RIDGEWAY – Faith Fighters Cancer Support Group hosted a GLOW (God Lights Our Way) walk in Ridgeway on Saturday, Oct. 14 to raise awareness for breast cancer. The group partnered with Renada Richardson of Rich Beauty Fitness and Sheila Chappell, a Mary Kay Consultant, to put on the event. The two-mile walk began at Ridgway […]
Bridges remembers author, friend Pat Conroy at Blythewood Library
October 19, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Earlier this month, Blythewoodian Doug Bridges, a close friend and college basketball teammate of novelist Pat Conroy during their years at The Citadel, shared his personal stories about the famous writer. The occasion was an exhibit at the Blythewood library of Bridges’ personal collection of Conroy memorabilia that, he said, is not duplicated […]
Letter: Did Fairfield Council Disregard Law?
October 19, 2023 By
Recently Fairfield County Council made a unilateral decision to eliminate the second public comment agenda item for their regular meetings. At a meeting in September I asked that Council explain how that was done and when that item would be returned to the agenda. Only councilman Ruff addressed my request by suggesting that the county […]
Dillon Pullen named interim president of Chamber
October 12, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD – Dillon Pullen, 22, has been named Interim President of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, a role he’s been prepping for since he was 15. That’s when he won an internship to work after school at the Chamber for then-Chamber President Terry Vickers. “I hired him to pretty much make flyers, fold brochures and […]
Not your Disney ‘Hunchback’
October 12, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – There are gargoyles and they sing. There is a sympathetic Quasimodo character and a cruel and rapacious villain, but if you’re looking for the Disney version of the classic story, you won’t find it in The Pine Tree Playhouse musical version of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” What you will find in a […]
On the Presidential Trail
October 12, 2023 By
WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this week, Meg Kinnard, of Blythewood, moderated the first in a series of 2024 presidential campaign forums for the Associated Press at Georgetown University. Kinnard is a national politics reporter for the Associated Press. “I think it’s such a smart idea to deal with each candidate one-on-one, because it allows for […]
Oktoberfest in Blythewood
October 12, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD- Near perfect weather and a large crowd on Saturday afternoon plus lots of contest winners made for a fun Oktoberfest in Blythewood last weekend. Several people took home prize money.
Rock Around the Clock was BIG!
October 12, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – It was one of the best attended Rock Around the Clock two-day crowds in recent memory. More than 2,000 attended – and maybe more – according to law enforcement estimates. The event kicked off at 8 p.m. Friday night, and the crowd packed in early – sampling the food trucks, enjoying perfect fall […]
Alex English’s celebrity golf tourney set for Oct. 29-30
October 5, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Basketball Hall-of-Famer Alex English is bringing a crowd of sports and other celebrities to Blythewood Oct. 29-30 for the third annual celebrity golf tournament at Cobblestone Park Golf Club. Money raised by the event will benefit the Let’s Share Foundation and Family Promise of the Midlands, which assists local homeless families and helps […]
Dawndy Mercer Plank comes home to Blythewood
October 5, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – While TV viewers in Columbia and around the state are bidding a long goodbye to WIS-TV news anchor Dawndy Mercer Plank, the folks in Blythewood may be starting to see a lot more of her. Plank announced her retirement from WIS-TV last week after 27 years with the station. “I loved my work […]
