Gamecock basketball great and Winnsboro native Ronnie Collins, 79, died Tuesday. A 1960 Mt. Zion Institute graduate, Collins came to the University of South Carolina in 1960 after receiving state basketball player of the year honors in his senior year at Winnsboro High School. “Basketball players didn’t come out of South Carolina back in those […]
Additional charges for BW sex trafficker
April 22, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A Blythewood man has been sanctioned a second time for contacting witnesses in a pending sex trafficking case. Brian Leroy Watson, known as “Lil B,” has been indicted on a count of human trafficking conspiracy, increasing the number of counts against him to 13, according to recently filed court records. Filed in December […]
Fairfield Forward brings FoodShare hub to the county
April 22, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Forward has now affiliated with FoodShare SC to create a food hub that will provide boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables every week at deeply discounted prices. The boxes can be purchased by anyone – inside or outside of the county. The boxes are filled with 9 to 11 varieties of fresh […]
BHS’s Knight notches 100th career win
April 22, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Soccer team kept the pressure on Rock Hill Friday night, and when the kicks were complete at District 2 stadium, the Bengals finished off a 9-0 shutout over the Bearcats, giving head coach Kathy Knight her 100th win. “It was a great surprise, I haven’t even been keeping tally,” said Knight, […]
Bengals thump Ridge View, Spring Valley
April 22, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Coming off a 2-1 nail-biter victory over Spring Valley last Friday, Blythewood went up early on Ridge View Tuesday night, scoring six runs in the first en route to an 11-1, 5-inning victory over the Blazers. Kevin Steelman got the win for the Bengals (15-2, 7-0), scattering three hits over 4 2/3 innings […]
Redhawks soccer falls to Irmo
April 22, 2021 By
Westwood dropped Tuesday’s conference game to Irmo. The Yellowjackets took a 1-0 win over the Redhawks, now 1-7 in conference play.
Bengal softball crushes Ridge View, Spring Valley
April 22, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood softball team scored 34 runs against Region 4-5A rivals Spring Valley and Ridge View in the last week. The Bengals (11-2, 4-0) solidified their hold at the top of the region with a 16-4 rout at Spring Valley Friday, and a 18-1 drubbing at Ridge View Tuesday. Lauren Hardy, who got […]
Courthouse repairs, upgrades begin
April 15, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Renovations to the Fairfield County Courthouse that are funded with bond money remaining from the 2013, $24 million Fairfield Facilities Corporation bond, may soon be underway. Bryant Brown, an architect with GMK Associates in Columbia, presented information to council Monday night about how those renovations and repairs are going to proceed. “You have […]
Mosley takes 1st at Falcon Invitational
April 15, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – Joshua Mosley represented Fairfield Central at the Ben Lippen School’s George Johnson Falcon Invitational on April 10. Mosley took first place in the 3200 meter run finals with a time of 10:13.54, two seconds ahead of second place finisher Judson Taylor of Lexington High School. Mosley, a junior, set his personal record in […]
Blythewood crushes Rock Hill 21-0
April 15, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – The Blythewood softball team picked right up where they left off after winning the Soda City Classic April 3. In their first game since that Spring Break Tournament, the Bengals exploded for a 17-run first inning en route to a 21-0 Region 4-5A victory over Rock Hill Tuesday night. Blythewood banged out 11 […]
