say. Sources close to the department tell the Herald Independent that embattled police chief Wayne Yates will resign Monday in the wake of an early morning barroom brawl last week.

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Related Topix: Winnsboro, SC

Sat Oct 17, 2009

The State

Haley, Rex fundraising lag rivals

Two gubernatorial candidates, Rep. Nikki Haley and state Superintendent of Education Jim Rex underperformed their competitors this financial quarter.

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Related Topix: Camden, SC, Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro, Mullins, SC, Columbia, SC

Thu Oct 15, 2009

WIS-TV Columbia

Winnsboro DPS chief released on bond, facing bar fight charges

Winnsboro Department of Public Safety Chief Wayne Yates was released on bond Thursday afternoon, facing charges of assault and battery stemming from an early-morning bar fight last weekend.

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Related Topix: Winnsboro, SC

Wed Oct 14, 2009

WLTX-TV Columbia

Warrant Issued for Police Chief After Bar Assault

Authorities hold a warrant for Winnsboro Department of Public Safety Chief Wayne Yates, after they say he assaulted two people in a 3 a.m. bar fight over the weekend.

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Related Topix: Winnsboro, SC

Tue Oct 13, 2009

WIS-TV Columbia

Deputies: Arrest warrant obtained for Winnsboro DPS chief

Officials from the Fairfield County Sheriff's Department say they have obtained an arrest warrant for Wayne Yates, the chief of the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety.

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Related Topix: Winnsboro, SC

Herald Independent

SCE&G will sound its emergency sirens today

Sirens will sound across the county today but there is no need for alarm. SCE&G will conduct a test of its V.C. Summer Nuclear Station siren warning system today around 1 p.m. During the test, SCE&G will sound the 106 sirens located within a 10-mile radius of V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Fairfield County near Jenkinsville.

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Related Topix: Jenkinsville, SC

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Rock Hill Herald

Rock Hill man dies in crash with tractor trailor

A 29-year-old man from Rock Hill died Thursday when he crashed into an illegally-parked tractor trailer in Fairfield County, troopers say.

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Related Topix: Rock Hill, SC

Tue Oct 06, 2009

OnlineChester

Great Falls man back in court seeking new trial

A man found guilty of a kidnapping and assault in February of 2007 and sentenced to 25 years in prison was in the Chester County Courthouse again Monday in an attempt to get a new trial.

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Related Topix: Great Falls, SC, Chester County, SC, Fort Lawn, SC, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sun Oct 04, 2009

The State

SCE&G electric rates going up 1.1 percent

SCE&G has received an OK from state regulators to raise electric rates on average 1.1 percent starting at the end of the month.

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Related Topix: Columbia Metro, Columbia, SC

Fri Oct 02, 2009

The Item

Meet Lee schools' new HR director

Randy Burns / The Item Dr. Jeffery Long, new director of human resources and communications in the Lee County schools, looks over a file with assistant Willestine Simon.

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Related Topix: Florence, SC, Sumter Metro, Sumter, SC, Darlington, SC, Education Etc.

Wed Sep 30, 2009

GreenvilleOnline.com

Museum offers train rides

All aboard! You're invited to travel back in time on a scenic train trip. The South Carolina Railroad Museum will offer train rides Oct.

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Related Topix: Winnsboro, SC

Mon Sep 28, 2009

WLTX-TV Columbia

Crews Search for Missing Swimming in Fairfield County

Department of Natural Resources officers are looking to recover the body of a man who disappeared while swimming in a Fairfield County lake.

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The State

Secret deal derailed new coal plant

The Grand Strand, South Carolina's tourist economic engine, won't have enough electricity by 2012 to keep its beachfront towers aglow unless a new $1.2 billion coal-burning power station is built near Florence.

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Related Topix: Santee, SC, Global Warming, Columbia Metro, Columbia, SC

Fri Sep 25, 2009

WIS-TV Columbia

One killed in Fairfield Co. accident

One person is dead after an accident in Fairfield County Thursday night. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the accident happened on Highway 321 just south of Winnsboro.

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Related Topix: Winnsboro, SC

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