FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A gala was recently held at Blythewood’s Doko Manor for friends and family to celebrate the 100th birthday of Agnes Gladden Woodard. Born in the Mitford Community on Sept. 2, 1925, Woodard said she has witnessed many remarkable social changes and technological advancements in her 100 years. House Representative Annie McDaniel presented […]
Columbia man dies in Carolina Adventure World accident
October 9, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Miguel Meza, age 33, of Columbia, SC was involved in an accident at Carolina Adventure World in the Mitford area of Fairfield County on Sunday Oct. 4, according to Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill. Meza was transported from the park by EMS and flown to Prisma Health Richland Memorial where he succumbed […]
Stay informed and safe with general & emergency code red alerts
October 9, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Fairfield County Emergency Management offers the CodeRED Emergency Notification service to all Fairfield County residents. The service includes calls and text messages to citizens for emergency notifications. Notifications consist of, but are not limited to, weather emergencies, missing child alerts, and general emergency Information. When an emergency notification call is received, the […]
Fairfield Central Homecoming
October 9, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Homecoming King Kingston Belton and Queen Londyn Broome were officially crowned during Friday’s football game. Originally slated for Sept. 26, the crowning ceremony was delayed due to weather conditions.
Eagles get Homecoming win
October 9, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn tallied their first region win of the season on Friday when they hosted Newberry Academy for their 2025 Homecoming game. The Eagles downed Newberry 46-26 to move to 3-3 on the season, 1-0 in region play. With limited teams competing in the 8-man division, Richard Winn faces their region opponents twice […]
Griffins breeze past Rebels
October 9, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central opened Region 3-2A play with a 41-7 victory over the Rebels Friday night at E.K. McLendon Stadium. Fueled by the run game, the Griffin offense picked up 238 yards on the ground. Senior Derek Cammon had 112 yards in 12 carries. Kenyan Douglas had 54 yards in 13 carries. Diggs averaged […]
Bengals fall to Lugoff-Elgin
October 9, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In a shootout at Blythewood’s District Two Stadium Friday night, Lugoff-Elgin quarterback Zach Williams found with E.J. Richardson for a 17-yard touchdown pass with 6:14 left in the game to get past the Bengals 42-38. That score closed out a wild offensive game for both teams. Blythewood (3-4, 1-2 Region 5-5A) trailed the […]
Richard Winn Homecoming
October 9, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Academy has crowned its new Homecoming royalty. Homecoming Queen Abby Lewis and Sweetheart Alissa Monroe were crowned at halftime of Friday’s game. Jes Sharpe was crowned during the school’s pep rally ahead of Friday’s game. Votes for King were given in the form of canned-good donations, and over 500 cans of […]
Fairfield Scholars
October 9, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Genealogy Society presented $1,000 scholarship on Monday, Oct. 6, to the Society’s 2025 winners, Jazmin Goodwin, pictured above with Eddie Killian, Director of Genealogy Research, and Kenley Green, left. The presentation was made in the garden area behind the museum.
Bengal swimmers claim Region 5-5A titles
October 9, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys and girls swim team took region titles at the Region 5-5A swim meet Friday at the Jeep Rogers YMCA. The girls team won with a total of 347 points, with Spring Valley coming in second with 246 points, Lugoff-Elgin taking third with 178 points, West Florence placing fourth with 100 […]
