BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School Students Annabelle V. Manville an Eva D. Pendleton are among nine Richland School District Two students who are competing to be some of the nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. The two have been named candidates in the prestigious and highly competitive U. S. Presidential Scholars Program. The White […]
Jayden Boyd sets new FC records in season opener
HOPKINS – Fairfield Central Track and Field opened their 2024 season at the Diamond Hornets Invitational in Hopkins on Saturday. The Griffin boys took a sixth place finish among 30 schools competing. Jayden Boyd led the Griffin boys with two first place finishes on the day, both of which set new school records. Boyd was […]
Eagles play in SCISA 1A All-Star games
SUMTER – Four Richard Winn basketball seniors received SCISA All-Star honors in the post-season. Meagan Brigman, Drew Spires, Miller Stuck and Delaney Young, who all received All-Region honors for SCISA 1A Region IV. Brigman, Spires, Stuck and Young played in their respective games at Wilson Hall on March 2. In ten region games played, Brigman […]
RW hosts Griffins, Blazers for preseason tourney
WINNSBORO – With baseball’s opening day looming this week, Richard Winn hosted Fairfield Central and Ridge View for a three-team preseason tournament last week. Fairfield Central faced off with Ridge View on Monday, and Richard Winn followed with a game against Ridge View on Tuesday. Wednesday’s cross-town matchup between the Griffins and Eagles was cancelled […]
Bengal girls take first in season opener
HOPKINS – Blythewood High School’s defending girls’ 5A Track and Field Champions opened the 2024 season the way the closed the last: on top. The Bengal girls took first place out of 30 teams in Saturday’s Diamond Hornets Invitational at Lower Richland High School, and they did so decisively… scoring 155 points. Chapin finished in […]
Letter: Thanks for the Updates
At the regular council meeting on Feb. 12, Chairman Pauley invited citizens to email Clerk to Council Kim Roberts with any items they’d like included on a future agenda. I want to thank Chairman Pauley for including several of those requested items in the Feb. 26 agenda. I heard more updates on several key issues […]
Joseph Ernest Riley
Joseph “Pastor Joe” Ernest Riley, 63 of Long Beach, Mississippi passed away January 17, 2024, after a short illness. He was born on January 20, 1960, in Columbia, SC to Richard Alexander and Frances Turkett Riley. Joe graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1978. Joe attended the University of South Carolina where he graduated […]

















