A Blythewood rose garden is one of three area gardens chosen to be on the Mother’s Day Rose Garden Tour sponsored by the Columbia Rose Society. The tour is set for Saturday, May 7 and will feature Delores Snellgrove’s Eagles Glen rose garden in Blythewood along with two gardens in the Spring Valley subdivision. Above, […]
Profits for a Cause –
April 22, 2016 By
The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the grand opening of Southside Ranch & Tack in Winnsboro on April 9. Cutting the ribbon are owners Wesley and Lori Jones. Susan Yenner, Fairfield Chamber Secretary and horsewoman Laura Collins hold the ribbon. Standing behind the Joneses are: Steve Jones, Grace Kocsis, Kat Stout, […]
Follow the Leader –
April 22, 2016 By
Haven Jones, 3, takes charge of her steed, Midnight, following a ribbon cutting for Southside Ranch & Tack, a Winnsboro shop recently opened by her grandmother, Lori Jones, to fund Jones’ animal rescue organization.
Literary Letter Winner –
April 21, 2016 By
Blythewood Middle School sixth-grade student Michaela Lanier won first place in the 2015-2016 Letters About Literature contest, hosted by the S.C. State Library. Lanier wrote a letter to author Linda Sue Park after reading her book “A Long Walk to Water” for a book project. Lanier is invited to attend an award ceremony on April […]
Safe at Home –
April 20, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (April 20, 2016) — Blythewood’s Sammy Hall slides in hard at home Tuesday at Westwood. The Lady Bengals trampled the Redhawks 22-0 in three innings.
Searching for Sammy –
April 20, 2016 By
When the Hoof & Paw Benevolent Society held their annual garage sale April 9, the Lynch family – Jules, Kristen and Sofia, of Blythewood – brought along Sammy, a 7-month old hound-Jack Russell mix they rescued recently. They are hoping to find a home for Sammy. Anyone who would like to apply to adopt Sammy […]
Davis Heading for Upstate –
April 15, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (April 15, 2016) — Fairfield Central High School senior Tanise Davis put her name on the dotted line this week to play basketball for Converse College in Spartanburg. The daughter of Tonya Brown, Davis has been a member of the Lady Griffins varsity squad since her eight-grade year. Throughout her career she has been […]
In the Green –
April 14, 2016 By
Tom Willingham’s Agriculture Class at Blythewood High School offered a greenhouse full of tomato plants, bedding plants, herbs and other vegetables and hanging baskets at the class’ annual plant sale on Saturday. Members of the class planted and grew the plants. Students on hand for the plant sale included Caroline Warner, Audrey Cutlip, Sarah Walker, […]
Mad Men –
April 8, 2016 By
The office of Drs. Philip Wilkins (right) and Reid Warren (second from right) in Winnsboro sponsored an annual March Madness bracket challenge. Tied for first place were Bill Stidham (left) of Winnsboro and Martin Timms (second from left) of Ridgeway. A coin flip determined that Bill Stidham won the first place prize of a 45-quart […]
Blythewood Builds –
April 7, 2016 By
Blythewood 29016 is the second hottest area for new home construction in the Midlands with contractors building in at least five subdivisions according to a recent report in The State. With 507 building permits, Blythewood is second only behind the Town of Lexington with 1,007 permits. Above, construction work has begun on The Pointe, a […]
