BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys basketball team, coming off a disappointing loss at Fort Mill Friday, needed a victory to take back some momentum in Region 3-5A play. Nation Ford, with only one region victory on the year, was ready to make the Bengals work Tuesday night. The Falcons took Blythewood down to the final […]
Griffins fall to Great Falls, Eau Claire
February 2, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central girls picked up their third win in a row last Thursday at home against Great Falls. The Griffins dominated from onset and came away with a 62-16 final. Great Falls boys bested the Griffins following the girls’ game with a decisive 67-34 final. The boys also fell to Mid-Carolina in a […]
Taylor tabbed Conference Carolinas Player of the Week
February 2, 2023 By
FLORENCE – Francis Marion University junior center Lauryn Taylor has been selected as the Conference Carolinas Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the period of Jan. 23-29. Taylor, a 5-11 native of Blythewood, S.C., averaged 27.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game in two contests last week as FMU ran its winning streak to […]
Employment: Valley Beverage
February 2, 2023 By
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MPA sues Franklin, Town, Tonya Page for defamation, civil conspiracy, more
February 1, 2023 By
Country Chronicle Publishing Company Sued for Negligence BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood leaders falsely alleged that the CEO of a local marketing firm had a romantic relationship with a sitting councilman in order to land a marketing contract with the town, according to a recently filed lawsuit. The suit also accuses a Camden news organization of publishing […]
Three teens charged in Fairfield shooting
January 26, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office has charged three juveniles in a shooting-related incident where a home was struck by gunfire. The incident occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m., Jan. 2, near the intersection of Columbia Road and 2nd Street in the Winnsboro area. A group of juveniles were on foot on Columbia Rd when […]
Gregory named R2 interim super
January 26, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – Former Blythewood Middle School Principal Nancy Gregory has been named Interim Superintendent for the Richland Two School District just two days after the board voted 6 – 1 to accept the resignation of the district’s former superintendent, Baron Davis. Gregory has more than 40 years of experience with Richland Two and served most […]
Audit late, expected in March
January 26, 2023 By
WINNBSORO – Insufficient staff and a last minute data dump by the finance department onto the auditor contributed to Fairfield County missing its annual audit deadline for the second year in a row. Now the county’s auditing firm won’t be able to present its findings to County Council until sometime in March, said interim county […]
Great Falls police chief charged by SLED
January 26, 2023 By
GREAT FALLS – Great Falls Police Chief Jeremy Heath Vinson was charged with misconduct in office last week and booked into the Chester County Detention Center, according to a statement from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), According to an arrest warrant for Vinson, the arrest was the result of alleged acts committed between […]
Dinkins challenges Blythewood Town Council’s transparency
January 26, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – During Monday night’s town council meeting, town officials and town center property owner Byron Dinkins had their say about the approval process for a 50-foot natural gas tank for Dominion Energy that was placed next to Dinkins’ property on Blythewood Road in early December. Dinkins said Monday night that the tank did not […]
