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With more than 1,500 clients to serve, CAB needs more partners, volunteers
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s Christian Assistance Bridge (CAB) offers many kinds of emergency help year ‘round to families and the elderly who are temporarily struggling. That help can take the form of assistance with emergency car repairs so the client can get to work; help in resolving an issue with a landlord, fixing a leak that’s […]
BW town council votes 4-1 for referendum to change form of government
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Town Council voted 4-1 Tuesday night to the first of two votes that are required to an ordinance calling for a referendum on the question of a change in the town’s form of government. The 4-1/2 hour meeting was marked throughout by the continued crippling dysfunction of a divided council […]
MSCS’s Berry named Rookie of the Year
WINNSBORO – Chantell Berry, Executive Director and Principal of Midlands STEM Charter School (MSCS), has been named the 2025 Rookie of the Year by the school’s authorizer, the Charter Institute at Erskine. The statewide award was presented to Berry during the Institute’s 7th annual Awards Banquet, in front of an audience of more than 500 […]
Six local farms on Richland’s Ag + Art tour June 7 – 8
BLYTHEWOOD – Farmers, painters, potters, weavers, quilters, musicians, storytellers, bakers and other local artisans will be featured in the annual S.C. Ag + Art Tour, which comes to Richland County – and Blythewood – June 7-8. The Ag + Art Tour, a free, self-guided tour of farms, seeks to educate people about where their food […]
Winnsboro Lions Celebrate 90 Years
RIDGEWAY – The Winnsboro Lions Club celebrated its 90th anniversary on Tuesday evening, May 20, at the Farm at Ridgeway. Lions from across the state and the of the Winnsboro club heard remarks from Past International Director Dianne Pitts who presented several awards and fellowships to Winnsboro Lions. Lion Secretary Rev. Richard Hodges and […]
Bengals fall to Lexington in upper state title series
LEXINGTON – Two days after an unfortunate 4-3 loss at home to Lexington to open the 5A Division 1 upper state series, the Blythewood baseball team (24-7) saw its season come to an unfitting end at Lexington (21-9-1) in a lopsided 15-3 defeat in six innings to the Wildcats in the best-of-3 series. “They had […]
Making History
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Director of Veterans Affairs Albertha Woodard was selected as a “Women Making History” award winner by the Order of the Eastern Star, a fraternal organization that consists of a woman’s auxiliary to Freemasonry that promotes charity, truth, and loving kindness.
Summer Nights Are Here
WINNSBORO – FlashBack The Party Band brought the energy and the hits to the May Summer Concert in downtown Winnsboro on Saturday. The free event featured food for sale from KG’s Soul Food and alcoholic beverages, sold by Sarah-N-Geo’s. Summer Nights concert series will continue on June 28 with a performance from DJ Irv.
Fairfield High Alumni Association hosts car & truck show
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield High School Alumni Association Car and Truck Club proudly hosted its first annual Car Show on Saturday, May 17 drawing crowds of car enthusiasts to Congress Street in downtown Winnsboro. “It was an exciting day of automotive competition and community celebration,” said the show’s emcee Donald Prioleau. From 2 p.m. to […]
Karen Howard Murphy
Karen Howard Murphy, 78, ed away peacefully on May 12, 2025. She was born on February 14, 1947, in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and spent her adult life in Winnsboro, South Carolina; New Orleans, Louisiana; Ochlocknee, Georgia; Bay St. Louis, Mississippi; and Shelby, North Carolina. Karen was a loving wife to Milton Edward Murphy, Jr., […]
