NEWBERRY (Sept. 19, 2016) – There are games one circles on the schedule each season, games one cannot afford to miss; matchups that never fail, year after year, to earn their way into the panoply of high school football history. Fairfield Central and Newberry High School has traditionally been just such contest, and Friday night the […]
Eagles Throttle Newberry Academy
September 19, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Sept. 19, 2016) – It was an all Eagle affair Friday night, when the Newberry Academy Eagles made their way onto Ruff Field to do battle with the Richard Winn Eagles. Once the game started, it was a one-sided contest, and Richard Winn cruised to an easy 41-12 victory, their third win in a row […]
Bengals Hang on at Irmo
September 19, 2016 By
IRMO (Sept. 19, 2016) – Blythewood started hot in its Region V-5A opener with Irmo Friday night at W.C. Hawkins Stadium. After taking a 13-0 lead on the Yellow Jackets, the Bengals had to fight to hold on to a 20-12 victory. Blythewood had opened up strong, but the hard-hitting Irmo defense took its toll. “(Running […]
Wall of Prayer –
September 18, 2016 By
The Rev. Craig Bailey, Pastor of Winnsboro’s First Baptist Church, addresses the crowd gathered outside the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday evening to participate in a ‘Wall of Prayer’ to honor and thank the County’s first responders. Sponsored by Rep. MaryGail Douglas and Sen. Creighton Coleman, The Wall was created as those attending joined hands […]
Erma P. Johns
September 16, 2016 By
WINNSBORO – Funeral services for Erma Pylant Johns, 88, of Winnsboro will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 at Stephen Greene Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Dr. Mickey Cockrell. Burial will follow in Stephen Greene Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour before the service in the church. Mrs. […]
Ice Cream Social –
September 16, 2016 By
It was a big weekend for members of the First United Methodist Church of Winnsboro. On Friday and Saturday, members raised $10,000 during the Big Grab. Then on Sunday, they held a Tent Camp Meeting on the lawn behind the church, followed by an ice cream social. Fairfield County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve McDonald, Town Councilman […]
Richard Edward Boykin Sr.
September 15, 2016 By
RIDGEWAY – Funeral services for Richard E. Boykin Sr., 61, will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, conducted by Bishop Rob Christensen of the Ridgeway Ward. The family will greet friends in the Relief Society Room one hour before the service. Burial […]
Phillips Granite Co. Enters New Era
September 15, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Sept. 16, 2016) – After 83 years in business, Phillips Granite Company has decided to partner with Gulden Monuments of York County. The granite company has been in the family for three generations and was the last monument manufacturer in South Carolina. “My grandfather moved here in 1933 and started his own granite business and […]
Bookman Road Elementary –
September 15, 2016 By
Kindergartners Andrew Baskin, Timmy Osesik, Abby Tabler, Elijah Ramos, and Phuong Vi Nyugen get ready to eat freshly popped popcorn. Joye Boswell’s kindergartners engaged in experiments throughout the week to learn how to identify objects using their five senses. Students cheered as popcorn started to bubble out of the popcorn machine.
Winnsboro Man Charged with Murder
September 15, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Sept. 14, 2016) – A Winnsboro man was arrested and charged with murder earlier this month after a domestic dispute spiraled out of control, leaving one man dead. The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office said Cornelius Laderrick Alston, 39, was arrested on Sept. 3, not far from the home in the 1700 block of Smalls Chapel […]
