Blythewood’s Wade Dorsey stands next to the gravestone of one of his ancestors, Dr. Samuel Wingard Bookhart, a founding father of the Town. Dorsey was one of several guides who conducted tours of gravestones in the Sandy Level Baptist Church cemetery Sunday afternoon, relating the stories of those Blythewood pioneers who now rest there.
Feliz Dia de Muertos!
November 3, 2016 By
Three-month-old Sebastian Robles slept through the frightful fun as his colorfully costumed family, Alejandra Villegas (holding Sebastian); Abigail Robles, 8; Jose Robles, 13 and dad, Omar Robles enjoyed Pumpkin Fest in downtown Winnsboro Saturday evening.
Chamber Champions –
October 27, 2016 By
Winners of the 2nd Annual Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce golf tournament are Bryson Pope, Rick Engle, Jim Wagers and Tony Pope, members of the Winnsboro Petroleum team. Twelve teams of four players each participated in the tournament that was held at Wildewood Country Club to raise funds for the Chamber’s scholarship fund.
Miss Blythewood Teen –
October 27, 2016 By
Elizabeth ‘Liza’ Hunter, a junior at Blythewood High School, was crowned Miss Blythewood Teen South Carolina on Saturday evening at the Blythewood High School Auditorium.
Miss Blythewood South Carolina-
October 27, 2016 By
Mayor J. Michael Ross crowned Briana Davidson of Columbia as the first Miss Blythewood South Carolina Saturday evening at the Blythewood High School auditorium.
Memories On The Ranch –
October 24, 2016 By
Josie Jennings Atkinson, center, is still every bit the cowgirl she was when her family ran the JJ Ranch in Blythewood. Atkinson, who now lives on a farm in Arkansas, was honored on Saturday afternoon with a drop-in at the Blythewood Historical Society. Wearing jeans, a Texas-size western belt buckle and a silver boot […]
I Will Survive –
October 20, 2016 By
Marsha Cloud, Marjorie Byrd, Eliza Boulware, Lisa Wright and Lois Chambers, a group of breast cancer survivors, walked the course and shared their stories of early detection, surviving and thriving at the Fairfield Memorial Hospital Healthy Walk event.
Hayride Fun –
October 20, 2016 By
Tractor driver Carl Baughman checks on his passengers before taking them on a spin in his hay wagon around the hospital campus at Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s Healthy Walk.
JJ Ranchers’ Daughter Returns to Blythewood
October 13, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Oct. 13, 2016) – Josie Jennings Atkinson, the daughter of the late Jimmy and Sybil Jennings, owners of the JJ Ranch in Blythewood in the 1960s, will be in town Oct. 15 for a drop-in in her honor, hosted by the Historical Society. It will be a time for Atkinson to visit and catch up […]
A Dozen Years –
October 13, 2016 By
Melvina Jackson, Samantha Keith and Australia Rush dish up prepaid fish and fried chicken dinners for carry out on Saturday during one of several fundraisers the members of Mt. Seir Baptist Church in Blythewood are holding to raise funds for their church’s 12th anniversary on Oct. 23. Members will also be celebrating the 12th anniversary of Appreciation […]
