COLUMBIA – Effective Thursday, March 7, 2024, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed legislation that permits citizens to carry handguns without a permit. The enactment of this legislation, commonly referred to as “Constitutional Carry,” gives citizens of South Carolina the legal right to carry firearms in most public places. Changes under the new law Implementation: […]
Ridgeway brought Irish to town
March 21, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – The Town of Ridgeway hosted its first St. Paddy’s Day celebration on Friday, March 15, and the town was awash in Irish music, good food and Irish beer. O’Hara’s House Band played Irish tunes on the patio outside the Olde Town Hall Restaurant & Pub. Attendees lined up to kiss the Blarney Stone, […]
Fairfield Electric line workers participate in Lineman’s Rodeo
March 21, 2024 By
MONCKS CORNER – Several Fairfield Electric line workers participated in the fourth annual South Carolina Lineman’s Rodeo that took place March 15-16 at Berkeley Electric Cooperative in Moncks Corner. Fisher Horton, Collin Garguilo, Quenton Baker, Xan Johnson, Dustin Duggins, Alex Catledge (from the Blythewood office) and Josh Reap and Tyler Fleming (from the Winnsboro office) […]
Pumphouse Road RV Park cuts the ribbon
March 21, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Pumphouse Road RV Park held its grand opening on March 14 at 635 Pumphouse Road in Winnsboro. Originally opening its doors in April 2023 with 18 RV sites, the park is now expanding with an additional 30 sites. Each site comes fully equipped with 20, 30, and 50 amp electrical hookups, along with […]
Redhawk softball falls to AC Flora in nailbiter
March 21, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Makayla Drakeford pitched six innings of 2-hit ball, striking out eight at A.C. Flora Tuesday night. One of those hits was a Pressli Reynolds solo home run, and that’s all the Falcons needed to defeat the Redhawks in the Region 5-4A opener. Reynolds, who got the win in the circle, gave up four […]
Blythewood softball falls to Clover
March 21, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Bengals rallied in Tuesday night’s game at Clover, but the Blue Eagles pulled away late in a 3-2 win over Blythewood. Lily Zell took the loss for Blythewood. She pitched six innings, surrendering three runs (two earned) on four hits. She struck out four and walked three. Keely Hughes batted 3-3 with […]
Griffins win big over Columbia
March 21, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – 40 runs in five at-bats – that’s how Tuesday’s double-header against Columbia High School went for Fairfield as the Griffins dominated with 21-0 and 19-0 final scores. Nygel Woodard went 4-4 in the three-inning stretch that was game one against Columbia. The Griffins put up 14 runs in the third inning with five […]
Clover bests Bengal girls soccer
March 21, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood girls soccer picked up their first conference loss of the season on Tuesday with a 1-0 final against Clover at home. The loss moves the Bengals to 2-1 in region play. They are 5-4 on the season. The Bengals took down Fort Mill on March 12 with a second-half goal by junior […]
Redhawk golf picks up second win
March 21, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood boys team had a big win on Tuesday as they shot a season low 177 against Cardinal Newman High School, who shot a 189. The Redhawks were led by Connor Wolfe with a 40, Andrew Johnson a 41, Josiah Benton a 42, Landon Eleazar a 54 and Braylon Jacobs a 55. […]
Eagles hold on for win over Northside
March 21, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn’s baseball team found some tougher competition and a full seven-inning game against Northside Christian Academy last Friday, but the Eagles held on for a 4-1 win. The Eagles jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the second after Owen Martin hit an RBI single, then Miller Stuck hit […]
