RIDGEWAY (March 25, 2016) – Town Council’s Feb. 27 target date for relocating the police station to a front office in the Century House at 170 S. Dogwood Ave. came and went with the police station still in its traditional spot at 160 S. Palmer St. and the front office of the Century House still being […]
Holy Week –
March 24, 2016 By
Several Winnsboro churches are celebrating Holy Week this week with the annual noon service and luncheon each day from noon – 1 p.m. While the services are held at First United Methodist Church located at 109 W. College Street in Winnsboro, members from many churches in the community participate, including: First Baptist Church, Gordon Memorial […]
Ridgeway in the News –
March 24, 2016 By
As part of a news program about women in business that aired on WLTX- News 19 last week, several Ridgeway shop owners were interviewed. Tina Johnson, owner of the Over The Top boutique on Palmer Street, talks about the struggles and rewards of women running businesses. Filming is WLTX camerawoman Joyce Koh.
BAR Rues Pointe Decision
March 24, 2016 By
McLean: I Felt Like We Were ‘Had’ BLYTHEWOOD (March 24, 2016) – After unanimously approving a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) on Jan. 19 for The Pointe, a controversial 56-unit, government-subsidized apartment complex proposed for construction by Prestwick Development LLC on Main Street in downtown Blythewood, members of the Board of Architectural Review (BAR) sorely lamented that […]
Lady Bengals Edge SVHS –
March 23, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (March 23, 2016) — Kendall Parker (6) cruises home as Ashlee Romanick slides in safely at third Tuesday as the Lady Bengals squeaked past Spring Valley 6-5 at BHS. Now 3-0 in region play, the Lady Bengals are at Ridge View on March 24 at 7:15 p.m. and host Irmo at 5:30 p.m. on […]
Demons Silence Redhawk Bats
March 23, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (March 23, 2016) – The Westwood Redhawks hosted region opponent Lugoff-Elgin Tuesday night, but the Redhawks’ bats failed to make an appearance as they were handed a 7-0 loss. Westwood was haunted by strikeouts, getting rung up eight times on the night. “That’s been our problem the last three weeks, strikeouts,” Westwood head coach Jonathan […]
Greider Masterful as Bengals Blank Vikes
March 23, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (March 23, 2016) – Spring Valley couldn’t make a dent against the Blythewood baseball team Tuesday night. Justin Greider scattered six hits, and the Blythewood lineup kept the hits coming in an 8-0 shutout of the Vikings. “We’ve been hitting the ball pretty good at the top of our lineup all year long,” Bengals head […]
Williams Delivers in the Clutch as Griffins Out-Duel Chester
March 21, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (March 21, 2016) – On the arm of sophomore pitcher Antonio Jackson, the Fairfield Central Griffins downed the Chester Cyclones at home Monday, 4-1, in what was a solid pitching duel for most of the game. “If we continue to pitch and play defense the way we have, we had one error in the last […]
Griffins Down Eagles in Crosstown Showdown
March 21, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (March 21, 2016) – After an emotional field dedication Friday to a fallen Eagle, Billy Ladd, Richard Winn Academy and the Fairfield Central Griffins met to renew their crosstown rivalry. Both teams were coming off of loses, and it was Fairfield Central who would find their way back into the win column, with a 15-0 […]
Coroner: Crash Victim Racing Motorcycle When Killed
March 18, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (March 18, 2016) – A Winnsboro man was killed Tuesday afternoon after he lost control of the motorcycle he was allegedly racing through a residential area. Fairfield County Coroner Barkley Ramsey said Joseph D. Gaston, 24, of Hollins Lane, Winnsboro, was operating a 2006 Honda motorcycle along the 100 block of Doty Road Extension, reportedly […]
