Blythewood Middle School sixth-grade student Michaela Lanier won first place in the 2015-2016 Letters About Literature contest, hosted by the S.C. State Library. Lanier wrote a letter to author Linda Sue Park after reading her book “A Long Walk to Water” for a book project. Lanier is invited to attend an award ceremony on April […]
DOT to Replace Fulmer Road Bridge
April 21, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (April 21, 2016) – A bridge on Fulmer Road in Blythewood is scheduled to be taken out and replaced beginning Monday, May 2, according to a letter of notification to Blythewood Town Hall from Robert Dickinson, Acting District Engineering Administrator with the S.C. Department of Transportation. Replacement of the bridge, which extends over Beasley Creek, […]
To Grill or Not to Grill?
April 21, 2016 By
Council Mulls Cooking Regs at Park BLYTHEWOOD (April 21, 2016) – During its monthly work session Thursday morning, Blythewood Town Council again confronted the need for policy to guide the use of grills, bounce houses and mechanical rides at Doko Meadows Park. Town Administrator Gary Parker emphasized the need for guidance and decisions from Council regarding […]
Small Ball –
April 20, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (April 20, 2016) — Fairfield Central’s Trenatee Roberts lays down a textbook sacrifice bunt Tuesday at Keenan. The Lady Griffins cruised to victory 11-1 in the region match-up.
Safe at Home –
April 20, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (April 20, 2016) — Blythewood’s Sammy Hall slides in hard at home Tuesday at Westwood. The Lady Bengals trampled the Redhawks 22-0 in three innings.
Jeter, Raiders Edge Griffins
April 20, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (April 20, 2016) – Tuesday night the Fairfield Central Griffins took to the road to face the Keenan Raiders, and what transpired was a dazzling pitchers’ duel. Keenan got the better end of the deal, however, as the Raiders just edged out the Griffins by the final score of 2-1. “We didn’t hit well enough […]
Bengal Bats Boom Over Westwood
April 20, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (April 20, 2016) – The Westwood baseball team hardly got a chance to respond to arch rival Blythewood Tuesday night. The Bengals hung seven runs on the scoreboard and chased two Redhawks pitchers from the mound in the top of the first inning. Blythewood put up five more runs in the third en route to […]
Searching for Sammy –
April 20, 2016 By
When the Hoof & Paw Benevolent Society held their annual garage sale April 9, the Lynch family – Jules, Kristen and Sofia, of Blythewood – brought along Sammy, a 7-month old hound-Jack Russell mix they rescued recently. They are hoping to find a home for Sammy. Anyone who would like to apply to adopt Sammy […]
Furman D. Mattox
April 19, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Furman D. Mattox, 78, of Blythewood, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Born Oct. 11, 1937 in Columbia, he was a son of the late Sam Alexander and Josephine Albert Mattox. Furman was a member of Killian Baptist Church for 58 years where he served as a Trustee, Deacon, Usher and on the host […]
The Art of St. Stephens
April 17, 2016 By
RIDGEWAY (April 17, 2016) – St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Ridgeway began hosting a watercolor class last year with six students. Today, five of those students plus six more are still taking the class and have become accomplished artists. While art instructor Kitty Rabb said the students had little or no art background when they began […]
