BLYTHEWOOD-On Friday night, three days after Spring Valley beat Blythewood 6-5 in nine innings, the Bengals returned the favor, albeit in slightly less dramatic flair. The Bengals built a 7-0 lead at the Blythewood baseball field over the Region V-5A rival Vikings, and closed out a 7-4 win on Senior Night. Even though no extra-inning […]
Blythewood softball struggles at home
April 27, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD-The Blythewood softball team tried to spark a rally several times against Spring Valley Tuesday night. But on Senior Night at the Blythewood softball field, Jordan Bostic and the Vikings stayed one step ahead of the Bengals. Bostic went 4-for-4 with a 3-run home run in the third inning to give Spring Valley an 11-5 […]
Strutting their stuff in the Paw Parade
April 27, 2017 By
It was the day of the pet in downtown Winnsboro on Saturday as all kinds of dogs (as well as a baby goat) arrived at the gazebo on Congress Street for the third annual Downtown Merchants’ Paw Parade. After registration, the contestants settled into competition mode, and the judging began. And this year, it was […]
Cooking gets corny
April 27, 2017 By
Recently I took a little road trip deep into the South to the place I call home. I drove along dirt roads, watched chickens peck while I sipped coffee and silently cursed the fact that there was not a grocery store within 40 miles that stayed open past 6 p.m. Seeing old friends and family […]
Big turn out for Blair Family Day
April 27, 2017 By
The Blair Coalition of Churches Family Day is always lots of fun and well attended, and especially so this year with a beautiful day, lots of parade floats and a party in the park. There were beauty queens, bands, classic cars, motorcycle clubs and more. Following the parade, the crowd gathered in the park for […]
Griffins senior night
April 27, 2017 By
WINNSBORO – The Griffins notched a 9-7 victory over Newberry High on their senior night, their last game before the start of the playoffs. Fairfield jumped ahead 9-2 early, and it was looking like a route in the making, but Newberry battled back to make it a much closer game. “Good way to finish up […]
A Good Man
April 20, 2017 By
After Blair resident Jeff Schaffer brought the neglected monument of revered former Jenkinsville School Principal W. L. Drummond to the attention of County Council two months ago, the County announced last week that it is looking into rescuing and moving the monument to a more centrally located, accessible location.
Bengals win consolation game in SCDI
April 20, 2017 By
Blythewood baseball team finished off J.L. Mann 5-4 in eight innings Saturday to claim the consolation game of the SC Diamond Invitational, but the Bengals very nearly let it get away. “That’s sort of how it’s been,” Blythewood head coach Banks Faulkner said. “It’s been really tough for us to finish games. I feel like […]
Blythewood fights high density growth
April 20, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In an effort to slow high density growth in the town, Council voted last month to pass first reading to amend the Blythewood zoning ordinance text. The goal was to start the wheels turning to, sooner rather than later, repeal R-5, R-8 and R-12 zoning districts which allow minimum lot sizes of 5,000, […]
It was another VillageChurch Eggstravaganza
April 20, 2017 By
Striker Barton, his sister Olivia and their Golden Retriever Buddy were all ears for the occasion, which was attended by hundreds of families.
