BLYTHEWOOD – During the March 25 town council meeting, Town Administrator Carroll Williamson updated council on projects to further expand and develop Doko Meadows Park. “We’re continuing to refine the design of the new restroom building plan to be constructed with the re-grading of the soccer field here at Doko Meadows Park,” Williams said. “The […]
Spring market set for Saturday in Winnsboro
April 4, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Downtown Winnsboro will be hopping the weekend of April 13 with the Fairfield Farmers and Artisans Market joining forces with the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce for a Spring Market event. There’ll be food trucks and vendors galore – plus, the stores along Congress Street will be stocked for spring. The event will […]
IGA fetes Katrina Cobb after 39 years
April 4, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When IGA bookkeeper Katrina Cobb, 62, arrived at work on Friday, March 29, it was her last day of an almost 39-year career at the Blythewood IGA. The occasion didn’t go unnoticed. To her surprise, the day tuned into a retirement party planned by her co-workers and with many former co-workers and store […]
Day of the Bunny
April 4, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – The Mt. Pisgah Church in Ridgeway celebrated its annual Easter Egg Hunt and Fun Day on Saturday with more than 50 youth attending. The day’s activities included sack races, tug-a-wars, lots of food and a big egg hunt. Egg hunters under 13 were provided free Easter baskets, and those over 13 were given […]
An Easter Eggstravaganza
April 4, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – On a bright sunny Saturday, sisters Madison, Aleah, and Emma Dawkins pose for a photo with the Easter Bunny following the Village Church’s annual Easter Eggstravaganza at Doko Meadows Park last weekend. Hundreds of kids chased down more than 22,000 plastic eggs and exchanged them for bundles of candy before heading to the […]
BHS OnStage presents Peter & the Starcatcher
April 4, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School’s Bengals OnStage and Thespian Troupe 7016 will present Peter and the Starcatcher, on April 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. and April 20 at 2 p.m. in the BHS Auditorium. Peter and the Starcatcher, a five-time Tony Award-winning Broadway show, is a family friendly show that provides a humorous and fantastical backstory for the beloved […]
Fairfield Sheriff’s Office hosts Easter event
April 4, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office held an Easter egg hunt and touch-a-car event for the community on Thursday, March 28 on the lawn in front of the Sheriff’s office. The event featured a hot dog dinner and, of course, a visit from the Easter Bunny.
Still remembering the tornado that plundered Fairfield 40 years later
March 28, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – On March 28, 1984, tornadoes struck multiple towns across the northern half of South Carolina before entering North Carolina to continue their paths of destruction. An article in Time Magazine dated April 9, 1984 said, “Last week’s Carolina twisters skipped along erratically, touching here and there, missing big cities by pure chance […]
Fairfield Chamber in new home
March 28, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce has opened the doors of its new location, 229 S. Congress Street. The large space includes the first official Fairfield County Visitors Center. “The Center is packed full of great information for tourists as they visit our beautiful county,” said Chamber President Dillon Pullen. “Our new office provides […]
40 years later: still remembering the tornado that plundered Winnsboro
March 21, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Martha Wilkes doesn’t know exactly how long she was waiting for help on that day in March of 1984. But she remembers that it felt like forever. Her house gone, scattered as debris across the neighboring countryside, she was in what remained of her basement with her two youngest sons. It was hailing, […]
