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Fairfield County Airport encourages youth to explore careers in aviation
WINNSBORO — Fairfield County Airport will celebrate the essential careers of the aviation industry during South Carolina Aviation Week by providing three local high school seniors with discovery flights on Monday, April 22 at 9 a.m. For the sixth consecutive year, high school students were recruited to participate in...
Fairfield County man sentenced to federal prison for making threats
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– A Fairfield County man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to threatening interstate communications. The Department of Justice says Casey William Degolyer, 48, of Blair, is accused of calling for the execution of public officials, including the need to hang certain public office holders from a rope, killing law enforcement and their families, dragging judges and their family “out of their households” to be “brutalized in the streets,” opposing the government by violence and force, and killing members of certain racial and ethnic groups almost daily on social media.
73-year-old man riding bicycle killed in collision with truck in Fairfield County
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. — A man is dead after authorities said he was struck and killed while riding a bicycle. Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill said 73-year-old George Christensen of Countryside Illinois was riding along Highway 34 in Ridgeway on Monday, April 22. Hill said Christensen was traveling west...
Fairfield County man threatened to drag public officials 'out of their households,' DOJ says
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A man has been sentenced to prison after making threats to public officials, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. (Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4) The DOJ says the FBI received multiple complaints concerning a man's social media post. According to the DOJ,...
73-year-old bicyclist dies in truck collision
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A 73-year-old man is dead after being hit by a truck while riding his bike, according to the Fairfield County Coroner's Office. Coroner Chris Hill identified George Christensen, 73, as the victim in the collision. Officials say Christensen was traveling West on HWY 34...
Fairfield County crash leaves 1 dead after truck hits bicyclist
RIDGEWAY, S.C. (WIS) - One person is dead following a crash on SC Highway 34 Monday evening, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP). The crash occurred at around 7:30 p.m. near Autumn Drive about 3 miles east of Ridgeway. Officials said a 2022 truck which was towing a...
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