Vesha Sanders, right, owner of the soon-to-open Old Town Hall Restaurant in downtown Ridgeway, serves shrimp and grits, a taste of what’s to come, to shoppers Elfie Heckler, left, owner of Club 145 in Winnsboro, and Terry Vickers, president of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, during Ridgeway’s First Friday celebration last weekend.
Meeting of the Merchants –
July 5, 2013 By
The leaders of a newly organized downtown merchants group met Monday morning to talk about ways downtown shop owners could encourage more downtown shopping. Kathy Timms, owner of Summer Day Gift Shop, left; Victoria Owens, owner of Victoria’s Gift Boutique and Terry Vickers, president of the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce, are encouraging all […]
Stand Still Long Enough and She’ll Paint You, Too –
July 4, 2013 By
Winnsboro artist Christy Buchanan, known for her whimsical art, is shown here with Philip Reese of Reese’s Plants in Blythewood in front of a tool shed that Buchanan painted at Reese’s garden shop on Wilson Boulevard.
Tombstone Shadow –
June 28, 2013 By
When tombstones become old and the engravings begin to wear away, it can become difficult to impossible to identify an ancestor’s resting place. During a hands-on workshop Saturday in the graveyard of Sion Presbyterian Cemetery in Winnsboro, Genealogist Jon Davis showed members of the Fairfield Genealogical Society how to decipher lettering on weathered stones, no […]
Raising the Roof –
June 28, 2013 By
Major renovations have begun on Congress Street in Winnsboro at the Wolfe House, the house where Bernard Baruch’s wife, Annie Griffin, grew up. The house is currently owned by Michelle Girard. Mays Contracting, of Newberry, is at work replacing the roof and repairing the decks.
Charitable Volleys –
June 26, 2013 By
The third annual three-day Rhett Davis Memorial Tennis Tournament at Cobblestone Park was a big success last weekend with 183 players and almost 300 participating in the silent auction on Friday evening. The late Davis, a firefighter, was an avid tennis player and the tournament raises funds to buy tennis equipment for Blythewood High […]
Rotary Fundraiser
June 26, 2013 By
The Blythewood Rotary Club cooked 96 Boston Butts last week and raised $2,500 in support of community projects including providing dictionaries in elementary schools, supporting the Australian/BHS culinary exchange program and Salkehatchie, and adopting families in need. Some of the volunteers for the cook out were, back row from left, BHS Principal Keith Price, […]
Lion Scholar –
June 26, 2013 By
The Winnsboro Lions Club recently named Reid Johnson (second from right) as their 2013 scholarship recipient. Johnson is a recent graduate of Richard Winn Academy and plans on attending Limestone College. His essay was chosen as the best entry in this year’s Lions Scholarship program. Each year the Winnsboro Lions award a $750 scholarship and alternate between a […]
Richard Winn Academy Lower School 2012-2013 Academic Award Winners
June 26, 2013 By
(l-r) First Grade: Lily Baggott-Spelling, Reading; Meagan Brigman-Reading; Drew Spires-Math, Spelling; Miller Stuck-Language; Travis Bonds-Math. Second Grade: Lily Hawkins-Language; Maggie Hughes-Reading, Spelling; Morgan Raley- Reading; Kitt Nicholson- Math, Spelling; Anna Grace Martin- Math, Language, Spelling. Third Grade: Emily O’Connor-Creative Writing ; Wyatt Raley- Reading; Elena Frick- Reading, Creative Writing; Samantha Rabon- Math; Autumn Keys- […]
Just Checking In –
June 20, 2013 By
Blythewood’s First Citizens Bank manager Eddie Wingard, left, and teller Toni Watson test drive the bank’s new ATM, installed June 13, that will accept both cash and check deposits without a deposit slip or envelope. Following the instructions on the screen, Watson inserted her debit card, then her check. Up to 10 checks or […]
