BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 11, 2017) – The Blythewood boys’ first three Region V-5A games of the season were nothing to shout about. Against Lexington Tuesday night, the Bengals went straight to work and didn’t let up. Blythewood never paid much attention to what the Wildcats were trying to do in a 64-47 victory that gave the team […]
Vigil of Freedom, Faith
January 5, 2017 By
WINNSBORO (Jan. 5, 2017) – The members of Gethsemane Baptist Church in Blair gathered on New Year’s Eve for their church’s annual Night Watch service. Visiting Minister Whitney Bell gave the history of Watch Night and her husband, the Rev. Eric Bell, was the speaker for the evening. The service has been a tradition in many […]
Shining the Light: Local Journalist Exposes Corruption
January 5, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 5, 2017) – It may not have been entirely the work of a single man that last year brought down the Richland County Recreation Commission Board. But it was the work of one man that tipped over the first domino. Writing for the news website The Nerve, local journalist Ron Aiken broke the story […]
Panthers Slip Away from RWA
January 4, 2017 By
WINNSBORO (Jan. 4, 2017) – The Richard Winn guys played in a hotly contested matchup against the Providence Athletic Club Panthers that went back and forth in the final minutes Tuesday night, but eventually the Panthers walked away with a 66-60 win. “That was tough, that was tough,” Eagles’ head coach Joe Pitt said. “I thought […]
Lady Redhawks Pull Away from F.C.
January 4, 2017 By
WINNSBORO (Jan. 4, 2017) – The Westwood girls went up quickly at Fairfield Central Tuesday night, but this game would not shape out to be like the previous matchup. In their Nov. 30 game, the Redhawks blew past the Griffins 62-35. On Tuesday night Westwood held off a feisty Fairfield Central team 49-39. “I thought it […]
Redhawks Hold Off Griffins
January 4, 2017 By
WINNSBORO (Jan. 4, 2017) – With three games on the schedule this week, Westwood head coach Jeff DiBattisto wanted to win Tuesday night’s game at Fairfield Central by one point and get on the bus. “We’re trying to get a win on the road and it’s a tough place to play,” he said. The Redhawks did […]
Co-Op Enters Solar Age
December 29, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Dec. 29, 2016) – The Fairfield Electric Cooperative is letting a little sun shine into its power production with the introduction this month of a modest solar farm built on a little less than an acre of land at the Co-Op’s Winnsboro office on Highway 321 North. Construction on the array of solar panels began […]
Player of the Year –
December 29, 2016 By
BHS junior Gabby Waden was named this week as the 5A volleyball Player of the Year by The State newspaper. Waden, who led the team with 53 aces and 191 blocks, helped the Lady Bengals reach the Lower State championship match and earned All-State honors.
Cookie Elves –
December 29, 2016 By
The Blythewood-Ridgeway-Winnsboro Cookie Elves were at it again this Christmas, preparing trays of homemade cookies for seniors and shut-ins in the three communities. In matching aprons, Elves Jan Gregory, Beth Collins, Norma Branham, Mitzi Davenport, Phyllis Gutierrez, Denise Jones (and others not shown) met the Sunday before Christmas at Branham’s home to fill 75 trays […]
Bengals Take Two of Three in Classic
December 26, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (Dec. 26, 2016) – After a Thursday loss in the Chick Fil-A Classic basketball tournament, the Blythewood boys wanted nothing more but to close out the holiday event at Richland Northeast with a victory. The Bengals hit the floor Friday afternoon against Lafayette Christian Academy, started draining 3-pointers, and never looked back in a 67-51 […]
