Career Center Grand Opening

Dr. J.R. Green, Superintendent of Fairfield County Schools, and Chris Dinkins, Director of the new Career and Technology Center, are joined by the Fairfield County School board and members of the teaching staff in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Center on Aug. 12.  

Brian Wilson, Your Career is Safe –

The BHS ‘Beach Boys’ danced, sung, started a game of giant beach ball that lasted all morning and led the freshmen in the electric slide at Blythewood High School’s first day before the first day of school Tuesday.  

School is In – Way In . . .

The first day of school came a day early for freshmen at Blythewood High School as they were invited to an abbreviated ‘first day’ on Tuesday before the official opening of Richland 2 schools on  Wednesday. The theme for the day, which was far more fun than most first days of school, was a ‘60s […]

The Ukulele Makes a Comeback –

BHS student body officers Ainsley Smith, left, (president); Jordon Ross (vice president) and Amanda Price (secretary) at Blythewood High School’s first day before the first day of school Tuesday.

Running the Gauntlet –

Once past the Tiger, freshman Russell Bratton is welcomed inside the building by another line of enthusiastic upperclassmen at Blythewood High School’s first day before the first day of school Tuesday.

Sundae Services –

The new CEO of Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Suzanne Doscher (second from left), was welcomed to her new post by the hospital’s employees with an ice cream social at the hospital last week. Joining her in enjoying banana splits and ice cream sundaes are: Diana Kelly, CAN Nursing Services; Darlene Hines, Quality Coordinator; Michael Smith, Technologist […]

Honing Skills –

Blythewood High School’s Cole Brown works on his hand-eye skills during a Bengals’ football practice earlier this month. The time for helmets and shorts has passed, and the full-pad workouts are winding down as the 2015 kickoff nears. The Bengals will get a final tune-up in a pair of jamborees this week – at Camden […]

All Hands on Deck –

Members of local Cub Scout Pack 23 – Jonathan Bonds, Travis Bonds, Charlie Bonds, Hezekiah Childers, Justin Autry, Aiden Riddle and Jack Brannon – recently relived a part of history when they participated in the camping program aboard the World War II aircraft carrier Yorktown in Charleston Harbor. The boys became “shipmates” with other youth […]

You Say Tomato –

Members of the Fairfield County Arts Council featured the flavors of summer at their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening with a tomato tasting at the Century House in Ridgeway. Sampling everything from tomato pie to a Mexican tomato dip to stuffed tomatoes are four FCAC board members: Linda Dye; Phyllis Gutierrez, vice-president; Darlene Embleton, […]

7-on-7 on I-77

Fairfield Central’s Chad Sampson picks off a Hammond pass as Josh Bell makes room for a return during last Friday’s 7-on7 tournament at Blythewood High School.  

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