BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood softball team (14-6) finished second in the Region 3-5A standings with a 13-3 victory over Spring Valley April 26, and closed out the regular season with a 4-1 win over A.C. Flora Friday. The second-seeded Bengals played host to No.3 Boiling Springs Wednesday in the upper state District 2 Tournament. The […]
Griffins fall to Liberty in 1st round of playoffs
May 4, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central’s baseball and softball teams hosted Liberty High School on Tuesday in the first round of the SCHSL 2A State Playoffs. The Griffin teams entered as #2 seeds in their district bracket, but both dropped games to Liberty. Fairfield baseball took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning, but Liberty put […]
Guest Editorial: Remember V-E Day on May 6
May 4, 2023 By
The surrender of German forces ended World War II in the European theater, and sparked celebrations across America. The men in the field were pretty happy, too. “I was absolutely overjoyed when I heard the news,” said the late James Lambeth, an Illinois veteran who was stationed in Germany at the time. “That was one […]
Gale Taylor Lever
May 4, 2023 By
It is with great sadness that the family announce that Gale Taylor Lever, 83, of Winnsboro passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Archie Lee and Corrie Lee Jones Taylor. She is survived by her daughters, Cynthia Lever Caudill (Charles) of Blythewood, Gladys Dianne Lever […]
Betty Louise Bazemore
May 4, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – A funeral service for Betty Louise Bazemore, 86, was held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family received friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Betty passed away on Saturday, April […]
Winnsboro Water, Joint Water Authority receive $20M in grants
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The S.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) announced Monday that it awarded grants for $10 million each to the Town of Winnsboro and the Fairfield Joint Water and Sewer System (FJWSS). The Town’s $10 million will go toward upgrading and expanding its water system. The FJWSS’s $10 million will be used to construct an […]
BW Town Council passes first vote to rezone 290 more acres for Scout
April 27, 2023 By
Ruble, Pugh plan more talks with Ashley Oaks neighbors concerning rail noise abatement BLYTHEWOOD – In a 4-1 vote Monday night, the Blythewood Council gave first-reading approval of the rezoning for a 290-acre parcel slated to become part of the Scout Motors industrial development. A rail yard is proposed for the property to support the […]
Midlands STEM named Silver Local School
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Midlands STEM Charter School (MSCS) in Winnsboro was recently named the Charter Institute at Erskine 2021-2022 Silver Local School of Distinction for its middle school program. Members of the Charter Institute at Erskine’s staff and leadership were in attendance and presented the school’s leaders with a commemorative plaque at the school. As a […]
County Council denies Kelly Mill rezoning
April 27, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood’s county council representative Derrek Pugh, who represents the area and voted against the rezoning, and Jessica Mackey (Dist. 9) held a town hall meeting in February for residents to address their concerns about the rezoning with Steelman. Pugh said he wanted residents to know what is coming their way, to give them […]
Fairfield County Council blasts complaints
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council members are pushing back against criticisms that little progress is being made on routine fiscal, administrative and other county matters. Specifically, residents have railed against the council over thin agendas, tardy audits, lack of transparency, not working toward filling the vacant County Administrator post and failure to move forward in […]
