BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood defeated a tough Mauldin team last Thursday in the first round of the SCHSL 5A State Playoffs, and the win went down to a deciding doubles match. Bengals ace Morgan Horlback took her match 6-0, 6-1. No. 4 Jordan Floyd swept her Mavericks opponent 6-0, 6-0. No. 5 Rylie McGrory took a […]
Redhawks advance to round three
October 26, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After a first round bye, top-seeded Westwood’s volleyball team hosted Myrtle Beach last Thursday. The Redhawks (16-1) left no questions unanswered as they took down the Seahawks 3-0 with 25-18, 25-22, and 25-19 final scores. Camryn Jeffery led the Redhawks up front with 16 kills and 10 blocks. She also had 2 aces. […]
Richard Winn claims region title
October 26, 2023 By
EDGEFIELD – The Richard WInn Academy Eagles traveled to Edgefield on Friday, October 20, looking to claim the region title with a win over the Wardlaw Academy Patriots. Wardlaw won the coin toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff. Quarterback Colt Bailey led the Patriots’ opening drive to the Richard Winn 32 yard line […]
Westwood falls at Irmo
October 26, 2023 By
IRMO – It was bound to happen: Westwood would eventually have to play unbeaten Irmo, which had averaged 48.4 points per game going into Friday night. The Yellow Jackets upped their scoring average to an even 50 points per game, beating the Redhawks 63-0 at Westwood and securing the Region 5-4A championship. A.J. Brand passed […]
Bengals drop game to Rock Hill
October 26, 2023 By
ROCK HILL – The Blythewood football team ran into the locker room trailing Rock Hill 13-7. The Bengals struggled offensively, but Harrison Collins’ connection with Kaleb Kelly for a 76-yard touchdown pass play in the waning minutes of the second quarter gave the team a good feeling for the second half. That 15-minute half stretched […]
Weldon Bonds
October 26, 2023 By
Beloved husband, father, and grandfather Weldon Bonds, 75, passed on Friday, October 20, 2023 in Winnsboro, South Carolina. Weldon was born on June 30, 1948 to his late parents KC and Louise Berry Bonds. He grew up with his large, loving family in the mill town of Winnsboro, South Carolina. In his youth, he was […]
Arrest made in MLILY bomb threat investigation
October 25, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office has cleared from the MLILY Plant on US Hwy 321, south of Winnsboro, after responding to a bomb threat. This morning, an employee at MLILY received a call indicating a bomb threat. Sheriff’s deputies were on the scene within two minutes of the call and assisted with the […]
Blythewood Town candidates head into final stretch
October 19, 2023 By
Mayoral Candidates: Bryan Franklin and Sloan Griffin, III Bryan Franklin: Hi. I’m Bryan Franklin, Mayor of Blythewood. I’m asking for your vote for re-election on November 7th because we’re not done. Background & Experience. I grew up in Blythewood when our population was 370 – now it’s over 5,000! I attended RCSD2 schools, graduated the […]
Commemorating Winnsboro’s American Revolutionary War patriots
October 19, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – On Saturday, Oct. 28, a 300-year-old cemetery deep in the countryside west of town and the Fairfield County Museum will be the scenes of a daylong celebration of Winnsboro’s Patriots of the American Revolution. There will be a morning event in the formerly named Winnsborough community just west of Hwy. 34, lunch at […]
Report: Blythewood schools perform well
October 19, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood area schools continue to perform well on the 2023 South Carolina Report Cards, with six of 10 schools rated “Good” or better. Three others were rated “Average” while one school received a “Below Average” rating. No schools were rated “Unsatisfactory,” the lowest rating a school can receive. Kelly Mill Middle (Elementary), Muller […]
