A Summer Road Trip Across S.C., Part Three of a Three-Part Guide to Crisscrossing South Carolina In Joanna, on the eastern edge of Laurens County, the Blalock mausoleum dominates the Veterans’ Memorial. Once known as Goldsville, Joanna feels deserted. Beyond its outskirts, kudzu mobs deep woods. This topiary artist gone mad drowns local forests, and […]
Ridgeway ‘Opens Doors’ for Festival
May 1, 2014 By
RIDGEWAY – The Town of Ridgeway will host its eighth annual Arts on the Ridge festival Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3 with the theme “Opening Doors to Arts & Antiques.” “It’s lining up to be a really great show,” said Darlene Embleton, secretary of the Fairfield Council on the Arts. Starting at 6 […]
Life Sentence for 2012 Shooter
May 1, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro man charged with the 2012 murder of Bobby Lee “Clyde” McCloud was found guilty by a jury of his peers last week and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in a trial presided over by 6th Circuit Court judge Knox McMahon. Derekee Johnson, 36, of Crawford Circle […]
Redhawks Wrap Up ‘Learning Season’
April 30, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The rapidly developing Westwood baseball team had their hands full on Monday with River Bluff High School as the Gators devoured the ‘Hawks 11-0 in six innings. “We are improving every game,” head coach Jonathan Burroughs said. “The time off during spring break took us to the next level. We are hoping to […]
Small Ball, Big Finish –
April 30, 2014 By
Fairfield Central’s Tavaris Cook lays down a bunt in Monday’s Region III-2A contest at Eau Claire. Behind starting pitcher Lane Floyd, the Griffins mopped up the Shamrocks 16-3 to lock down a second-place region finish. Fairfield Central was slated to host Chesterfield in round 1 of the state playoffs on May 1.
Lady Eagles in Postseason Form
April 30, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Academy’s Lady Eagle softball team is soaring to the conclusion of the 2014 regular season with a 9-2 record and already locked in for a state playoff berth. The Lady Eagles split with their only region competition, Spartanburg Christian, in a double-header played in Spartanburg on April 22. In the first […]
Bengals Sew Up Region, Home Field
April 30, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Bengals (17-6, 7-3) baseball team won its fourth straight Region IV-4A championship last week with a 3-0 victory over the Blazers of Ridge View on April 25. The win sets the Bengals up to host Laurens in round one of the playoffs Thursday (May 1) at 6:30 p.m. Sophomore Tony Robson […]
Eagles Sweep Through Round 1
April 28, 2014 By
RWA Travels to Calhoun for Round 2 WINNSBORO – The St. Andrew’s Lions came to scrap, putting Richard Winn Academy in the hole early in both games of Monday night’s doubleheader, but the Eagles found some much-needed power in the middle innings to sweep both games of the round one series in the SCISA Class […]
School Board Member Calls 9-1-1 on Reporter
April 25, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – A Fairfield County School Board member, either unwilling or unable to answer questions from the news media Tuesday night, instead dialed 9-1-1 to report that she was being harassed. “Yes, I am at the District Office and I am being harassed,” Board member Annie McDaniel (District 4) said into her cell phone after […]
Sumter to Prosperity
April 24, 2014 By
A Summer Road Trip Across SC, Part Two of a Three-Part Guide to Crisscrossing South Carolina Sumter’s regal O’Donnell House commands the eye. Built circa 1840 in the Italianate style, Frank Pierce Milburn remodeled it in 1905 in the Neo-Classical style. Once a funeral home, now a social venue, it’s on the National Register of […]
