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Deputies believe Ridgeway thefts connected
RIDGEWAY — Fairfield County sheriff’s deputies believe three burglaries in the Ridgeway area might be connected. One breaking and entering occurred off Park Road. Jewelry and jewelry boxes valued at more than $8,000 were stolen. The incident was reported at 12:55 p.m. Feb. 13. Another breaking and entering incident occurred Feb. 13 off Longtown Road. In that incident, a door was kicked in but nothing was reported missing. The incident was...
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Research assistance needed to share hometown with nation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Winnsboro native Fay Allen Kennedy hopes it will be possible to share more of his hometown with visitors from throughout the nation to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, a facility he is helping build. When those at the Smithsonian site learned Kennedy was from rural South Carolina, the director of the project, Lonnie Bunch, contacted him and asked if he had any materials from the civ...
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Winnsboro native sheds light on African American History
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Winnsboro native Fay Allen Kennedy’s fingerprints will be all over the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture when it opens some time in 2015. In February 2012, he signed contract with a three company joint venture, Clark/Smoot/Russell (CSR), that is involved in constructing the facility. Kennedy was the first minority contractor to sign on with a contract for the work with CSR and the first e...
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Ridgeway man dies in single vehicle wreck
KERSHAW COUNTY — A Ridgeway man was killed Sunday night in a single vehicle accident in Kershaw County. According to Lt. Judd Jones with the S.C. Highway Patrol, it was a single vehicle wreck. The driver’s 2002 Chevy passed another vehicle and at that time the driver lost control of the vehicle and ran off the roadway. The vehicle hit a ditch and flipped, ejecting the driver, who was not wearing a safety belt. The driver was declared dead...
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Hospital announces memorial service
WINNSBORO — Fairfield Memorial Hospital will host a biannual Memorial Service at 3 p.m. Feb. 21 in the hospital’s chapel. “The hospital invites family members and friends of patients who have died during the past six months who were under the services of our medical physicians and our hospital staff,” said Denise Blackwell, director of social services for FMH. “We hope this service will be a source of comfort during this time of loss.” Fa...
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