KANSAS CITY – Grayson Greiner, former Blythewood Bengal standout who went on to be a third round draft pick by the Detroit Tigers organization, received his call up to the majors last week and made his major league debut on Sunday. Greiner, who was called up as a replacement for injured perennial all-star Miguel Cabrera, […]
Vickers returns to shore up Chamber
May 10, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Terry Vickers, who retired last October from her post after 20 years as President and CEO of the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce, is back in the saddle, but only long enough, she says, to help get the Chamber up and running after it foundered recently under new leadership. Alarmed after learning last […]
PruittHealth remembers loved ones
May 10, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – Friends and family gathered for a memorial service at PruittHealth in Ridgeway last week. A candle was lit to honor each of the residents and to celebrate the memory of those in Hospice care who passed away in 2017-2018. Social Worker Myrtis White shared a prayer and music was provided by staff member […]
Local Lions receive awards
May 10, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – At the S. C. Lions State Convention in Columbia, Blythewood and Winnsboro Lions were honored with International and State Awards. Blythewood Lions Sam & Susan Titus and Lion Kimberlee Keener received Presidential Certificates of Appreciation, the 4th highest award given by Lions Club International. The awards were presented by Past International President Sid […]
Sanders promotes new CD
May 10, 2018 By
OCEAN DRIVE BEACH, S.C. – Winnsboro Town Councilman Clyde Sanders and his Reunion Bande recently released a new CD titled ‘Tranquil Bay,’ produced for Patman and Robin Records. To promote the CD, Sanders and the band’s bass player, Tim Boulware, were invited to Ocean Drive Beach to perform a song from the CD titled, ‘I […]
Cedar Creek bids farewell to church
May 10, 2018 By
CEDAR CREEK – It was the last Sunday service of the Cedar Creek Methodist Church. Margaret Gardner, 98, the last remaining active member of the church on Cedar Creek Road, grew up worshiping with her family in the tiny white one-room building that looks very nearly the same, inside and out, on Sunday as it […]
Preserving History
May 10, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Members of the Fairfield High School and Alumni Association were awarded the William Banks Patrick Award for Historic Preservation by the Fairfield County Historical Society for their work in restoring the Fairfield High School building. The award was received by, from left: Willie J. Milton, Betty G. Milton, Sharon W. Byrd, Carolyn Richmond, […]
Hoof & Paw spotlights community pets
May 10, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Four top Blythewood and Winnsboro Photographers as well as two newcomers have been donating their time and talents to help the Hoof & Paw Benevolent Society raise what the group hopes will be about $50,000. The photographers are shooting high end photos of pets (dogs, cats, horses, etc.) that will appear in an […]
Skimming device on Blythewood ATM
May 4, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When Blythewood resident Brandy Dunaway visited a Blythewood drive-thru ATM last Saturday, the card reader on the machine looked different. Dunaway, who was a victim of a skimming device at the same ATM a year earlier, was skeptical. The device was darker in color than the normal card reader and protruding from the […]
Chamber Board meets secretly; votes to become ‘inactive’
May 3, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The elephant in the room was not mentioned during the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast on Wednesday. That elephant was the surprise announcement on Monday that the Chamber Board voted for the Chamber to become ‘inactive’ as of June 30, 2018. While Facebook pages lit up with the news, neither the […]
