Next Door Neighbor Byron Dinkins: ‘I Can’t Believe We’re Here Again.’ BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Board of Zoning Appeals approved a temporary permit for a compressed natural gas storage truck to be kept at the corner of Syrup Mill Road and Blythewood Road again this winter. According to one of two representatives from Dominion Energy, […]
Fairfield’s school report cards improve
October 19, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County schools saw marked improvement on the recently released 2023 Report Cards, with five of seven schools rated “Good” or higher. Two schools – Geiger Elementary and Fairfield Magnet – received “Excellent” ratings, the highest in the five-tier rating system. An “Excellent” rating means “school performance substantially exceeds the criteria to ensure […]
Midlands STEM Charter School breaks ground
October 19, 2023 By
To Open for 24-25 School Year WINNSBORO- Midlands STEM Charter School (MSCS) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new school building on Wednesday, Oct.18. Speakers for the event were Winnsboro Mayor John McMeekin, the school’s Co-Founder and Board Chairman Kevin Thomas, Sheriff Will Montgomery and the School’s Principal and CEO Cynthia Prince. Speeches were followed […]
Christmas Child gifts due Nov. 13-20
October 19, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – For many children in developing countries, there will be no soccer ball, no stuffed animal, no Christmas joy, without Operation Christmas Child, an annual global nonprofit program that provides Christmas shoebox gifts for children in poor and developing countries around the world. This year’s local Christmas Child workshop for Fairfield, Richland and Kershaw […]
County cuts ribbon on Wateree fire station
October 19, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council hosted a ribbon cutting for the new River Road Fire Station earlier this month. The new fire station will cover the lower River Road area near Lake Wateree in Fairfield County and will serve as a substation of the Southeastern Fire Station. The station will serve approximately 300 address points, […]
A fun night for a serious cause
October 19, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – Faith Fighters Cancer Support Group hosted a GLOW (God Lights Our Way) walk in Ridgeway on Saturday, Oct. 14 to raise awareness for breast cancer. The group partnered with Renada Richardson of Rich Beauty Fitness and Sheila Chappell, a Mary Kay Consultant, to put on the event. The two-mile walk began at Ridgway […]
Winnsboro massage therapist receives award
October 19, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Just a few months after Winnsboro massage therapist Melissa Russell marked the 10-year anniversary of her downtown Winnsboro business – Help Yourself Massage Studio – she learned that she had been selected for a statewide Meritorious Award by the South Carolina chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association. The award honors her engagement […]
Ridgeway council awards highest bid for foundation repair
October 19, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – After a member of one of Ridgeway’s founding families announced his plans to gift an historical building to the Town for a museum, town council approved a bid during the Oct. 12 council meeting to repair the building’s foundation. The winning bid, $38,655.53 from Southern Reflections Building & Remodeling, was more than five […]
Bridges remembers author, friend Pat Conroy at Blythewood Library
October 19, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Earlier this month, Blythewoodian Doug Bridges, a close friend and college basketball teammate of novelist Pat Conroy during their years at The Citadel, shared his personal stories about the famous writer. The occasion was an exhibit at the Blythewood library of Bridges’ personal collection of Conroy memorabilia that, he said, is not duplicated […]
Eagles win big on Homecoming night
October 19, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Friday, October 13 was Homecoming for Richard Winn Academy as the Eagles hosted the Oakbrook Preparatory School Knights at Ruff Field. Eagles Head Coach Paul Brigman acknowledged the enthusiasm for the game. “The team was excited to get back home and celebrate homecoming,” Brigman said. “We have been working hard in practice to […]
