WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Director of Veterans Affairs Albertha Woodard was selected as a “Women Making History” award winner by the Order of the Eastern Star, a fraternal organization that consists of a woman’s auxiliary to Freemasonry that promotes charity, truth, and loving kindness.

WINNSBORO – The Fairfield High School Alumni Association Car and Truck Club proudly hosted its first annual Car Show on Saturday, May 17 drawing crowds of car enthusiasts to Congress Street in downtown Winnsboro. “It was an exciting day of automotive competition and community celebration,” said the show’s emcee Donald Prioleau. From 2 p.m. to […]

WINNSBORO – FlashBack The Party Band brought the energy and the hits to the May Summer Concert in downtown Winnsboro on Saturday. The free event featured food for sale from KG’s Soul Food and alcoholic beverages, sold by Sarah-N-Geo’s.  Summer Nights concert series will continue on June 28 with a performance from DJ Irv.

BLYTHEWOOD – This spring, Blythewood’s Emma Imholz, 23, debuted off-Broad­way as a cast mem­ber of The Trojans, a modern musical loosely based on The Iliad, which ran from March 19 to April 19 at The Cell theater in the Chelsea neighbor­hood of Manhattan. In a March 28 review, The New Yorker magazine called the per­formance […]

WINNSBORO – Steve McDonald (rear) and Lawrence Hodge donated blood during the Sheriff’s Blood Drive on May 15 at Fairfield Career & Technology Center. Pictured right, students at Fairfield County Magnet School for Math and Science received their certificates for completion of the D.A.R.E program last week. The program (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) aims to […]

A couple of weeks ago, Gwen Henderson invited me to visit her Blythewood garden to see her enormous rambling rose.  She and her husband, Willie, have been nurturing and expanding the garden of their home since they purchased it in 1996.  Every day, she hand-waters numerous potted plants.  Mr. Henderson keeps the grass tidy.  Mrs. […]

FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Derrick Holley isn’t just making films. He builds opportunities. The Fairfield County native and founder of Dust House Entertainment has spent nearly two decades showing that meaningful storytelling and professional-level talent can come straight out of South Carolina. His newest film, Against All Odds, speaks directly to the realities facing young people […]

BLYTHEWOOD – At its May 8 meeting, the Blythewood Rotary Club presented $2,000 scholarships to eight high school graduating seniors. These scholarships, totaling $16,000, are funded by the Club through various fundraising activities during the year. This year’s recipients include: Kathleen Elder, Ridge ViewUniversity of South Carolina – Biological Sciences Brianna Gillar, BlythewoodClemson University – […]