BLYTHEWOOD – For Sharon Chisolm, a Richland Two school bus driver who drives a route in Blythewood, the workday begins around 5:45 a.m. when she picks up her logbook, her school bus key and reviews her pre-trip safety check list. But Chisolm is not just a bus driver. She’s the Bus Driver of the Year […]
Swearingen: County’s finances in a bad spot
January 26, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – In addition to bad news about the county’s audit during Monday night’s county council meeting, council members received disappointing and conflicting news about the county’s fund balance. In December, the previous council leadership claimed Fairfield had been regularly depositing money into the fund balance since mid-summer and that the finances were in good […]
Blythewood optician to open vision clinic in Uganda
January 26, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Eye Care’s Dr. Jennifer Camp, a veteran optometrist, is planning a humanitarian mission to establish a vision clinic in rural Eastern Uganda. She will leave for Uganda in March. She is raising funds to support the clinic. The mission is made possible through Workaway International (www.workaway.info). Currently, there is no eye care […]
Griffins Sweep Capitals
January 26, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – After losing both games to the Columbia Capitals on Tuesday girls, Fairfield Central made a clean sweep of the Capitals in Winnsboro on Friday. The Griffin boys recovered from Tuesday’s 77-44 loss to take a close 56-47 win over region-foe Columbia. The girls, who lost Tuesday by just a three-point margin (57-54), found […]
RW boys demolish Patriots, move to 10-1
January 26, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn’s boys put on shows in back-to-back games against Wardlaw Academy on Monday and Tuesday. The Eagles held the Patriots to only nine points in Monday’s away game, defeating Wardlaw 70-9. The Patriots almost doubled their offensive output in Tuesday’s game, but Richard Winn took a 68-16 win to move to 10-1 […]
Bengals claim County Championship
January 26, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood’s wrestling team was crowned champions in the inaugural Richland County Championships held at Cardinal Newman High School on Saturday Jan. 21. Dominating the Team Points to win the overall first place trophy, the Bengals also had lots of individual winners. Placing first and claiming individual championships were Rolland Boisvert at 106 pounds, […]
Bengals hold off Vikings
January 26, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Hayley Hightower scored 18 points, Chase Thomas added 16, and India Williams scored 14 as the Blythewood girls basketball team knocked off Spring Valley 60-58 Tuesday night, handing the Vikings (15-5, 4-1 Region 3-5A) their first loss in region play. The Bengals (13-10, 2-3) snapped a 3-game losing streak with the win, their […]
Eagles drop two to Wardlaw
January 26, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn’s girls have struggled to find their offensive footing this week, falling to Wardlaw in back-to-back games on Monday and Tuesday. The Eagles led early on Monday in Johnston, but Wardlaw held a 15-14 lead at the half. The Patriots were able to all but shut down the Eagle offense in the […]
Westwood rolls through region foes Irmo, RNE
January 26, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood boys basketball team came into the Richland Northeast gym with the confidence of having knocked off Region 5-4A foe Irmo in double overtime Friday night. The Cavaliers reminded the Redhawks about their region being the most contested in the Midlands with a furious fourth-quarter rally. Only a few foul shots—three of […]
Sarah Quattlebaum Castles
January 26, 2023 By
Sarah Anne Quattlebaum Castles, 87, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023. She was born on October 31, 1935, in Columbia, SC, the daughter of Dr. Theodore Adolphus and Mary Harley Quattlebaum. Her family moved to Winnsboro, SC when she was 6 years old. She graduated from Mt. Zion High School in […]
