Take That!

Blythewood’s Ashley Cruz (9) flings a pass into the face of a Richland Northeast defender in Monday’s region action. The Lady Bengals dumped RNE 20-6, running their record to 5-3. Blythewood traveled to Clover March 27 and host Bluffton March 28 before hitting the road to Irmo Monday.

Ooof!

Blythewood’s Will James takes a blow to the solar plexus during the Bengals’ 12-5 win over Richland Northeast Monday. Blythewood ran their record to 4-1 in the region and 5-4 overall. They return to the turf Friday at Irmo for a 7 p.m. start.

Great Leap Forward –

The USC equestrian team invites the Blythewood and Fairfield communities next Saturday to its annual Equifest Kids Day at One Wood Farm in Blythewood, as well as an exciting competition with last year’s national champion, No. 3 Auburn, in USC’s last home competition of the regular season. For a thrilling day of horseshowing, the day […]

Stick-em-Up –

The Blythewood Lady Bengals lacrosse team opened their season Monday night, falling 14-11 to A.C. Flora. Above, Brittnay Thurston draws a crowd of Lady Falcons as she looks down field.

Back in the U.S.S.R. –

OK, so Russia is no longer the U.S.S.R., but it’s still just as cold. Winnsboro attorney and Voice contributor Ross Burton appears well-insulated, however, as he is on the scene in Sochi for the Winter Olympics. Burton is shooting the biathlon event for an international magazine, and from the looks of him he is having […]

Greetings from the Guild –

The Blythewood Artist Guild opened its new shop on Tuesday with an open house, refreshments and lots of browsing. Ridgeway shop owners Denise Jones (Cotton Yard Market), left, and Tina Johnson (Over the Top Emporium), right, enjoy refreshments and visiting with metal sculptor Jim Young and Sandy Kahn who owns the building where the Guild’s […]

Meet Me in St. Louis –

A male Cardinal takes a break from foraging for food during Tuesday morning’s snow storm on a tree limb in the yard of a Blythewood home. As birds stocked up on food, the rest of the Midlands braced themselves for round two of the storm, which moved in Wednesday morning.

Welcome Aboard –

The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce honored its new members with a reception Jan. 30 at the Honeysuckle Acres Bed & Breakfast in Winnsboro. New members in attendance included Dr. Virginia Schafer, Winnsboro Writers Club; Margaret Holmes, Democratic Party; Barbara Carr & Kathy Timms, Summer Day Gift Shop; Betty Hardin, community volunteer; Nicholle Cook & Tanya […]

Paid in Full –

Fairfield County Treasurer Norma Branham, left, accepts a check for $25.7 from SCE&G’s vice President of Nuclear Operations Dan Gatlin. Also in the front row are Interim County Administrator Milton Pope and Fairfield County Councilwoman Carolyn Robinson. Back row: County Council Chairman David Ferguson, Councilwoman Mary Lynn Kinley and V. C. Summer Chemistry Manager Melissa […]

Your Shipment Will be Delayed –

Traffic along I-77 south near exit 32 (Peach Road) slowed to a crawl last Thursday morning as flames engulfed a truck hauling cardboard boxes for IMS Trucking Co. The Greenbrier, Community and Ridgeway fire departments responded to the blaze, which the Fire Marshall’s Office estimated caused approximately $30,000 in damage. The driver of the rig […]

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