Bailey Taylor, a senior at Richard Winn Academy, signed on Monday to play softball in the Sunbelt Conference at Troy University in Troy, Ala. Joining Bailey are her travel ball coach, John Corn; brother Zack, parents Rod and Retta, and RWA softball coach Millie Lambert.
State Title Chases Get Under Way
November 17, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD (Nov. 17, 2016) – It seems like ages since the Friday night lights blared over the Midlands, and indeed it has been weeks. The schedule shakeup caused by Hurricane Matthew last month disrupted regular season play, but at last the chase for state titles is on. Friday night, the Blythewood Bengals travel to South Florence […]
Lancaster Woman Killed in Crash
November 15, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Nov. 15, 2016) – A Lancaster woman was killed in a single-car accident on Greenbrier Mossydale Road Saturday, approximately 7 miles south of Winnsboro, the S.C. Highway Patrol said. Fairfield County Coroner Barkley Ramsey said Tiffany Viola Harrison, 49, of Pardue Street in Lancaster, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred […]
Confederates Plow Through Eagles
November 14, 2016 By
EHRHARDT (Nov. 14, 2016) – The Richard Winn Eagles (8-4) needed just one more win to get back to the SCISA 8-Man state title game as they did back in 2014. The Confederates of Andrew Jackson (11-0) had other ideas as they annihilate the Eagles 78-0 Friday giving them an opportunity to head into the championship game […]
At Work in the Cathouse
November 10, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Nov. 11, 2016) – When retiree Mark Tomsuden relocated to Winnsboro from chilly Vermont last January, he was itching to find meaningful volunteer work in the community. Driving around town, he noticed the Fairfield County Animal Adoption Center. As a longtime animal advocate and self-described jack of all trades, Tomsuden thought he might be a […]
Nuclear Plant Overcoming Hurdles
November 10, 2016 By
JENKINSVILLE (Nov. 10, 2016) – Since 2008, the V.C. Summer nuclear construction site in Jenkinsville has had a wide range of setbacks. Whether it be delays in product delivery, changes in regulation standards, adjustments in pricing, or engineering and construction challenges, the site has had to continually jump hurdles to keep up with deadlines. Originally an […]
Winnsboro Man Killed in Crash
November 10, 2016 By
GREAT FALLS – A Winnsboro man was killed Monday in a single-car accident on S.C. 901, approximately 6 miles west of Great Falls near Fairfield Hill Road, the S.C. Highway Patrol said. Fairfield County Coroner Barkley Ramsey said Wright Don “W.D.” Caughman, 55, of 9874 State Highway 200, Winnsboro, was driving a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro […]
Hall of Fame –
November 10, 2016 By
The hallway at Fairfield Memorial Hospital where Mike Williams, center, worked as a respiratory therapist for over 25 years was dedicated in his honor last week. Williams, who was present a plaque for the occasion, served as CEO of the hospital from July, 2008 until he retired on Sept. 1, 2015. Shown with Williams are […]
Prostitution Sting Nets Four
November 10, 2016 By
RIDGEWAY – Four men were arrested last month in a prostitution sting operation conducted at a Ridgeway motel by the Sheriff’s Offices of Fairfield, Chester and Union counties. According to incident reports from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, investigators used the Backpage website to lure subjects into agreeing to pay money for sex with what […]
Ancient Urn –
November 10, 2016 By
Pelham Lyles, Director of the Fairfield County Museum, introduces County Administrator Jason Taylor to the County’s 900-year-old Indian granary urn that was recently professionally restored and will now be on permanent display in its new secure, lighted glass cabinet. The urn was found in the 1970s in a sandbar now under Lake Wateree where an […]
