Planning Commission Pushes for Delay BLYTHEWOOD – In a surprise announcement at the October Planning Commission meeting, Chairman Malcolm Gordge reported that Town Council was rethinking the sign ordinance that was passed in 2009 that calls for the majority of non-conforming signs in the town limits to be replaced with conforming signs by Jan. 26, […]
Voters Make it Official
November 19, 2014 By
Montgomery Locks up Sheriff’s Race WINNSBORO – After a primary, a runoff and in the midst of an ongoing SLED investigation, voters in Fairfield County made it official Tuesday with the special election of Will Montgomery as Sheriff. Montgomery, who sealed the deal with 1,970 votes Tuesday, will fill out the remaining two years on […]
Second-Half Surge Lifts Redhawks into Round 2
November 18, 2014 By
WHS-34, Colleton County-10 BLYTHEWOOD – Friday Night, after a shaky first half, the Westwood Redhawks came back and outplayed the Cougars of Colleton County High School by scoring 21 unanswered points to take the first round of the Class 4A/Division 2 playoffs, 34-10. “In the playoffs you can throw record books out the window,” […]
Bruins Burst Bengals’ Bubble
November 18, 2014 By
S. Florence-39, BHS-7 FLORENCE – Despite holding a slim lead at the end of the first quarter, the Blythewood Bengals gave up 36 unanswered points to South Florence Friday night as the Bengals watched their Class 4A/Division 2 championship aspirations vaporize in a 39-7 first round defeat. Nick Jones’ three touchdown passes and a 126-yard […]
Commission Orders New Election
November 17, 2014 By
Battle for District 3 Seat Rages on WINNSBORO – The proverbial Fat Lady who has been waiting in the wings since Nov. 4 to perform her closing aria for the District 3 County Council race will have to go back to her dressing room, at least for the time being. Monday afternoon, the Fairfield County […]
Eagles Advance to State Title Game
November 17, 2014 By
RWA-56, Andrew Jackson-14 WINNSBORO – Two weeks ago, Richard Winn traveled to Andrew Jackson Academy for their regular season finale with an undefeated record. The Eagles left with their first loss of the season, 46-34, ending their 14-game win streak. Friday night, the Eagles got their revenge with a 56-14 win over the Confederates, paving […]
Griffins Advance to Upper State
November 15, 2014 By
Fairfield Central-34, Strom Thurmond-7 WINNSBORO – For the third time in three weeks, and for the second straight week in Class 2A/Division 1 state playoff combat, the Fairfield Central Griffins Friday night were pitted against a potent offense piloted by a dead-eye gunslinger. And for the third time in three weeks, the Griffin defense took […]
Old Town Hall, Brand New Ownership
November 14, 2014 By
RIDGEWAY – The Town of Ridgeway is anchored once again by a full service restaurant that features steak, lava shrimp, salads, wings, pizza and several absolutely fabulous desserts. The new owners, locals Deb and Mike Phelps and Angelina Surina, formerly of Russia, offer upscale casual dining, a full bar with both draft beers and a […]
Vintage Yard Art
November 13, 2014 By
Remember these lines from an old Chuck Berry song? “Cruisin’ and playin’ the radio/With no particular place to go.” Well, the next time you have no particular place to go I have a suggestion. Drive into the countryside and see what “vintage Southern yard art” you can find. Take a camera. Look for tree trunks […]
Bengals Finish 4th at State Meet
November 12, 2014 By
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood boys’ cross country team capped the best season in school history by placing fourth at the 4A State Championship meet on Saturday. In addition to being a school-best finish at the State Meet, the fourth-place finish was the top result for a Midlands area team this year. Leading the way for […]
