When A.C. Flora escaped with a 46-45 win over Ridge View Friday night, the tiebreaker between the first-place Blazers and second-place Westwood went out the window. With the Blazers’ loss in the books minutes before Westwood and Richland Northeast went into overtime, all the Redhawks needed to do was come out the winner in the […]
Bengals solidify region title with win over Spring Valley
February 13, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Having clinched the Region 3-5A championship Feb. 6 with a 51-45 win over Rock Hill, the Blythewood basketball team went into Friday’s game against Spring Valley pumped up for Senior Night. The Bengals, with their first region title since 2018 in hand, showed a packed house what they were capable of, shutting down […]
Two die in crash at US 321 bypass
February 11, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A late night crash on Saturday, Feb. 10, at the intersection of US 321 and US 321 Bypass has resulted in the deaths of two individuals. Karen Guy, 40, and Gabrielle Burt, 38, both of Columbia, sustained fatal injuries in the crash, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol report. The crash occurred at […]
Town of Winnsboro awarded additional $1.8M grant for Fortune Springs Park
February 8, 2024 By
WINNSBORO—Winnsboro Town Manager Jason Taylor announced last week that the Town of Winnsboro has been awarded the South Carolina Office of Resilience (SCOR) grant of $1,859,744.90 for the Fortune Springs Stormwater Project and a $54.886.28 Parks and Recreation Development (PARD) grant for restoration work in Friendship Park at the corner of Garden and Moultrie Streets. […]
Former EMS captain sues; says county retaliated
February 8, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A former Fairfield County employee is suing the county, alleging it retaliated against her for voting (as a member of the county’s grievance committee) against the termination of another county employee. Anna Rhodes, who was a Fairfield County EMS captain before being terminated, filed suit Jan. 19 against Fairfield County in Fairfield County […]
A new kind of health care provided in Fairfield Co.
February 8, 2024 By
This Could be a Roadmap for Other Programs to Emulate FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Paramedicine is an innovative community health care program aimed at reducing health care barriers as well as costs. The pilot program, formally known as “Improving Rural Health Care Through Community Paramedicine,” stations a specially trained community paramedic in a rural medical clinic, […]
New hybrid school sees exponential growth in Blythewood
February 8, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A new hybrid school in Blythewood, now in its second full year of operation, has seen incredible growth – and is looking forward to continuing to expand its educational offerings in future years. “We saw a need,” says Karen Hanley, director of the 3:17 Hybrid School of Blythewood, which is named for a […]
Teacher Village has a new name
February 8, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – When word began to spread about the Fairfield Education Foundation’s proposed housing for teachers approximately three years ago, the project was generally referred to as the Teacher Village. But that moniker must change, according to a spokesperson with the Teachers Village Newark in Newark, N.J. After Fairfield’s Teacher Village began taking shape early […]
Scout invites Blythewood community to Meet & Greet
February 8, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Scout Motors team has scheduled a Meet and Greet at its new plant site on Thursday, Feb. 15, and is inviting Blythewood community residents to help celebrate the plant’s groundbreaking. The event lasts from 4:30 – 6 p.m., and will be held at 501 Blythewood Road, where the company’s Production Center will […]
Celebrating Black History: The Slave Cabin
February 8, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Ladies Club hosted a Black History program during its regular monthly meeting at its club house on Sandfield Road on Friday. 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 how her […]
