Blythewood man’s first film premiers Friday in Columbia
August 23, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – “Differences,” a romantic drama produced by a Blythewood-based filmmaker, will have its world premiere in Columbia this Friday, Aug. 25, and become available for viewing on the free streaming service Tubi on Sept. 1. The film tells the story of Lamad, a store clerk who recently got out of prison with ambitions to […]
Hall of Fame Coach honored by former Winnsboro Wildcats
August 17, 2023 By
WININSBORO – It was everything one could wish for in a reunion of high school basketball players and their beloved coach – like a movie, one that brought it all back in the most heartwarming way. The reunion started coming together earlier this summer when several former Winnsboro High School basketball players – Carl Kennedy, […]
Material weaknesses mar Ridgeway audit
August 17, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – Ridgeway’s auditing firm identified several “material weaknesses” in how the town conducts its finances, according to the town’s annual audit. “We identified certain deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses and significant deficiencies,” Love Bailey & Associates wrote in a letter to the town. Specifically, the Laurens-based firm identified […]
Council votes 7-0 for $25/hr nonprofit rental fee
August 17, 2023 By
Bender: Discussing Rental Fee in Executive Session Likely Unlawful WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council likely violated South Carolina open meeting laws when it discussed a rental fee for the farmers’ market building behind closed doors, according to a media law expert. Following an executive session during Monday night’s meeting, council voted unanimously to charge nonprofit […]
Police stage chilling raid on Kansas newspaper office
August 17, 2023 By
MARION, KS — In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper’s reporters, and the publisher’s home. The town’s entire five-person police department, along with two sheriff’s deputies, raided the newspaper offices and the home of the paper’s co-owner and publisher. That […]
Judge rules on 5 MPA/Town of Blythewood motions
August 17, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – There was movement last week in the more than two-year-old legal battle between the Town of Blythewood and MPA Strategies, a marketing company the Town contracted with in April, 2021, and terminated less than three months later. At issue are a Freedom of Information lawsuit filed by MPA against Mayor Bryan Franklin and […]
Stalvey wins SC Women’s Open
August 17, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Ella Stalvey, a 2023 graduate of Blythewood High School, was named 2023 Champion at the South Carolina Women’s Open on Aug. 13 at Blythewood’s Cobblestone Park. Stalvey fired a three-round score of 205. She shot a 68 in the first round, a 67 in the second, and a 70 in the third round […]
Big Grab weekend is Sept.8-9
August 17, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD – Whether you’re buying or selling, it’s time to mark your calendar for the return of the annual 50-mile Big Grab community yard sale. Vendors will line roadsides Fri., Sept 8 from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sat, Sept 9 from 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. The shopping crawl is a figure 8 […]
