WINNSBORO (Sept. 19, 2016) – It was an all Eagle affair Friday night, when the Newberry Academy Eagles made their way onto Ruff Field to do battle with the Richard Winn Eagles. Once the game started, it was a one-sided contest, and Richard Winn cruised to an easy 41-12 victory, their third win in a row […]
Bengals Hang on at Irmo
September 19, 2016 By
IRMO (Sept. 19, 2016) – Blythewood started hot in its Region V-5A opener with Irmo Friday night at W.C. Hawkins Stadium. After taking a 13-0 lead on the Yellow Jackets, the Bengals had to fight to hold on to a 20-12 victory. Blythewood had opened up strong, but the hard-hitting Irmo defense took its toll. “(Running […]
Phillips Granite Co. Enters New Era
September 15, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Sept. 16, 2016) – After 83 years in business, Phillips Granite Company has decided to partner with Gulden Monuments of York County. The granite company has been in the family for three generations and was the last monument manufacturer in South Carolina. “My grandfather moved here in 1933 and started his own granite business and […]
Bookman Road Elementary –
September 15, 2016 By
Kindergartners Andrew Baskin, Timmy Osesik, Abby Tabler, Elijah Ramos, and Phuong Vi Nyugen get ready to eat freshly popped popcorn. Joye Boswell’s kindergartners engaged in experiments throughout the week to learn how to identify objects using their five senses. Students cheered as popcorn started to bubble out of the popcorn machine.
Bengals Fend Off Redhawk Rally
September 15, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Sept. 12, 2016) – Shortly after the second quarter began, Jordyn Adams had nowhere to go to—until the fourth quarter. The Blythewood quarterback had run for a touchdown and passed for another to put the Bengals up 14-0 over crosstown rival Westwood Friday night. Then, as if the Redhawks had shut off a faucet, Adams […]
Griffins Take Blazers to the Wire
September 15, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (Sept. 12, 2016) – Punching above their weight class, the Fairfield Central Griffins football team took 4A powerhouse Ridge View to the wire Friday night at Spirit Communications Park. A pair of fourth-quarter TD passes from Blazers’ quarterback Jalen Smith, however, rallied Ridge View who narrowly escaped with a 22-20 win. But just being able […]
Eagles Cruise Past Northside
September 15, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Sept. 12, 2016) – The Richard Winn Eagles picked up their second win of the season when they traveled to Lexington Friday and pummeled the Northside Christian Crusaders 33-18. This is Richard Winn’s second consecutive double-digit win after the season opening loss. Things got off to a bit of an odd start. On the first […]
Reunion Honors Family History
September 8, 2016 By
BLAIR (Sept. 9, 2016) – In 1886, Bun and Nancy Thompson married and started a life together in Blair. Last week, more than 100 descendants of the couple’s 12 children gathered together in Blair for the first ever Bun and Nancy Thompson Family Reunion. Thompson and his wife were hard working and cared for the community, […]
Big Grab Gets Bigger
September 8, 2016 By
Bargain Hunting Begins Friday BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD (Sept. 8, 2016) – With a name like “The Big Grab,” one would have to imagine the event has considerable scope. After all, the word “Big” is right there in the name of the event. But this weekend’s curbside crawl of yard sales might have been better dubbed “The Bigger Grab.” […]
Shell Building Becoming Reality
September 8, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Sept. 8, 2016) – After several stops and starts and adjustments to the overall plan, Blythewood’s spec building on the grounds of Doko Meadows Park is at last on its way to becoming a reality. “It’s for real this time,” Ed Parler, the Town’s Economic Development consultant, told The Voice last week, just days after […]
