COLUMBIA – Dr. Anne S. Richardson is one of five South Carolinians who will the 2018 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Award for the Arts from the South Carolina Arts Commission. Richardson, Drama teacher and former Fine Arts Department Chair at Westwood High School, will be recognized for her outstanding achievement and contribution to Arts in Education […]
Bengals qualify for state history competition
March 8, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – BHS Honors Forum students competed in the National History Day Midlands Regional Competition in the paper category on Monday, March 5. The competition required participants to complete a 2,500 word original paper with 50+ sources referenced and be interviewed about their paper. Three Bengals were selected as winners of the paper category and […]
Skrabak teaches with Carolina Kids Fish
March 1, 2018 By
CONWAY, SC – Since 2015, students at Coastal Carolina University, including Logan Skrabak, a major from Ridgeway, SC, have been teaching Myrtle Beach-area elementary and middle school students how to fish as part of a student organization called Carolina Kids Fish. The organization’s purpose is to educate school-aged children the ins and outs of fishing, […]
BHS Theatre to perform ‘Growing Up Wonderland’
March 1, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD –The Blythewood High Drama Department will perform an original production of “Growing Up Wonderland” Saturday, Mar. 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Mar. 4 at 3 p.m. as a fundraiser to send the department to the Southeastern Theatre Conference in Mobile, Ala., where the top two troupes from 10 different states will showcase their […]
Blythewood resident awarded research scholarship
March 1, 2018 By
Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Education Foundation of the North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) recently awarded a scholarship to Blythewood resident Jamora Hamilton to assist in the continuation of her studies at North Carolina State University (NCSU). Hamilton is a doctoral student studying entomology. Hamilton is focusing her research on investigating the chemical ecology and […]
Local students graduate from USC Upstate
March 1, 2018 By
SPARTANBURG – The University of South Carolina Upstate recognized 358 graduates during fall convocation exercises held December 19, 2017. Rachel Clark of Ridgeway received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Destiny Cunningham of Blair received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Lauren Hull of Ridgeway received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Icie Mullis of […]
Hemingway named to RIT Dean’s List
March 1, 2018 By
ROCHESTER, NY – Corey Hemingway of Blythewood, who is in the graphic design program, made the Dean’s List for the fall semester at Rochester Institute of Technology. Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of “Incomplete”, “D” […]
FC blasts Great Falls in preseason tourney
March 1, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The baseball regular season is just days from its beginning, and the Fairfield Central Griffins have looked sharp in the first two days of their Griffin Invitational Preseason Tournament. After they clobbered Keenan 15-1 on day one, the Griffins followed suit on day two with a 9-1 win over the Great Falls Red […]
FMS student arrested for threats to school
February 22, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office has charged a juvenile student at Fairfield Middle School for making threats to the school. The juvenile has been transported to the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). This is an ongoing investigation and more details will be available later. Sheriff Montgomery: “We have a great working […]
UPDATE – Teen charged as adult for school threat
February 22, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A 17-year-old has been accused of threatening to “shoot up” Westwood High School Friday morning, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. On Feb 16, at approximately 8 a.m., the Sheriff’s Department was alerted to a Twitter post made by Hilliard threatening Westwood. He was charged with unlawful communication and disturbing schools, Sheriff […]
