York takes down Griffins

WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central Griffins (2-1) suffered a heartbreaking loss in the final seconds of the game on Friday night as the York High School Cougars scored from one yard out with eight seconds left in the game as they won the contest 25-18. The Cougars improved to 2-1 on the season. The Griffins […]

Griffins move to 2-0

HOPKINS – Senior running back Will Barber rushed for a 116 yards and two touchdowns as the visiting Fairfield Central Griffins defeated Lower Richland High School by a 28-18 score on Oct. 2. The Griffins improved to 2-0 with the victory while Lower Richland dropped to 0-2 in 2020. Fairfield rushed for 148 yards as […]

Griffins take down Keenan

WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central picked up a conference win last Thursday with a tight 3-2 victory over the Raiders. The Griffins took an early 1-0 lead with a 26-24 score in the first set. Keenan evened the game at 1-1 with a more decisive 25-19 win in the second set and used their momentum to […]

Griffins off to 1-0 start

WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central Griffins finally got to kick off their 2020 football season on Friday evening. The Griffins got the season started with a victory over the Keenan High School Raiders by a score of 33-12 improving to 1-0 this season. The Griffins scored all 33 points in the first half of the […]

Griffins honor seniors

WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central High School honored its Fall senior athletes at their first home football game last Friday. Pictured are band members, above, volleyball players, cheerleaders and football players Names of the seniors were not made available to The Voice by Fairfield Central.

FCHS TOYs on a Roll

WINNSBORO – For the third year in a row, the Fairfield County School District teacher of the year has been selected from Fairfield Central High School. This year’s winner, Shannon Taylor, right, is Chair of the English Department and teaches English IV. She also sponsors the school’s nationally ranked, award-winning Beta Club which has had […]

Griffins’ Coach Craig dies suddenly

WINNSBORO – “We worked together for 19 years,” former Griffin head football coach Reggie Kennedy said of his longtime assistant coach and friend Kelly Craig. “On the field it was business. I was his boss and he worked for me. Off the field, we were like brothers. And sometimes I was like his daddy.” Kennedy […]

Distinguished Riders and Scholars –

BLYTHEWOOD – Fairfield Central High School’s 2020 valedictorian Sheldon Johnson picked up another scholarship Sunday when the Distinguished Riders Motorcycle Club presented him with a check for $500 at a restaurant in Blythewood. Brian Gray, spokesperson for the club, praised Johnson, who was the third son in his family to be named valedictorian at FCHS […]

Griffins miss out on senior seasons

Though we are unable to provide a story, The Voice honors Fairfield Central senior softball and soccer athletes. Names and photos were compiled from sources outside of the school district. The Voice reached out to Fairfield Central coaches, administrators and the district office for interviews and photos but received no response.

A New Beginning

WINNSBORO – The 2019-2020 school year at Fairfield Central High School and Richard Winn Academy was different as were this year’s graduation ceremonies redesigned by social distancing. It was also wonderful in new and meaningful ways. It will be remembered as the year when everyone – teachers and students alike – tried harder to make […]

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