WINNSBORO (Aug. 25, 2016) – With a light agenda Tuesday night, the most interesting discussion of the meeting happened during County Council Time on the new hot topic in the County – whether to build or not to build a new Courthouse, and what to do with the current historic Robert Mills Courthouse if the County […]
Griffins Pound HKT
August 22, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Aug. 22, 2016) – It was a wet, stormy Friday night at E.K. McLendon stadium for the Fairfield Central Griffins’ regular season opener. The Griffins throttled the Hunter Kinard Tyler Trojans to the tune of 42-14, for their first opening game victory since 2013. “It was exciting,” Griffins’ head coach Demetrius Davis said. “It was […]
Adams’ Late TD Lifts Bengals Over Rock Hill
August 22, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Aug. 22, 2016) – Both the Rock Hill and Blythewood football teams had their share of mistakes in the season opener Saturday afternoon. Two interceptions. Seven fumbles – two of them lost. Two blocked field goals. Twenty-one penalties for a total loss of 180 yards. Rock Hill’s no-huddle offense eventually came to life with two […]
Redhawks Rally Past Chester
August 20, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Aug. 20, 2016) – It wasn’t easy. The weather didn’t cooperate. Injuries, turnovers and penalties complicated matters. But Dustin Curtis got his first win as Westwood’s new head football coach, 23-20 over Chester Saturday in a game postponed from Friday night. “Last night we felt really good about how the game started, so you do […]
Minors Take Third in Series
August 18, 2016 By
LAUREL, MISS. (Aug. 18, 2016) – The impressive run by the Blythewood Minors Dixie Youth baseball team came to an end last week after they ran up against a tough Texas team in the Dixie Youth World Series in Laurel, Miss. The Minors returned home with a third-place finish. “We had a good run,” Minors head […]
Cauthen Sentencing Delayed
August 18, 2016 By
NASHVILLE, TENN. (Aug. 18, 2016) – The sentencing of a former Blythewood Councilwoman, who has admitted her part in a multi-million dollar healthcare fraud and embezzlement scheme, has been delayed as she continues her cooperation with the United States Attorney’s office. Kathleen “Katie” Devereaux Cauthen, 46, has pleaded guilty and was scheduled to be sentenced Aug. […]
Jamboree: A Glimpse of Friday Night Lights
August 17, 2016 By
IRMO (Aug. 17, 2016) – The Redhawks, Griffins and Bengals all got their first taste of live Friday night football last week as all three took to the field for two quarters of action apiece in the Irmo Jamboree. Westwood easily handled the Swansea Tigers, 21-0, in the opener on Aug. 12, showcasing their new pistol […]
Completing the Dream
August 13, 2016 By
Family, Friends Work on Alaska Log Cabin NEAR ANCHOR POINT, ALASKA (Aug. 13, 2016) – The Weitzel family of Blythewood and Ridgeway is working together and with friends to finish building the Alaskan log cabin that was a labor of love for Adolf Weitzel, the family patriarch who died suddenly in May of 2015. The cabin […]
‘Going Home to Shake Hands with The Lord’
August 12, 2016 By
Remembering Gary Brown WINNSBORO (Aug. 12, 2016) – When men like Gary Brown, men who have become so ingrained in the fiber of the community that one can no longer separate the man from the place or the place from the man, when men who have become institutions in their community leave this world for their […]
Community Pitches in for RWA Facelift
August 4, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Aug. 4, 2016) – Already sporting a new head football coach, new girls’ basketball coach and a new head of school, the Richard Winn Academy building itself is going to have a new look when classes start Aug. 11. Since accepting the job as Head of School in the spring, Brandy Mullennax has thrown herself […]
