Up in northern Greenville County, you’ll find one of the Blue Ridge Escarpment’s more prominent landmarks, Caesars Head. Some believe this rock outcropping resembles the Roman Emperor, Caesar, thus its name, though some believe the landmark took its name from an early pioneer’s dog. Regardless of its origin, Caesars Head surveys a kingdom of stunning […]
BZA Elects New Chair
June 12, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Board of Zoning Appeals elected a new chairwoman on Monday evening. Vice Chairwoman Sabra Mazcyk was elected unanimously to fill the seat left vacant by former Chairman Bob Massa who gave up his seat on the board when he was elected to Town Council last November. Longtime board member Pat Littlejohn was […]
Plantation Residents: Things Reek in LongCreek
June 12, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Some residents of Blythewood’s LongCreek Plantation subdivision are accusing the Board of Directors of their Property Owner’s Association (POA) of turning a blind eye to a developer, Gateway LLC, who residents say is blatantly disregarding the neighborhood’s deed restrictions and covenants as it develops a new neighborhood within LongCreek Plantation. Sam Brick, an […]
Douglas Prevails in Primary
June 11, 2014 By
Dickerson Earns Bid for Senate Race WINNSBORO – In unofficial results reporting in late Tuesday night, incumbent State Rep. MaryGail Douglas (D-41) successfully held off a primary challenge from Chester City Councilman William “Budda” Killian, 1,696 votes to 968. Douglas swept away Killian in her home county of Fairfield 1,182 votes (72.96 percent) to 438 […]
Christ Central Cuts Ribbon on Mission Ridge
June 6, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – About 100 community members and elected officials attended the ribbon cutting for Christ Central’s newly renovated and expanded Mission Ridge Golf and Leadership Center, formerly the Fairfield County Club. The facility, which includes a 9-hole golf course, will be used for leadership training for Christ Central missions as well as for local organizations […]
Remembering D-Day –
June 6, 2014 By
Alyssa Hochhalter, an employee at Laura’s Tea Room in Ridgeway, prepares the shop’s store window for the Town’s D-Day festivities on Saturday. While the anniversary of D-Day is actually today (June 6), the Town will host a flagpole service at 6 p.m. on Saturday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day and honor all World […]
The Dotted Line –
June 5, 2014 By
Gerald Vaughn Jr. (left) signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Erskine College. Gerald is the son of Yolanda and Gerald Vaughn. Kelvin Rosemond has committed to run track for Spartanburg Methodist. Standing behind him are his parents, Shanek and Larki Robinson and Kelvin’s sister, Kennedy, 5.
Four for Four –
June 5, 2014 By
Four Blythewood High School seniors have announced plans to continue their athletic careers on the collegiate level upon their graduation on Saturday. Darius Wilson, Javon Smith, Remi Jeffries and Michaela Wickham each signed their letter of intent during a scholarship signing with the school. Wilson, son of Michael and Yolanda Marshall, has committed to run […]
Hall of Famer –
June 5, 2014 By
Blythewood resident Jake Harper has attended Camden Military Academy (CMA) for the past two years and recently became a member of their Sports Hall of Fame. Harper is the second soccer player to have his jersey number retired in the 18 years that coach Tom Hewett has been at the helm for CMA. In addition […]
D-Day: Jumping into History
June 5, 2014 By
‘Longest Day’ Turns into Long Haul for Father of Publisher BLYTHEWOOD – Shortly after my dad, Bruce Baker, enlisted in the Army on Oct. 6, 1942, to serve in World War II, he learned paratroopers were being paid $100 a month more than the regular infantry, so he opted for the higher pay and the […]
