Born in the spring of 2004, the fine bay Thoroughbred colt is a grandson of Secretariat, the Triple Crown winner in 1973; and a great grandson of Bold Ruler, the 1957 Horse of the Year. Northern Dancer and War Admiral are also in his lineage. The colt showed promise as a 2-year-old, winning his first […]
Wiseman Picked as Penny Tax Rep.
January 17, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Tuesday evening, a subcommittee appointed by Blythewood Town Council selected William (Bill) Wiseman to represent Blythewood on Richland County’s proposed 15-member Penny Tax oversight committee. Wiseman was chosen from a field of three finalists that included Malcolm Gordge of Ashley Oaks and Sean King of Lake Ashley. Town Council will confirm Wiseman’s selection before […]
Griffins Fall to Keenan
January 14, 2013 By
The Keenan Raiders capitalized on every opportunity Friday night, out-shooting, out-scoring and out-rebounding the Fairfield Central Griffins en route to a 61-43 drubbing at Keenan. Only two Griffins – Keith Workman and Daniel Maple – managed to reach double digits Friday night, with 16 and 12 points respectively, while the Raiders were led with 23 […]
Keenan Stuns Lady Griffins
January 14, 2013 By
The Lady Griffins were dealt their first region loss of the season Friday night, falling on the road to red-hot Keenan, 55-44. The Lady Raiders jumped out to an early 9-2 lead in the opening quarter with an offense that threaded its way through the Fairfield press with relative ease. The Lady Griffins rallied late, […]
Museum Plans for Busy 2013
January 13, 2013 By
WINNSBORO — Following on the heels of last month’s successful Christmas Open House, the Fairfield County Museum has some intriguing events lined up for early 2013. First up in 2013 is a second appearance and historical presentation on Native American History by Val Green at 11 a.m. on Jan. 24 in the Christ Central Community […]
NRC Fields Questions on Shaw Delay
January 11, 2013 By
JENKINSVILLE – Members of the Jenkinsville community gathered at McCrorey-Liston Elementary School Tuesday night to hear an update from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on how the agency oversees safety standards at the reactor construction at the nearby V.C. Summer Nuclear Station. From the outset, Tom Kozak, Senior Operation Engineer, and Jim Luehman, Director of […]
Looky, Looky: Here Come the Cookies –
January 10, 2013 By
Attention residents of Fairfield County and Blythewood: Get your checkbooks out. It’s cookie time! The Girl Scout, Brownie and Daisy Troops will be ringing your doorbell during the next few days to take your cookie orders. Buying the cookies helps support the scouts in the community, and the cookies are delicious. Brownies Rose Barnes, 8 […]
Kennedy Takes Top Job at Sumter
January 10, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s head football coach, Reggie Kennedy, announced this week that he is leaving the Bengals’ program to take the job as head football coach and athletics director at Sumter High School. Kennedy has spent the last two seasons at Blythewood and led them to a 9-3 record this past season, which included a […]
Griffins Hold Off Columbia
January 7, 2013 By
The Fairfield Central Griffins boys’ basketball squad held off a late run by Columbia High School Friday night to defeat the Capitals 62-51 in their region opener in Columbia. The Griffins were powered by Daniel Maple and Keith Workman, who posted 19 points each, and Compton Walker, who put up 16. The Capitals enjoyed an […]
Lady Griffins Stun Caps
January 7, 2013 By
It may not have been the best performance of the year by the number one team in Class 2A girls’ basketball Friday night, but the Lady Griffins kept the game close enough to win their region opener over Columbia High School, 46-45,on a desperation turnaround hook shot by Jada Martin in the closing seconds. Martin, […]
