Applying what is learned in the classroom to the business world is often the goal for those leaving high school. Once students leave school, they have an education but can lack work experience. But experience is just what the students in Jeremi Madden’s Business Education classes are gaining behind the counter at the Westwood High […]
Walker strikes out 11 in Griffins’ win over Keenan
April 10, 2013 By
Compton Walker struck out 11 and gave up just two runs on two hits Tuesday night, leading the Fairfield Central Griffins baseball squad over the Keenan Raiders at home, 9-2, in Region III 2-A play. Walker was also 2-for-3 at the plate, with a single, a double and two RBIs. Tuesday night, Walker worked through […]
Bengals blast through Diamond Invitational
April 10, 2013 By
Blythewood High School, host of the third annual South Carolina Diamond Invitational, walked away with a tournament championship last weekend, blasting Greenville in the title game, 10-0, Sunday afternoon. The SCDI is arguably one of the best high school baseball tournaments in the state and featured some of the top teams in the state including […]
Eagles’ skid continues against Greenwood Christian
April 10, 2013 By
After winning eight of their first 10 games, the Richard Winn Academy Eagles baseball team has fallen on hard times, dropping four in a row, including Tuesday night’s SCISA Region III 2-A showdown against Greenwood Christian, 6-5. After being up the entire game, and leading 6-4 going into the seventh and final inning, Eagle reliever […]
Lady Bengals hammer Spring Valley
April 10, 2013 By
Tuesday night, two of top teams in Region IV-4A collided on the softball field at Blythewood high school. The Lady Vikings of Spring Valley and Blythewood split their first two contests with each game decided by just one run. But the final game of the regular season series was far and away from a one-run […]
Bengals edge Spring Valley in 11-inning nail-biter
April 10, 2013 By
The Blythewood Bengals (16-3, 6-0) were back on the diamond Tuesday night for their fifth game in five when they hosted the Vikings of Spring Valley (8-4, 4-2). In a pitcher’s duel that lasted 11 innings, the Bengals outlasted Spring Valley 1-0. After the game Bengals head coach Barry Mizzell said he was proud of […]
Son Charged in Blair Double Murder
April 9, 2013 By
BLAIR – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office officially charged Matthew Richard Mahorsky, 40, with two counts of murder Tuesday morning after the bodies of his parents, Ruth Marion Mahorsky, 70, and Richard F. Mahorsky, 71, were found shot to death Monday outside their home at 80 Highway 215 S. in Blair, near the intersection of […]
Preparing for Disaster — Local Company Has Your Backup Plan
April 5, 2013 By
Business models are set up to plan for success, but what about disaster? In the 21st century workplace, where companies store more data out in the ether than they do in filing cabinets, planning for disaster is the business model for one local company, Contingency Planning and Outsourcing, Inc. (CPO). Tim Lord, of Winnsboro, founded […]
Two Charged in Church Burglary
April 5, 2013 By
RIDGEWAY – Two Ridgeway men were arrested last week and charged with a March 24 break-in of Sawney’s Creek Baptist Church at 14605 Highway 34 E. in Ridgeway. According to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, 17-year-old Morgan Dean Murphy, of 289 Murphy Trail in Ridgeway, and 19-year-old Cameron James Wells, of 1150 Centerville Road in […]
Voice Publisher Named to SCPA Executive Committee
April 4, 2013 By
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Barbara Ball, publisher of The Independent Voice of Blythewood and Fairfield County, was elected to the Executive Committee of the S.C. Press Association at the organization’s annual meeting at the Poinsett Hotel in Greenville March 23. “Barbara has been an active member of the Press Association for many years and we think […]
