COLUMBIA – The Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD) is once again offering warm-season vegetable, herb and wildflower seeds to Richland County residents at no cost through its Seed Sanctuary program. Seeds are available at the County Administration Building (2020 Hampton St., Columbia) and Richland Library Eastover (608 Main St., Eastover). Residents can also […]
Teens turn Doko Meadows movie night fun into mayhem
March 20, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Saturday night’s Movies in the Park event in Blythewood’s Doko Park started like prior Movies in the Park events – with parents sitting on blankets with their children, laughing and talking, playing games, playing with their dogs, and munching on snacks as they wait for the movie to start at sundown. In the […]
Winnsboro vet clinic to cut the ribbon March 28
March 20, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Affordable vet services for pets in Fairfield County will be available soon – as soon, in fact, as the ribbon is cut on the town’s newly refurbished vet clinic on Friday, March 28. It’s long been the dream of former Director of the Fairfield Animal Shelter, Bob Innes – now associated with PETSInc. […]
Fairfield County Veteran’s Affairs hosts annual Vet’s Expo March 28
March 20, 2025 By
WINNSBORO — Fairfield County Department of Veteran’s Affairs will host its fourth annual Veteran’s Expo, Friday March 28 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Fairfield County Recreation Center located at 1851 US-321 Bypass N, Winnsboro, SC 29180. “The Veterans’ Expo is a way to connect to veterans and their families in Fairfield County […]
Young Farmers and Ranchers
March 20, 2025 By
HILTON HEAD, SC – Fairfield County Farm Bureau members Caroline Joyner, Jay Joyner, Jamie Kimbrell, Lane Kimbrell, Victoria Quinney, and Samuel Quinney recently joined more than 350 young farmers, ranchers and ag enthusiasts, ages 18-35 years old, for the annual SCFB Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference in Hilton Head. Members from across the state gathered […]
Doko Ribfest 2025 was big!
March 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – “It was the biggest Ribfest we’ve ever had,” said festival co-chair Mike Ross. “10,000 pounds of ribs, great weather and at least 3,000 – 4,000 attendees, maybe more. It was a wonderful day, big crowd and great ribs.” The 6th annual Doko Ribfest Cook-Off was held outside Doko Manor on Saturday, hosting 53 […]
BW Garden Club’s annual event set for March 20
March 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Garden Club’s annual community garden event titled Flowers and Trees will be held on Thursday, March 20. Amy Wright, Landscape Designer with the City of Columbia, will talk about the beautification of Columbia, the care of the city’s trees and how that can apply to our own gardens and to the […]
Ribfest set for Saturday at Doko Meadows Park
March 6, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Bring your appetite – the 6th Annual Doko Ribfest Cook-Off will happen on Saturday, March 8 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Organizers say festival goers are in for a mouthwatering experience they won’t want to miss. “And that’s not all,” said Ribfest co-chair Mike Ross. “Ribfest is more than just incredible barbecue. […]
Donations sought for emaciated pup
March 6, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Captain Jeff Talbert of the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office and Investigator John Hingyi were working a case near Old Highway 21 in Fairfield County, when they stumbled across a dog, badly emaciated, barely clinging to life. Fairfield County Animal Control was called to intervene and took the dog to the shelter and for […]
Ridgeway museum honors black history and Geneva Bell
February 27, 2025 By
RIDGEWAY – The Black History Celebration at the Isaac C. Thomas Historical Museum in Ridgeway last Saturday was special in many ways. Besides celebrating black history in the town where many of those in attendance grew up, keynote speaker Pastor Eddie Woods took his audience down memory lane, recalling his own time growing up there, […]
