BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 8, 2017) – The Westwood Lady Redhawks (18-4, 7-2) needed a win tonight to continue their chase to secure second place in Region III 4A. Westwood did just that, defeating the South Pointe Lady Stallions 54-40. The Lady Redhawks went into halftime leading 30-20 as Westwood’s Unique Drake led all scorers with 14 points. […]
Redhawks Shape Up in Fourth for Win
February 8, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 8, 2017) – Westwood (10-6, 6-3) played a sloppy game against the Stallions of South Pointe (11-10, 4-5) Tuesday night, but the Redhawks were still able to hold off South Pointe 46-39. “I felt we did not play best to our ability tonight,” Westwood Coach Jeff DiBattisto said. “Despite our struggles on both ends […]
Bostick Propels Lady Bengals Over T-Wolves
February 8, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 8, 2017) – The Blythewood girls struggled to find their way through the season, but used a familiar plan to get a 57-47 Region 5-5A win over White Knoll Tuesday night: give the ball to the big girl in the middle. Camryn Bostick was that big girl once again for the Bengals. She scored […]
Blythewood Knocks Off White Knoll
February 8, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 8, 2017) – White Knoll, winless in Region 5-5A play this year, looked to disrupt Blythewood’s region roll Tuesday night. The Bengals, riding a 7-game win streak in region play, wasn’t about to fall into that trap at home, on Senior Night of all nights. Blythewood used its press and spread out the scoring […]
Transcending Racial Boundaries
February 2, 2017 By
LongCreek Bids Farewell to Minister BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 2, 2017) – As issues over racism and racial equality have swept anew across some parts of the country recently, there are many places where racial tensions are not a topic, not an issue, not a worry. One of those places is the LongCreek Church of Christ in Blythewood. […]
Council OK’s Sewer Line Bid
February 2, 2017 By
WINNSBORO (Feb. 2, 2017) – In a meeting that spanned an entire two minutes, Town Council on Jan. 17 officially accepted the winning bid on the McCulley Creek sewer line project. Upon the recommendation of the project’s engineers, AECOM, of Columbia, Council unanimously accepted the $1,092,902 bid from McClam & Associates, of Little Mountain. McClam was […]
Three File for District 5 Race
February 2, 2017 By
WINNSBORO (Feb. 2, 2017) – Filling closed Monday with three people entering the race to fill the District 5 seat on County Council, vacated last year when Marion Robinson stepped down for health reasons. Filing before the noon deadline were: Douglas Pauley, of Highway 321 S., Winnsboro. Pauley served as a Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputy for […]
CTC OK’s Sidewalk Funds
February 2, 2017 By
WINNSBORO (Feb. 2, 2017) – The County Transportation Committee (CTC) gave their official OK last week to kick in $43,800 for new sidewalks in the town of Ridgeway. The sidewalks will run from downtown to Elbow Circle, which is second on the CTC’s 2017 list of roads to be paved. The CTC agreed in principal during […]
Flawless –
February 2, 2017 By
The new full-service Flawless Hair Beauty Bar at 155 N. Congress St., Winnsboro, officially cut the ribbon on their new salon on Jan. 21. Pictured: Donna Cooper, owner; Brittany Lewis; Chamber of Commerce President Terry Vickers; Shakayla Tillmon and Jada Ravenell.
Council Delays Vendor Vote
February 2, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 2, 2017) – After hearing from a half a dozen local residents and business owners opposed to the new regulations, Town Council Monday night put off a vote on first reading of an ordinance that would require itinerate merchants to pack up their gear at the end of each business day and remove their […]
