Fairfield County residents Boyd Brown and William Frick were in Philadelphia last week for the Democratic National Convention. Brown as a super delegate and Frick as a delegate from the Fifth Congressional District. . . . No casualties were reported.
Cool Breeze –
August 4, 2016 By
Richard Winn Academy Head of School Brandy Mullennax accepts a donation of two 5-ton split system air conditioning replacement units from Jimmy Ray Douglas, center. Johnny Porter arranged and paid for installation of the units. RWA is sprucing up for the 2016-2017 school year.
A Good Read –
August 4, 2016 By
Fiona Smith, Library Associate at the Blythewood Library, holds a copy of “Eli the Good,” a book about the effects of the Vietnam War on a small, Southern community similar to Blythewood. As a follow-up to the May visit of the Wall that Heals, Smith is inviting residents in the community to read “Eli the […]
Let the Games Begin –
August 4, 2016 By
This fall’s athletic teams, coaches and staff from Fairfield Central High School and Richard Winn Academy rallied their school spirit Tuesday evening in downtown Winnsboro as part of the annual Spiritfest, combined this year with National Night Out. For a complete rundown of all of our area teams, see our 2016 Fall Sports Preview on […]
Class of ’84 –
July 28, 2016 By
McCrorey-Liston High School’s class of 1984 reunited at the Holiday Inn Northeast in Columbia on July 9 to celebrate the 50th birthday of class members. The group enjoyed music from DJ Mike, then attended church the following day at Francis Burns UMC. After dinner at Texas Roadhouse, the group paid a surprise visit to their […]
‘B’ for Blythewood –
July 27, 2016 By
The Blythewood Minors 9- and 10-year old Dixie Youth Baseball team celebrate last week’s state title win. The team heads to Mississippi next week for the Little League World Series. Front: Landon Smith, Landon Penfield,Evan Todd, Alex Myers, Jackson Bottar and Sammy Franklin; middle: Miller Stuck, John Rollings,Jeb Britt, Ryan Watts, Harrison Collins and Jack […]
Game Time –
July 24, 2016 By
Walt Brown, 2, at the top of the slide, joins the older guys during the opening events of Sion Presbyterian Church’s VBS on Sunday in Winnsboro. From bottom center, clockwise, are Adam Gonzalez, Joseph Gonzalez, Drew Spires, Berry Bonds, J. Talbert and Charlie Bonds. Sion Presbyterian’s VBS theme this year was “It’s Game Time,” and […]
New Director –
July 21, 2016 By
Fairfield County welcomed James H. Hill this week as their new Animal Services Director. Hill comes to Fairfield County with over 12 years of experience in the Animal Control field. Six of those years have been as a field officer for the counties of Richland and Lexington. Most recently, he has been the Assistant Director […]
Where Eagles Care –
July 21, 2016 By
Richard Winn Academy eighth-grade cheerleaders Anna Mathias, Blythe Edwards and Emma Castles stopped in Summer Day gift shop in downtown Winnsboro last week to cheer on the shop’s owner, Kathy Timms, second from left. The students’ surprise visit was one of several efforts the students are making to support businesses and organizations in the community […]
Wedding Bells –
July 21, 2016 By
County Councilmen Billy Smith and Dan Ruff and their fiancees toast their engagements while having lunch in the Cornwallis Tea Room in downtown Winnsboro Sunday. Smith (Ieft) and Rachel Williamson haven’t yet set a date. Ruff and Brenda Clark will be married in September.
