SLED Investigates Officer-Involved Shooting UNION – The S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating an officer-involved shooting and has charged a Winnsboro man with assaulting a police officer after a high-speed chase through Union County Friday afternoon. Joshua Kevin Burbage, 28, formerly of Winnsboro and whose most recent address was reported as 3300 Sweet […]
‘Hawks Blank Vikes, Lock Up 4th Seed
November 10, 2014 By
WHS-34, SVHS-0 BLYTHEWOOD – On Friday night, the tough and stingy Westwood defense shocked the Vikings of Spring Valley High School by stopping them cold. At the final buzzer, the Redhawks prevailed 34-0 in a win, which many thought would be a closer contest than it was. The win did more than just rack up […]
Eagles Advance to Round 2
November 10, 2014 By
RWA-60, SJC-34 WINNSBORO – The Eagles of Richard Winn Academy kicked their championship run off Friday with a dominating 60-34 win over St. Johns Christian Academy. “I was very happy with our performance tonight after the loss last week,” RWA head coach Dan Dickerson said. “We had to make sure we had the boys’ attention […]
Bengals Bounce Blazers, Nab Playoff Spot
November 10, 2014 By
BHS-36, RVHS-0 BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Bengals (5-6, 3-2) clinched the final automatic bid to the Class 4A/Division 2 state playoffs Friday night by cementing third place in Region IV-4A with a 36-0 thrashing of the Ridge View Blazers. Osei Thomas repeatedly gashed the Blazers’ front seven in the first quarter as he spotted the […]
Young, Griffins Send Rebels Packing
November 10, 2014 By
FCHS-55, MCHS-14 WINNSBORO – Past performance in no guarantee of future returns. So they say on Wall Street, and so said the Griffins on the gridiron Friday night as they demolished the Rebels of Mid-Carolina – a team that had pushed them to the brink just seven days before – 55-14 in round one of […]
Griffins Face Round 1 Rematch
November 6, 2014 By
Class 2A/Division 1 Playoffs WINNSBORO – For Fairfield Central fans who feel like last week’s 7-0 win over the Mid-Carolina Rebels in the mud and the cold and the rain was difficult to endure, there’s good news and bad news. The good news: The Griffins got the win, sealing up the top seed in the […]
Sandburg’s Place
November 6, 2014 By
A 2-hour and 12-minute drive into North Carolina, about 132 miles, will take you to the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer Carl Sandburg. For a bonus, plan a trip when the leaves are in rich color. Combine literature and leaves in one trip to Flat Rock. Born in Galesburg, Ill., in 1878, Carl […]
Council Fills Boards, Ups Rates for Manor
November 6, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council reinstated six board members on each of three town boards – the Planning Commission, the Board of Architectural Review and the Board of Zoning appeals – during their Oct. 27 meeting. Council also voted to appoint the following three new board members: Sharron Pickle of Ashley Oaks to replace Scot Jeffers […]
Voters Oust Council Incumbents
November 5, 2014 By
Recount Triggered in District 3 WINNSBORO – The winds of change swept through the voting booths in Fairfield County Tuesday night, leaving in their wake a pair of County Council incumbents with a third teetering on the edge of a recount. Those same winds, meanwhile, also blew into office a 24-year-old reform-minded candidate who says […]
