BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 19, 2016) – The Blythewood boys opened up an early lead on River Bluff and never looked back Friday night. Three Bengals scored in double figures, with Robert Braswell leading the way with 14 points and 10 rebounds in a 74-44 victory over the Gators Friday night at the Blythewood gym. “Our guys played […]
Griffins Hold Off Newberry for First Win
December 19, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Dec. 19, 2016) – Brian Sanders, the first-year Griffins’ head coach, notched his first win with the team on Friday night when Fairfield Central outlasted the Newberry Bulldogs 68-63. “It feels good,” Sanders said. “The guys have been working all this week, hard. We started practice around 1 today and went from 1 to 3. […]
Dogs Down Lady Griffins
December 19, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Dec. 19, 2016) – It was a tough Friday night for the Lady Griffins when the Newberry Bulldogs rolled into town and laid down a 60-34 trouncing. “I think turnovers really killed us,” Lady Griffins head coach Amelia Miller said. “We’ve got to get it mentally that defense wins games, and we’re not there yet; […]
Local Business Owner ‘Pays it Forward’
December 18, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 18, 2016) – It’s not unusual for strangers to walk in to Liz Humphries Blythewood Consignment shop on Main Street. It happens every day. “They’re called customers,” she said with a laugh. Just before Thanksgiving, however, a stranger came in who was not a customer. “He said he was lost and had run out […]
McDaniel Elected to SCSBA
December 15, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Dec. 15, 2016) – Annie E. McDaniel, the District 4 representative on the Fairfield County School Board, was elected to the S.C. School Boards Association (SCSBA) Board of Directors as the Region 12 Director for a four-year term during the association’s annual business meeting held on Dec. 3. Region 12 represents Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Laurens […]
Council Split on Portable Rest Rooms
December 15, 2016 By
RIDGEWAY (Dec. 15, 2016) – An ordinance that would have committed the Town of Ridgeway to renting portable toilets for town events failed to make it through first reading during Town Council’s Dec. 8 meeting. “Our merchants want some kind of assurance,” Councilwoman Angela Harrison said, arguing for the ordinance, “and we need to stand behind […]
To Market, To Market –
December 15, 2016 By
The Sammons family selects several Sweetie’s homemade treats – chocolate covered Oreo’s and marshmallows as well as blocks of fudge – during the annual Interfaith Marketplace at Doko Manor on Dec. 4. From left: Hannah, Avery and Dalin (held by his dad, Justin).
Fire Station Naming, Policy Spark Council Debate
December 15, 2016 By
Last Minute Move Fails to Gain Traction WINNSBORO (Dec. 15, 2016) – Two outgoing members of County Council, Kamau Marcharia (District 4) and Mary Lynn Kinley (District 6), called for the Public Services and Development Committee, of which Marcharia is chairman, to name two Fairfield County facilities after individuals in their respective Council districts – one […]
Retired —
December 15, 2016 By
Former BHS baseball coach and now BHS A.D. Barry Mizzell (right) with wife Deanna and son Chaz after Mizzell’s jersey was officially retired during last Saturday’s BHS Baseball Alumni Game.
Planning Commission OK’s Cambridge Pointe
December 15, 2016 By
Attorney: Too Late to Alter Home Density BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 15, 2016) – The Planning Commission Monday night gave their OK to a preliminary plat for the Cambridge Pointe subdivision without requiring sidewalks and gave it a virtual pass on interconnectivity with adjacent neighborhoods as called for in Blythewood’s Master Plan. While the former was a relief […]
