The Blythewood Fire will be holding tryouts for the fall 2013 10U team at Blythewood Park, Aug. 3-4. For more information please go to www.facebook.com/BlythewoodFireBaseball9U or email [email protected]. The 9U team wrapped up their season by winning the last two tournaments and finishing ranked #1 in South Carolina and #51 in the USA for USSSA […]
In the Footsteps of History
July 18, 2013 By
Family Traces Roots to Slavery BLYTHEWOOD – About 40 members of the Bookert family visited Sandy Level Baptist Church July 12 as part of their annual family reunion weekend in Columbia. The Bookerts can trace their roots back to several early black members of the church, dating back to 1854-1859, who held all rights and […]
Cocky Comes Home to Roost
July 18, 2013 By
Like any superhero, Blythewood’s Jamie Ballentine knows how to juggle a secret alter ego and change clothes in a phone booth. As an undergrad at the University of South Carolina, Ballentine proudly cavorted as Cocky, the university’s beloved mascot, at sports and other events on campus and around the state. Though his tenure as Cocky […]
State AG: Council spending illegal
July 12, 2013 By
FAIRFIELD – As County Council continues to take body blows from the public over their handling of former County Administrator Phil Hinely, another bombshell fell on their doorstep Monday as the State Attorney General issued a damaging opinion regarding the County’s policy of tuition assistance for Council members and their long-standing practice of health insurance […]
County Kills Dawkins Facility
July 12, 2013 By
FAIRFIELD – Western Fairfield and the Dawkins community will have to wait, indefinitely, for their long-promised recreation facility after County Council defeated – in not one, but two separate votes – a motion to erect the facility on the 8.12 acres off Ladds Road. The vote came after much debate and after Council had received, […]
Stand Still Long Enough and She’ll Paint You, Too –
July 4, 2013 By
Winnsboro artist Christy Buchanan, known for her whimsical art, is shown here with Philip Reese of Reese’s Plants in Blythewood in front of a tool shed that Buchanan painted at Reese’s garden shop on Wilson Boulevard.
County Administrator Resigns
July 2, 2013 By
FAIRFIELD – County Administrator Phil Hinely has resigned from his post at Fairfield County, effective June 28. Council announced the resignation at the end of Monday night’s work session. “Monday’s meeting (June 24) was just all he could take,” Chairman David Ferguson (District 5) said after the work session. “He’s been beaten up over this […]
Getting it all worked out: Homegrown face of fitness goes from Winnsboro & Blythewood to Hollywood
June 27, 2013 By
Peppy Richard Winn graduate Alison Davis-McLain spent her formative years in Blythewood and Winnsboro — but she’s since moved on. Way on. Today, Davis-McLain, 31, is familiar to fitness enthusiasts around the world as a popular instructor featured in The FIRM’s powerhouse aerobics videos. Recently featured in Shape Magazine’s German edition, Davis-McLain is known for […]
Redhawks Capture Sumter 7-on-7 Tourney Title; Griffins Shine, Come Up Short
June 27, 2013 By
After going 1-9 in their inaugural season last year, the Westwood High School Redhawks football program got its first injection of confidence for 2013, taking home the hardware in last Saturday’s 7-on-7 passing tournament at Sumter High School. “It’s huge for the kids’ morale,” head coach Rodney Summers said. “They’ve worked so hard since October, […]
Blythewood Councilman Steps Down
June 27, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town Councilman Jeff Branham has announced his resignation from Town Council, effective July 31. Mayor J. Michael Ross read Branham’s resignation letter at the beginning of Monday night’s Council meeting. Ross explained that Branham has accepted a position with a chemical company in Jackson, Miss., and is already at that location working. Branham […]
