Overarching Concern –

Robert Hartman, second from right, representing the Save the Ridgeway Arch citizens group, presented a check in the amount of $2,567.13 to Ridgeway Town Councilwoman Angela Harrison to be used on the stabilization construction or landscaping of the old Ridgeway School Arch or its immediate surrounding area. At left is Chairman of the Ridgeway Planning […]

Miss BHS –

Carlisle Cooper was crowned Miss Blythewood High School on Jan. 21. Also crowned were Miss Senior, Jasmine Mills; Miss Junior, Madelyn Gilstrap; Miss Sophomore and Miss Grand Talent, Meredith Covert and Miss Freshman and Miss Fundraiser, Kristian Hardy.  

100 and Counting –

Geneva Bell of Ridgeway was serenaded with a special birthday song by 300 well-wishers on Sunday as she entered the ballroom of the Carolina Event Center, very much under her own power, to celebrate her 100th birthday. Looking stunningly fit and glamorous in a purple suit, Bell said she thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon as her […]

Mt. Pisgah Red Day –

The ladies of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Ridgeway dressed in red for worship service Sunday morning. They were celebrating and bringing awareness to February as women’s heart health month. Dressed in red are, front row: Lola Robertson (black jacket), Margaret Davis, Sandra Cammon, Michelle Roach and Sarah Bush. Second row: Belva Bush Belton, Joann […]

Topsy Turvy –

Westwood High School student Alyssa Ray performs with the WHS dance team during Blythewood’s celebration of its black history heroes.  

Love Your Pet –

Members of the Hoof & Paw Benevolent Society will be at Tractor Supply on Killian Road from 10-2 on Saturday, Feb. 11, showing off some great adoptable pets and offering delightful Valentine treats and prizes for both pets and people during their annual Love Your Pet fundraiser. Representing Fairfield County and Blythewood at last year’s […]

Seeing Red –

Suzie Doscher, CEO of Fairfield Memorial Hospital, front row, second from left, was joined last Thursday by FMH Board members, hospital employees, friends and former patients of the hospital for the annual Go Red! for Women Day. The program, held in the hospital’s conference room, included information about the unique aspects of heart disease in […]

Flawless –

The new full-service Flawless Hair Beauty Bar at 155 N. Congress St., Winnsboro, officially cut the ribbon on their new salon on Jan. 21. Pictured: Donna Cooper, owner; Brittany Lewis; Chamber of Commerce President Terry Vickers; Shakayla Tillmon and Jada Ravenell.  

Congressional Bid –

Republican Tom Mullikin, center, managing partner with Mullikin Law Firm in Camden, announced his candidacy Tuesday evening for the U.S. House of Representatives in South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District, a seat currently held by Mick Mulvaney. Mulvaney has recently been nominated by President Donald Trump to become head of the Office of Management and Budgets. […]

Welcome to the Chamber –

Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce President Terry Vickers, center, welcomed 33 new members including the Columbia Fireflies, represented by Dalton Tresvant, left, and the County’s newly elected County Clerk Judy Bonds during the Chamber’s annual new member reception held last week at the Fairfield Motel meeting room.  

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