WINNSBORO — Fairfield County Council on Aging (FCCOA) will be hosting its fourth annual oyster roast fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 25.  All funds raised through the oyster and shrimp boil (byob) will stay in Fairfield County and be used to continue FCCOA’s Weekend Meal Program for the county’s seniors.  The ticketed event will be held […]

BLYTHEWOOD – The winter months are a great time to take in some of the Blythewood Library’s fun, indoor events.  Two upcoming must-see programs are For the Love of Gardening and FSTEAM Studio: Paper Making with SCDNR Archaeology. For the Love of Gardening is a gathering for those who love plants. Join the informal meet-up […]

FAIRFIELD COUNTY — The Grieving Needs Foundation brought support, comfort and joy to 127 individuals through its 2024 Giving Tree Project this holiday season. This year’s initiative provided stockings for 3 adult daycares, gifts and resources for 59 seniors, assistance to 11 families, gifts for 68 individuals, and gifts for 3 veterans. “We are incredibly […]

COLUMBIA – The Post and Courier’s annual Power List of 30 people who have helped shape the city this past year includes Fairfield’s own Teresa Wilson who has held the position of Columbia City Manager and led the City’s executive team for the past 11 years. Wilson was honored this year specifically for working to […]

WINNSBORO – When the Fairfield County Museum hosted its annual Holiday Open House earlier this month, it was decorated with traditional live holiday greenery by members of the town’s three garden clubs – Anemone Garden Club, Town & Country Gardeners, and Winnsboro Garden Club. The evening’s entertainment included the Carolina Blue Grass band; vocalist Kelley […]

 BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood bookworms enjoyed a “Meet the Author” event at the Blythewood library on Thursday, Dec. 19, featuring Mike Cox, an award-winning columnist at the Columbia Star newspaper whose most recent book, Almost Like a Real Writer, was published in May. Billed as a ‘collection of twenty years of opinions by a Southern Storyteller’, […]

FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The Winnsboro-Blythewood- Ridgeway Cookie Elves were at their cookie station Saturday for the 14th year, once again prepared to bring cheer to area seniors and shut-ins with boxes of homemade cookies.  Donning matching aprons, the elves, from left, Denise Jones, Phyllis Gutierrez, Janice Webb, Chief Elf Norma Branham, Terry Vickers, Jan Gregory, […]

WINNSBORO – The Sarah D. McMaster Fairfield County Library is ready for Christmas with 11 decorated trees ranging in height from 6 to 12 feet. Library Director Eric Robinson spent considerable time decorating the library with trees, wreaths, and other Christmas finery.