WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County branch of the NAACP held its second annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration at Blackjack Baptist Church in Winnsboro on Monday. Fairfield County’s branch president Jennifer M.H. Jenkins opened with remarks, followed with an invocation by Rev. Dr. Robert Scotland, pastor of Shiloh First Presbyterian Church. Guest speakers were […]
Honoring Dr. King
January 18, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – Lebanon Presbyterian Church held a service to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday in Ridgeway. Stated Supply Pastor Jasper Lloyd Jr. led the service, with CJ Pearson, liturgist, and music from Shonna Canzater.
Unscathed
January 18, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – When a windstorm that swept through Blythewood and Fairfield County on Jan. 9 took out a large tree on Means Street in Ridgeway, it fell just short of the historic Ridgeway school’s brick archway that stands in the town’s park. Though the tips of the tree’s limbs were all over the archway, the […]
Certified BBQ judging class comes to Cola
January 18, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Barbecue Association (SCBA) will hold a one-day seminar in Columbia to train new barbecue judges. The seminar is Saturday, Feb. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the recreation hall at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, located at 1715 Bull St. Registration for the seminar is open to SCBA members […]
Redhawk teams take down Lugoff-Elgin
January 18, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood’s basketball teams took care of Lugoff-Elgin on Tuesday at The Castle. The girls’ team started the night off with a dominant first quarter. They led 21-7 after the first and extended their lead to 40-15 by halftime. The Demons put up their biggest offensive numbers of the night in the third quarter, […]
Midlands STEM recognized at statewide Showcase
January 18, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Midlands STEM Charter School (MSCS) celebrated their academic performance in the 2022-2023 school year at the Charter Institute at Erskine’s Academic Showcase on Nov. 3, 2023. MSCS earned a Bronze Local School of Distinction award for outperforming the local school district in Algebra 1, English 2, and US History in the 2022-23 school […]
Mavericks fall to RW, Cambridge
January 18, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Midlands STEM Charter School’s boys basketball team traveled across town for Richard Winn Academy’s Christmas Classic. The Mavericks opened the tournament with a loss to host Richard Winn. The Eagles took down Midlands STEM 67-38. Trayton Bevins led Maverick scorers with 13 points. Chris Parker had ten points and Devon Johnson had nine. […]
Green finalist for SC Writing Contest
January 18, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Fairfield Central High School student Kensley Green is a school finalist for the High School South Carolina Writing Contest. Presented by the South Carolina Honors College, the contest asks the same question each year: How can we make South Carolina better? Students can respond in poetry, prose, drama, and fiction, keeping their submissions […]
Back on the Course
January 18, 2024 By
SOCIETY HILL – Richard Winn Academy shooting team members TJ Knight, Abby Lewis, and Ella Grace Harrison took their 1st place finish in the SCTP Senior Open Division at Moree’s Sportsman’s Preserve on Jan. 13 in Society Hill. The Eagles shot on their home course, Rocky Creek Sporting Clays in Richburg on Jan. 6. Aaron […]
Blythewood sweeps Nation Ford at home
January 18, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Nation Ford pestered the Blythewood boys basketball team in the lane throughout their game Saturday at The Jungle. That inside action left the Bengals clear to strike from long distance. Blythewood sank 11 3-point shots and managed to get in the paint just enough to outpace the Falcons 70-61 and claim their first […]
