A Meal to Warm Your Heart

WINNSBORO – The Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual spaghetti fundraiser supper on Sept.14, at Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church in Winnsboro. The meal was dine-in or take-out. Lions’ fundraisers provide funds to underwrite vision services, primarily. Winnsboro Lions provide annual eye exams and eyeglasses for thirty-six local, needy citizens. “We move school children to […]

Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office reaches out

Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office partnered with Chester County Sheriff’s Office and the Blackstock Fish Camp for a ‘Lemonade with Law Enforcement’ event last Friday. Officers from both departments gathered in Blackstock for the community outreach event. On Wednesday, prior to the event in Blackstock, the Sheriff’s Office hosted an event in Winnsboro that was geared […]

Fairfield Rec to host beginner youth tennis program

WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Parks & Recreation will host a new beginner youth tennis program this fall through Play Tennis South Carolina. The program, held once weekly on Sundays, is for beginner players ages 6 – 16 years old, according to the registration information on the Play Tennis website.  The hour-long, six-week clinic will begin […]

In The Danger Zone

BLYTHEWOOD – Between inflatable mattresses and pilot costumes, everyone got into the spirit for the double-feature screenings of Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick at Doko Meadows Park on Saturday. The free Movie in the Park series is sponsored by the Town of Blythewood and Erica Page with Guaranteed Rate Infinity. The next showing will […]

Eagles win big, honor seniors

WINNSBORO – Richard Winn volleyball honored its five seniors last Monday in a mid-season home game against Anderson Christian Academy. The Eagles thumped the Lions 3-0 in the region game, taking the first game 25-4, the second 25-9 and the third 25-16. Senior Brinson Baker led the Eagles at the net with six kills. Lila […]

Redhawks drop game to Midland Valley

BLYTHEWOOD – Quentin McGill rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown for the Westwood football team Friday night, but the Redhawks could not stop Midland Valley’s Traevon Dunbar. Dunbar rushed for 185 yards and two scores as Westwood fell 37-14 at Westwood. Midland Valley improves to 5-0 and plays host to 0-4 Swansea Friday. The […]

Griffins defeat Keenan at home

WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central notched their fourth win of the season with a 27-8 win against Keenan last Friday at EK McLendon Stadium. Cam McMillon threw for 145 yards and a touchdown, completing 11 of 25 passes. Junior TyDarion Grier and sophomore Kaden Diggs were each on the receiving end of McMillon passes twice for […]

Late Goose Creek FG sinks Bengals

BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood football team scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns against Goose Creek to tie the game at 28 all Friday night, but the Gators had one more bite in them. Quarterback Kymani Clary and running back Meliq McGowan led Goose Creek on a drive that started in the shadow of its own goal post […]

Eagles cross country gains ground

LANCASTER – Richard Winn’s cross country team competed against Andrew Jackson, Chesterfield, Indian Land, Lancaster and York high schools last Thursday in Lancaster. The Eagle boys’ team finished in fourth place out of the four teams qualifying, but the Richard Winn girls only had four runners, not enough to qualify a team score. Eagle seventh […]

Redhawks tally 5th straight win

COLUMBIA – Westwood volleyball moved to 3-0 in region play on Tuesday after a clean sweep of Ridge View. The Redhawks defeated the Blazers to the tune of 25-16, 25-12 and 25-18 en route to the 3-0 win. The win comes on the heels of 3-0 defeats of region foes Lugoff-Elgin and AC Flora last […]

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