I spent Monday evening with some very dedicated people. We have lots of folks dedicated to helping their fellow folks in need, but the people I met with are dedicated to helping the four-footed members of the community. They are the members of the Hoof and Paw Benevolent Society, created several years ago to support […]
Lady Griffins Come up Short in Second Round
November 6, 2013 By
WINNSBORO – The Lady Griffins tennis team put together a remarkable run, racing into the playoffs undefeated. After a 6-0 sweep of Cheraw in round one on Oct. 31, the Lady Griffins took their first – and last – loss of the season Monday to Abbeville, falling 4-3 on their home court. The Lady Griffins […]
Election Signals Shift in Balance of Power
November 6, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With the balance of power at stake in the Blythewood Town Council election Tuesday evening, two of the challengers, Bob Massa and Tom Utroska, came away with a clear victory over incumbents Paul Moscati and Ed Garrison. Ernestine Middleton lost her bid for a two-year term to Bob Mangone. Middleton, who returned to […]
Eagles Close Out with Win
November 4, 2013 By
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Eagles finished their season with another one in the W column as they defeated the Jefferson Davis Academy Raiders 47-30 Friday night. Spirits on both sides of the line of scrimmage were wound to a fever pitch and there were several unsportsmanlike penalty calls against both teams. The yardage marked […]
‘Hawks Blank L-R, Host First-Round Playoff Battle
November 4, 2013 By
COLUMBIA – In a game postponed for 24 hours after Friday’s torrential downpour, the Westwood High School Redhawks wrapped up region play Saturday with a 21-0 shutout of the Lower Richland Diamond Hornets. The win gives head coach Rodney Summers’ program the second-place spot in 3A Region IV with a 4-1 region record (just behind […]
Griffins Topple Knights in Region Finale, Set Sights on Postseason
November 4, 2013 By
KERSHAW – The rain may have fallen on Deandre Belton Friday night at North Central, but in the Class 2A playoff brackets, the sun is shining on the senior quarterback and his Griffins as they try to mount a return to the state championship game. Belton, who came into Friday’s game 76-for-124 for 1,325 yards […]
Turnovers Cost Bengals in Loss to Irmo
November 4, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood started fast, but could not sustain the early momentum in a 25-7 loss to Irmo in a key Region 4-4A game Friday at home. The loss cost the Bengals (6-4, 2-2) a chance to clinch a second-place region finish and a home game in the first round of the approaching Class 4A […]
Historic Church Celebrates 200 Years
October 31, 2013 By
When members and visitors recently gathered to celebrate Homecoming at Zion United Methodist Church, located deep in the woods of Blythewood off Zion Road, they weren’t sure how many years they were celebrating. Records of the church are no more specific than to say it was established in a rustic log building in the late […]
The Tunnel to Nowhere
October 31, 2013 By
A drive to Walhalla runs about 143 miles and not quite three hours. Follow S.C. Highway 28 out of Walhalla into the Appalachian Mountains and you’ll discover a tunnel where men performed backbreaking labor pursuing a railroad dream. You’ll also see a beautiful waterfall. I made the drive north out of Walhalla early one fall […]
Come Out, Hang Out and Pig Out!
October 31, 2013 By
Round about this time every year, folks in Fairfield County, Blythewood and beyond get a strange gleam in their eyes. They tie on their napkins and head to the Town of Ridgeway where an important little to-do called Pig on the Ridge has been known to happen. This is the festival’s 15th consecutive year. Pig […]
