FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The start of the new year will also be the start of the fifth annual Get Fit! Fairfield fitness challenge, a 12-week health and weight loss challenge where teams earn points by meeting weight loss and exercise goals and completing weekly fitness challenges. Put on by Fairfield County Parks & Recreation, the […]
BW Council names Smith to Planning Commission
December 28, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – During the Dec. 18, 2023, town council meeting, Travis C. Smith was named to the Town’s planning commission. Smith, who lives in Cobblestone, is a principal partner with Opulence, A Financial Service Group, LLC. He was previously a registered representative with New York Life Insurance/New York Life Securities, LLC., and before that, he […]
Miracle on Aisle 1
December 28, 2023 By
Cruising along in a Blythewood Food Lion shopping cart, Ariah and Ahonna Linn of Winnsboro were more than a little surprised to look up and see The Grinch and a Gingerbread Man welcoming them to the store. With waves all around, the sisters were mesmerized by the Christmas twosome until their grandparents decided it was […]
Munch-Munch, Yum-Yum
December 28, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The Cookie Elves enjoyed another year of their annual tradition. Head Cookie Elf Norma Branham made hundreds and hundreds of delicious cookies and pounds and pounds of chocolate fudge, and generously giving them all away to the elderly and shut-in members of the community. The Elves packaged all those cookies and helped […]
Redhawks go 2-1 in tourney
December 28, 2023 By
AUGUSTA, GA – Westwood went 2-1 in the Battle for I-20 Christmas Classic at Paine College last week. The Redhawks defeated Laney High School to open play on Dec. 20. Their 20-13 lead expanded to 36-27 at the half. Westwood returned to the court following halftime to outscore the Wildcats 33-23 for a 69-50 final. […]
Bengals go 3-0 to end year
December 28, 2023 By
ROCK HILL – Blythewood’s girls basketball team made a clean sweep of their three-game stretch in the Y.C. Winborn Showcase at Rock Hill High School on Dec. 21, 22 and 23. The Bengals blew out Spartanburg in Thursday’s action to open the tournament. Chase Thomas, Hayley Hightower, Kaila Spain and India Williams combined for 64 […]
Taylor named National Player of the Week
December 28, 2023 By
AUGUSTA, GA — Francis Marion senior forward/center Lauryn Taylor has been named the Division II women’s basketball National Player of the Week by D2CIDA. The Blythewood native averaged 20.7 points, 17.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in a 3-0 week for the Patriots. Taylor, who has seven double-doubles this season, now has 34 in […]
Guest Editorial: How Blythewood got its Fire Service
December 28, 2023 By
It was announced earlier this year that Scout Motors is planning to provide the Blythewood Fire Service with a new ladder truck and other specialized equipment to upgrade our fire service. That takes me back to how we started the service here in Blythewood just over 60 years ago. In those days, the fire service […]
Ridgeway Mayor resigns effective end of year
December 21, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – Ridgeway Mayor Heath Cookendorfer has resigned after nine years in the town government. His resignation will be effective Dec. 29, after his final town council meeting of the year. Cookendorfer said he is resigning for personal reasons and will be moving back to his hometown in Kentucky by the end of the year. […]
McKenrick accuses Brock of destroying evidence
December 21, 2023 By
Brock: “The Texts were Never Deleted From My Phone.” BLYTHEWOOD – The Town’s MPA Strategies legal team has been dismissed and settlement talks with MPA – the Town’s former marketing firm – are moving forward. Monday’s town council meeting, however, was dominated by Councilman Rich McKenrick continuing to review and defend the Town’s almost three […]
