Three Fairfield Electric Cooperative (FEC) board members recently received credentials from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). William Michael Good earned his Credentialed Cooperative Director (CCD) Certificate. Derial L. Ogburn and Peggy D. Swearingen received the Board Leadership Certificate (BLC). An ever-changing business environment has imposed new demands on electric cooperative directors, requiring increased […]
Redhawks sweep Cavaliers
February 16, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Coming off a miserable loss to red-hot Irmo the previous Tuesday, the Westwood boys basketball team wanted to make Senior Night at The Castle special. The Redhawks did just that in a 57-56 victory over Richland Northeast Friday night. They went shot for shot with the Cavaliers in a game Westwood needed to […]
Westwood senior wins national computer award
February 16, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Zora Stephens is focusing her future on making advances in computer science, and she is already being seen as a “rising star”. Stephens is a senior at Westwood High School and takes courses at the Richland Two Institute of Innovation (R2i2) Student Innovation Center. Stephens was selected as a 2023 South Carolina Affiliate […]
Blythewood, Westwood basketball teams head to postseason
February 16, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Senior night at The Castle was special for all seniors on the basketball teams, the cheerleaders, and the support staff who were recognized Friday night. For the Westwood girls, not only will those recognized Friday have a strong mark on one another in life, Jessica Woods, Korletta Daniels, Miracle Branch, Jessica Bumpers, Courtna’e […]
Eagles await playoff seedings
February 16, 2023 By
LAURENS – After knocking off King by 10 at home last Wednesday to claim the Region, Richard Winn (20-3, 15-1) lost a one-point heartbreaker to King in Monday’s Region Tournament championship. In a defensive battle, the Knights managed to hold the Eagle offense to only 31 points. Season leading scorers Lawson Wade and Drew Spires […]
Robert Edward (Eddie) Clark
February 16, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Robert Edward (Eddie) Clark, 69, of Blythewood, died on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Born in Columbia, SC, on December 16, 1953, he was a son of the late Lewis and Thelma Kelly Clark. After graduating from Keenan High School, Eddie chose to enlist in the United States Military. He proudly served as a […]
Valentine’s Day fatal crash on I-77
February 14, 2023 By
The driver of a 2020 Chevrolet SUV died in an early morning single vehicle crash on I-77 at the 31 mile marker at about 3:07 a.m., Tuesday. The SUV was traveling south on I-77 when it left the roadway to the left and hit several trees, according to Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway. The lone occupant […]
Celebrating Black History: Alexander Russell, a good man remembered for his good deeds
February 9, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Alexander Russell was a hugely successful businessman and the first African-American funeral director and mortician in Winnsboro. One of 10 children, Russell was born in 1885 and died in 1968. Throughout his adult life, he devoted his service, his finances and made other contributions to the betterment of Fairfield County. Russell and his […]
Winnsboro Town Council hears complaints as smart meters arrive
February 9, 2023 By
WINNSBORO — Prior to the Winnsboro Town Council meeting Monday night, the camera was rolling as 20 or so Winnsboro water customers expressed to WLTX-TV their frustration over longtime utility billing issues. A few minutes later, they moved indoors where they addressed council about their gas, water, and electricity bills – some as high as […]
