BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Ladies Club hosted a Black History program during its regular monthly meeting at its club house on Sandfield Road on Friday, Feb. 9. The program featured special guest Lavern Meggett, who lives in Blythewood’s Oak Hurst neighborhood, and her Great Aunt Isabella Meggett Lucas, age 94. Meggett told two stories about […]
Celebrating Black History: BW woman’s mom authored best-seller NY Times cookbook
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RW council OKs bid for museum renovation
February 15, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – During its regular monthly meeting last Thursday evening, the Ridgeway Town Council voted unanimously to approve a bid (with contingencies) for the Thomas Store Museum renovation project. Ridgeway citizen Charlene Herring presented the bid tabulation provided by the Town’s Interim Administrator Clay Killian. The sealed bid opening on Feb. 2, produced two bids […]
Old Scout, New Scout on Blythewood Rd
February 15, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Just across the road from where Scout Motors plans to build its new auto plant is a spot where Scout’s long-ago namesake once made an impact. A car produced by an older subsidiary of the auto company that owns Scout – a mid-1960s International Scout 800, as best as owner William Holler can […]
Celebrating Black History: Arthur Lathan recalls the Orangeburg Massacre
February 15, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – For the last 56 years, on Feb. 8, Winnsboro’s Arthur Lathan has traveled to Orangeburg to attend the annual memorial for the Orangeburg Massacre, the 1968 shooting of black student protesters by law enforcement on the S. C. State College campus. On the drive down, every year, Lathan says he can’t help but […]
Fairfield’s Got Heart
February 15, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Parks and Recreation held their third annual Got Heart 5K race on Saturday. With over 60 participants in multiple age groups, it was former Fairfield Central cross country coach Ediberto Crisanto who finished first on the day. Crisanto claimed the Men’s 5K trophy with a time of 18:45. Sarah Allers took […]
It was a Happy Valentine’s Day
February 15, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The house was full and overflowing Friday night at Fiesta Mexican restaurant in Winnsboro. The occasion was a Valentine’s Day dinner dance, complete with a DJ and long-stemmed red roses for the ladies. Fiesta, which opened for business on Oct. 31, offers a large menu of Mexican dishes along with beer and margaritas. […]
St. John’s holds annual Mardi Gras fundraiser
February 15, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) of St. John’s Episcopal Church hosted their second Annual Mardi Gras Fundraiser on Feb. 10, to raise money to support seven community outreach projects: Samaritan’s Purse, Fairfield Middle School Personal Needs Closet, Angel Tree at the Middle School, Fairfield County Food Bank, Grieving Needs Foundation, Fairfield County Council […]
Bengals ink college plans
February 15, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Five Blythewood High School seniors announced their plans to continue their athletic careers on the collegiate level on National Signing Day, joining five Bengals who had previously announced their decisions. Christian Foster, son of Greg Foster, Tara Tutt, and Derrick Tutt, announced his intentions to continue his soccer career at Virginia State University […]
Spartanburg knocks off Blythewood girls
February 15, 2024 By
SPARTANBURG – The Blythewood girls basketball team dug themselves a hole against Spartanburg by the midway point of the third quarter Tuesday night. By game’s end, the Bengals nearly climbed out. Unfortunately for them, they couldn’t get a couple of late shots to fall, and the Vikings escaped with a 52-50 victory in the first […]
Redhawks make college commitments
February 15, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Three senior Redhawks signed their Letters of Intent last Wednesday on National Signing Day. Anna Graves inked her commitment to play softball at Brevard College in North Carolina. Graves has been on the varsity softball team at Westwood for four years. She has 166 at bats, 44 hits, 41 runs, 12 RBIs, 6 […]
