Hospital Negotiations Land in County’s Lap WINNSBORO (Sept. 15, 2016) – During Monday’s County Council meeting, County Administrator Jason Taylor called members’ attention to a request for action to engage the services of Parker Poe Consulting, LLC for assistance with legal matters relating to Fairfield Memorial Hospital. The issue had been sent forward to Council by […]
Bengals Fend Off Redhawk Rally
September 15, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Sept. 12, 2016) – Shortly after the second quarter began, Jordyn Adams had nowhere to go to—until the fourth quarter. The Blythewood quarterback had run for a touchdown and passed for another to put the Bengals up 14-0 over crosstown rival Westwood Friday night. Then, as if the Redhawks had shut off a faucet, Adams […]
Griffins Take Blazers to the Wire
September 15, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (Sept. 12, 2016) – Punching above their weight class, the Fairfield Central Griffins football team took 4A powerhouse Ridge View to the wire Friday night at Spirit Communications Park. A pair of fourth-quarter TD passes from Blazers’ quarterback Jalen Smith, however, rallied Ridge View who narrowly escaped with a 22-20 win. But just being able […]
Questions Raised Over County-Pope Contract
September 15, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Sept. 15, 2016) – A contract signed by the County last June to retain former interim County Administrator J. Milton Pope as a consultant may have skipped a step on its way to execution, according to some members of County Council. According to the minutes from the May 23 meeting, Council came out of executive […]
Round Top Elementary –
September 15, 2016 By
Teaching Assistant Lysa Pendergast warmly welcomes brothers Isaiah, Josiah and KJ Lemon to a new school year at Round Top Elementary. Isaiah and Josiah walked their younger brother KJ to his first-grade classroom.
Confusion Reigns Over Rezoning
September 15, 2016 By
Council Tables Request, Seeks Legal Advice RIDGEWAY (Sept. 15, 2016) – Confusion over Ridgeway’s zoning ordinance continued to plague Town Council last week as a motion on second reading to amend that ordinance to rezone .82 acres at the fork of highways 21 and 34 failed to carry. Instead, Council opted to table the amendment and […]
Eagles Cruise Past Northside
September 15, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Sept. 12, 2016) – The Richard Winn Eagles picked up their second win of the season when they traveled to Lexington Friday and pummeled the Northside Christian Crusaders 33-18. This is Richard Winn’s second consecutive double-digit win after the season opening loss. Things got off to a bit of an odd start. On the first […]
IGA Robbed at Gunpoint
September 15, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Sept. 15, 2016) – A man armed with a handgun held up the IGA grocery store at 135-B Blythewood Road Sunday night, making away with an undisclosed amount of cash. According to an incident report from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, the suspect, described as a black male in his late 30s to early 40s, […]
Big Grabbers –
September 15, 2016 By
Scout Mom Liz White and Troop 366 Boy Scouts Anthony Mitchell and Daniel White stake out territory at last weekend’s Big Grab in front of Blythewood Consignment to sell merchandise to benefit the Troop.
