COLUMBIA, – Students at 25 schools and centers in Richland School District Two will eat breakfast and lunch for free during the 2023-2024 school year and families will not have to fill out meal applications. The district announced the following schools are participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which means each student enrolled at […]
Back to School Bash
August 3, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Vendors lined the parking lot at Shiloh First Independent Church on Kelly Miller Rd. on Saturday for the second annual Back to School Bash, sponsored by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office and Love Never Fails. Vendors gave away school supplies. Sports physicals and $5 haircuts were available to attendees, who also enjoyed […]
Bridge Masters
August 3, 2023 By
CHICAGO – Blythewood’s Joyce Hill and her international teammates recently placed second in the National Mixed Board-a-Match bridge tournament in Chicago. From left: Signe Lærke Buus Thomsen, Shan Huang, Hill, Kevin Dwyer, Cecilia Dwyer Rimstedt and Mikael Rimstedt.
Letter: Why A Teacher Village?
August 3, 2023 By
The construction next to the district office can only indicate the start of the proposed housing for teachers and first responders. Why is this necessary? Did every exit interview for every departing teacher say they left because they could not find housing? I doubt it. Why are we not reclaiming the derelict homes in town […]
Larry Joe Douglas
August 3, 2023 By
Larry Joe Douglas, formerly of Winnsboro, SC, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2023 at NMMC Hospital, in Tupelo, MS. Larry was born on August 21, 1945 to Joe and Sarah Douglas in Winnsboro, SC. He graduated from Winnsboro High School in 1965 and retired from Mack Truck as a maintenance supervisor in Winnsboro, SC. […]
Candace N. Lee
August 3, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Candace Nicole Lee, 42, of Blythewood, died on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Born in Columbia, SC, on August 15, 1980, she was a daughter of James Wesley “Pete” Lee and Gina Louise Anasti Lee. Candace was a graduate of Spring Valley High School and will be remembered for her silly, free-spirited personality. She […]
Blythewood couple’s family-friendly TV comedy programs go nationwide
July 27, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After years of working in the entertainment industry, a Blythewood couple has announced that content they’re producing is headed for nationwide television exposure. Akintunde and Eunissa Warnock formally announced in a press conference last week what has been in the works for quite some time: the lineup of three family-friendly shows that are […]
BHS’s Taylor named US Track & Field Coach of the Year
July 27, 2023 By
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced the state-by-state winners of its ninth annual High School Track & Field Coaches of the Year. Presented by the United States Marine Corps on July 11, Blythewood High School’s Head Coach Alisha Taylor was named South Carolina’s Girls’ Coach […]
RW man guilty of criminal sexual conduct with minor
July 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – A Fairfield County jury has found Carlos A. Cesmas-Gomez guilty of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor (2nd Degree). The conviction, handed down Wednesday, July 19, 2023, followed a Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office investigation of an incident that occurred in the Ridgeway area in 2019. The offender was 20 years of age at […]
Sheriff Montgomery warns of Ridgeway mailbox thefts
July 27, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – Over the past week, The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office received several reports of thefts from residential mailboxes in the Ridgeway area. The suspect(s) is targeting mailboxes that have the flag raised indicating that a package/letter is in the mailbox for the postal carrier to pick up. Upon seeing these raised flags, the suspect(s) […]
