BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Chamber awarded their annual $1,000 scholarship to Elizabeth Ream, shown here with Chamber Director Phil Frye, left, Elizabeth’s parents Robert Donchess and Danielle Ream, and the Chamber’s scholarship chairman, Deborah McCutchan. The scholarship was presented Tuesday at the regular monthly Chamber meeting.
It’s a valedictorian hat trick
June 4, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – When Sheldon Johnson came home from his after-school job and told his mom, Laura Johnson, that he had been named valedictorian of his class at Fairfield Central High School, it was not the first time she had heard those words. Her other two sons had also graduated from Fairfield Central as valedictorians – […]
Movin’ On Up
June 4, 2020 By
GEORGETOWN – Former Blythewood High School Principal Keith Price has been named Superintendent of Georgetown County School District. Shown with him are his wife Janet and three of their four daughters – Micah and Amanda on the left and Camryn on the right. Daughter Lauren was unable to attend due to a previously scheduled advanced […]
FCSD sues bus company
May 28, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – It was supposed to be a lifetime opportunity for 47 Fairfield County BETA Club students. Instead, recurring mechanical issues and frequent stops turned the road trip to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma into a nightmare. Now the Fairfield County School District is suing, accusing the bus company of “contract breaches and misrepresentations,” and also claiming […]
Vernon Kennedy, Jr. named Goldwater Scholar
May 28, 2020 By
CHARLESTON – College of Charleston Honors College student and Winnsboro native Vernon Kennedy Jr. has been named a Goldwater Scholar, one of the nation’s highest honors for undergraduates studying science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). Kennedy, a molecular biology major, was among the 396 undergraduates that the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation […]
State Fair names scholarship recipients
May 28, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – Seniors Sheldon Johnson, Fairfield Central High School, and Emily Sparrow, Blythewood High School were recently awarded The South Carolina State Fair’s Ride of Your Life Scholarship. The $6,000 scholarships are awarded at an annual rate of $1,500 and are based on academic and extracurricular achievement, communication skills, need, and completeness of the application. […]
Dr. J.R. Green named Super of Year
May 27, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – Fairfield County School District Superintendent, Dr. J.R. Green, has been named the 2021 South Carolina Superintendent of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA). “I have had the pleasure of working with Dr. Green as a school board member and as a parent,” said Fairfield County School Board Chair […]
R2: 20-21 budget OK; 21-22 may not be
May 21, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – Richland Two doesn’t anticipate any tax increases or job losses in next year’s budget beset by the COVID-19 pandemic. District officials, however, cautioned that both actions remain a distinct possibility in the 2021-2022 budget. “2020-2021 ought to be fine,” said Dr. Harry Miley, the district’s chief financial officer. “2021-2022 may be the more […]
FCHS seniors to walk June 6
May 21, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County’s Class of 2020 will have a traditional graduation ceremony, albeit with several modifications. Like most schools nationwide, the Fairfield County School District has been wrestling with whether or not to conduct a live graduation ceremony amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That question received an answer during the May 12 school board meeting. […]
Jackson to follow Guy as WHS principal
May 21, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD — Robert S. Jackson will take over as principal of Westwood High School starting July 1. He will replace the current principal, Dr. Cheryl Guy, who has served as the principal since July 2015. Guy, who helped open Westwood High in August 2012 as an assistant principal, is retiring after 25 years of service […]
