This fall’s athletic teams, coaches and staff from Fairfield Central High School and Richard Winn Academy rallied their school spirit Tuesday evening in downtown Winnsboro as part of the annual Spiritfest, combined this year with National Night Out. For a complete rundown of all of our area teams, see our 2016 Fall Sports Preview on […]
Fugitive Dead in Standoff
August 3, 2016 By
BLACKSTOCK (Aug. 3, 2016) – A Tennessee fugitive wanted on federal firearms violations is dead and his wife in custody after a standoff of more than three hours last week at the couple’s home in Blackstock. Fairfield County Coroner Barkley Ramsey said former Chattanooga, Tenn. resident Joseph Daniel Roberts, 41, was pronounced dead at 9:15 a.m. […]
Yoga: A Healthy Lifestyle
July 29, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (July 29, 2016) – About 5:45 every Wednesday evening, several women and sometimes a man or two in the 40-60 age range begin arriving at the Blythewood Recreation Center with rolled up floor mats tucked under their arms and wearing yoga pants or something similar. As they step into the dim, quiet, candle-lit room, they […]
Ann Stewart Stewart
July 28, 2016 By
WINNSBORO – Ann Nolan Stewart Stewart, 85, passed from time to eternity on July 27, 2016 at her home. She was born on June 16, 1931 to Annie Craig Wilson Stewart and Grover Cleveland Stewart in Belmont, N.C. After graduating from Belmont High School she attended Winthrop College, Queens College and Abbot Art School. She […]
Class of ’84 –
July 28, 2016 By
McCrorey-Liston High School’s class of 1984 reunited at the Holiday Inn Northeast in Columbia on July 9 to celebrate the 50th birthday of class members. The group enjoyed music from DJ Mike, then attended church the following day at Francis Burns UMC. After dinner at Texas Roadhouse, the group paid a surprise visit to their […]
New ER Program
July 28, 2016 By
As Chief Nursing Officer at Fairfield Memorial Hospital, I am excited to share with the community a new program at Fairfield Memorial as part of our “Commitment to Excellence.” We recently instituted a new program to measure patient satisfaction. The Emergency Room has a tablet, much like an iPad, that is given to each patient […]
R2 Picks New Superintendent
July 28, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (July 28, 2016) — At a Special Called Board Meeting on July 25, the Richland Two Board of Trustees voted to authorize Board Chairman James Manning to execute two contracts between the Board of Trustees and Dr. Baron R. Davis. Under the first contract, Dr. Davis will serve as superintendent elect from July 25 – […]
Heroes
July 28, 2016 By
It has been said you can gauge the brightness of a community’s soul by the courage of its heroes who courageously confront evil. Today, Fairfield’s soul shines brightly thanks to the heroes who helped to ensure some measure of justice in our most recent animal cruelty case (re: “A Horrible Thing,” July 14). We all owe […]
Green proposes building patio homes for teachers
July 28, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (July 28, 2016) – A proposal by Superintendent Dr. J.R. Green that the Fairfield County School District construct patio homes and rent them out to teachers received mixed reactions at the July 19 regular school board meeting. “I’ve been working on an initiative for the last several months that would develop some housing for current […]
Chamber Revises Funds Request
July 28, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (July 28, 2016) – After the Blythewood Chamber of Commerce did not receive a recommendation from the Accommodation Tax Committee last month for a request for $3,000 for salaries for Mike Switzer, the group’s Executive Director, and his assistant to coordinate the upcoming Big Grab event for Blythewood, Switzer and Chamber member Ed Parler brought […]
