New Council Sworn in Monday WINNSBORO – With three new County Council members waiting in the wings to be sworn into office at an official public ceremony on Monday evening, a fourth Council member in the yet to be decided race for District 3 will apparently be allowed to keep that seat until the March […]
Columbia Cruises by Lady Griffins
January 7, 2015 By
COLUMBIA – The height of Columbia’s Ruth Washington and Wynter Straw was too much for the Fairfield Central girls to overcome Tuesday night. Washington scored 12 points and Straw scored 10 in addition to pulling down 10 rebounds as the Lady Capitals stopped the Lady Griffins 51-38 at the Columbia High gym. “Turnovers ended up […]
First Half Hole too Deep for Griffins
January 7, 2015 By
COLUMBIA – Three baskets. Six points was all the Fairfield Central boys basketball team could muster in the second quarter Tuesday night, while Columbia was hard at work building a 26-13 halftime lead. “I kind of felt like we got hit first tonight, and we picked up our energy later in the game,” Fairfield Central […]
Cooper, Gibbons Lead Eagles Over Falcons
December 30, 2014 By
WINNSBORO- Cameron Cooper’s hot shooting led the Eagles of Richard Winn Academy to an impressive 68-51 round one victory Monday over the Falcons of Fountain Inn in the Booster Club Christmas Tournament at RWA. Cooper came out on fire in the early minutes of the game as the Eagles came out on a scoring […]
Lady Eagles Top Chesnee in Round 1 of Booster Club Tourney
December 30, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – The Lady Eagles of Richard Winn opened the Booster Club Christmas Tournament at Richard Winn Academy with a dominating 62-47 victory over the Chesnee Lady Eagles Monday evening. The Eagles were led once again by Jaycie Johnson on both sides of the court early in the first half. The full court press by […]
Town Puts Attorney on the Payroll
December 25, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With a 3-2 vote Monday night, Town Council created and filled the position of full-time town attorney, hiring Jim Meggs for $40,000 a year. Councilmen Bob Mangone and Bob Massa voted against the hire. Meggs, who has served as the town’s attorney through his law firm, Callison, Tighe & Robinson, since 2011, said […]
Two Jailed in Ridgeway Shooting
December 23, 2014 By
RIDGEWAY – A Winnsboro man was arrested last week and charged with attempted murder in the Dec. 14 shooting of 25-year-old Michael Samuel Thompson outside a Ridgeway nightclub. According to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old Leonard Earl Mitchell Jr. of 100 Castlewood Drive was arrested on Dec. 17 and charged with the shooting that […]
Keenan Snaps Lady Griffins’ Win Streak
December 22, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – The Lady Griffins of Fairfield Central (4-2, 1-1) had their three-game winning streak broken Saturday by the Lady Raiders of Keenan High School. Keenan started the game on a 14-4 run and never trailed in the contest as they dismantled the Lady Griffins, 55-32. Fairfield struggled to put the ball in the […]
Keenan Holds Off Griffins
December 22, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central’s boys’ basketball team (4-2, 1-1) was held away from its third straight win Saturday night by the Keenan Raiders. Keenan took control of the contest with a 13-2 run to start the game on the way to a 59-51 victory. Fairfield’s Dequan Weldon scored the final two points of the […]
Lady Eagles Kick Open Region Doors
December 22, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – The Lady Eagles (10-0, 1-0) kicked off region play Friday with a convincing 66-30 victory over the Lady Lions of Anderson Christian. The post play and defensive full court pressure of the Lady Eagles harassed Anderson Christian in the first half. Richard Winn’s Jaycie Johnson led the charge with her dominating presence […]
