Clayton and Coleman Trapp and friends sponsored one of their locally famous community fundraisers last Saturday for Tim Mattox of Blythewood. Mattox is recovering from serious medical problems and has been out of work for almost a year. The fundraiser was scheduled from 2-6 p.m. but the crowd began arriving to buy dinners shortly after […]
More Hardware
May 10, 2013 By
Receiving awards for their State Championship basketball season Saturday, April 13 are Richard Winn Academy Athletic Director, Joe Pitt; junior Carson Justice, HSSR-SCISA Class 2A Player of the Year; girls’ head basketball coach Jason Haltiwanger, HSSR-SCISA Class 2A Coach of the Year, and sophomore Jaycie Johnson, HSSR-SCISA All State Girls’ Team.
Put it in the Box –
May 7, 2013 By
Blythewood letter carrier Kathy Davis receives a bag of food donated by one of her postal customers, Bob Hanes. The donation is part of the Fairfield County and Blythewood rural letter carriers annual food drive for the hungry. The carriers will be picking up food donations along their routes on Saturday, May 11. Postal customers […]
Art-O-Matic –
May 3, 2013 By
Phyllis Guitteriz, left, Chairwoman of Ridgeway’s Arts on the Ridge festival, and Blythewood High School art student Kendal Willbanks, display Willbanks’ still life oil painting that will appear in the festival Friday evening and Saturday. New this year will be a children’s art show featuring the art work of students attending Fairfield County and Blythewood […]
Economic Ambassador –
April 5, 2013 By
James “Jim” Mullen Jr. of Winnsboro (right) was honored March 19 as an Ambassador for Economic Development by Gov. Nikki Haley (left) and the Department of Commerce as part of South Carolina’s Industry Appreciation Week. Mullen, vice president of Hacker Instrument & Industries, is actively involved in promoting positive change in the Winnsboro community and […]
This Could Be Your Clucky Day –
April 4, 2013 By
Two Blythewood farms and nine others in surrounding counties will open their barn doors and garden gates for the inaugural Midlands Tour of Sustainable Family Farms on Saturday and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Crooked Cedar Farm, owned by Selwin and Edwina Harrell (above, feeding collards to their chickens), and Joe and Amanda Jones’ Doko Farm […]
Drive for Dough –
March 29, 2013 By
Blythewood High School junior William Hinson signed a one-year deal with the Callaway Golf Company Tuesday to join their 10-man XHot long-drive team. The deal will take Hinson, son of Edward and Jennifer Hinson, across the country and beyond in his quest for that championship drive.
Industry Honors –
March 29, 2013 By
Bill Rogers (left), Executive Director of the S.C. Press Association, congratulates James Denton, editor of The Voice, at last weekend’s annual SCPA awards banquet. Denton was awarded first place for Editorial or Column in Support of FOI/Open Government Issues. The Voice also won third place for Best Newspaper Publication in its division, while publisher Barbara […]
Dawg Gone!
March 22, 2013 By
During March, April and May, you can have your pet spayed/neutered at the Fairfield County Animal Adoption Center for only $55 (additional charge for dogs over 80 lbs.) plus a charge of $10 for a rabies vaccination, if required. Janice Emerson, left, Adoption Coordinator for the Center, and Shaun Morgan, Animal Care Associate, show off […]
BHS Dufer Earns Tourney Honors
March 20, 2013 By
Bengal JV golfer Daniel Malkiewicz was named to the All Tournament Team at the BHS Bengal Invitational last week. Blythewood and Easley tied for second place in the tournament. A.C. Flora took first place with a team score of 315.
