LUGOFF – The weather issues of the last several days caused the game scheduled for Friday to be moved ahead to Monday. The Westwood Redhawks travelled to Lugoff to play Lugoff-Elgin High School and came home a convincing 56-14 winner. League rules prevented the Redhawks from practicing during the week out of school, and instead […]
Eagle Rally Comes Up Short
October 14, 2015 By
JOHNSTON – Richard Winn Academy arrived in Johnston Friday night coming off a two-week hiatus due to the weather that pummeled the state. Down 20-13 at the half to the Patriots of Wardlaw Academy, the Eagles put together a second-half rally, but came up short, suffering their first loss of the season, 38-33. The Eagles […]
Griffins Down Dogs, Werts and All
October 10, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – One more play. At the end of Friday night’s clash of Region III 2A titans, the Fairfield Central Griffins made one more play than did the Newberry Bulldogs. Trailing 29-21, the Dogs had just marched 72 yards, and with 1:45 left in the game, Amir Abrams punched in the score from 3 yards […]
CAB Offers Storm Aid
October 8, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Shortly after 10:30 Tuesday morning, the board members of Christian Assistance Bridge (CAB) in Blythewood posted a sign in front of the building at 126 Blythewood Road offering free food and water to residents in the community who have been affected by rising water, loss of power or other problems resulting from the […]
Disaster Hits Close to Home
October 8, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD – By now, no one needs to tell you how bad it was. “Catastrophic” just doesn’t quite measure up. Residents of Blythewood and Fairfield County also need no reminder by now of exactly how fortunate they were, as the brunt of the storm described last weekend by Gov. Nikki Haley as a “One thousand […]
Developers Vague on Heins Road Homes
October 8, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – About 75 Blythewood rural property owners attended a community meeting Oct. 1 at The Manor in Blythewood to get answers to their questions about a mega housing development proposed on 202 acres off Heins Road near their homes. Even though the developer’s team was there to answer their questions, the property owners left […]
Mitchell, Hawks Dark and Stormy for Knights
October 7, 2015 By
FLORENCE — Home-field advantage hasn’t been much of a luxury for West Florence so far in 2015, but playing within the confines of Memorial Stadium for just the second time this season mattered little for the Knights against Westwood on Thursday night. The Redhawk offense pushed the gas pedal to the floorboard on its first […]
Bengals Edge Bruins in Slippery Shootout
October 2, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In a game that was pushed up a day in order to avoid the severe and heavy rains expected on Friday, the Blythewood Bengals and South Florence Bruins slugged it out in a steady drizzle Thursday night at Richland 2 Stadium. Although senior Bruins running back Michael Grimsley chewed up the turf for […]
Rock Around the Clock Rescheduled
October 1, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – The annual Rock Around the Clock festival, slated for this weekend, has been rescheduled because of impending heavy rain. The festival will be held Oct. 30-31 and will incorporate Winnsboro’s downtown merchants’ Pumpkin Fest.
FMH Foundation Has Your BBQ Ready
October 1, 2015 By
RIDGEWAY – It’s time to put on your jeans, pull on your boots and head on out to The Farm of Ridgeway where, from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2 you’ll enjoy some of the best barbecue in town as well as a great live auction, blue grass band and fantastic door prizes. It is […]
