BLYTHEWOOD – Since just after its 1960 founding, the Blythewood Masonic Lodge had held its meetings in the same place: a building on Blythewood Road across from Sandy Level Baptist Church. But that changed about a year ago when Richland County offered to by the local fraternal organization’s building and about four acres of land. […]
FoodShare moves to Council on Aging
December 14, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – FoodShare-Fairfield has relocated from Prisma Health Family Medicine to Fairfield County Council on Aging (FCCOA), located at 210 E. Washington Street in Winnsboro. FoodShare-Fairfield, an initiative of Fairfield Forward, aims to reduce food insecurity in Fairfield County while also improving access to fresh fruits and vegetables for all county residents. The new location […]
BHS students make ‘Winter Wishes’ dreams come true for 16 dogs
December 14, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – This Christmas, 15 backyard dogs are going to be warmer and more comfortable when the winter chill sets in this winter. They are the dogs who will be recipients of 15 dog houses being purchased with money raised by Blythewood High School students Sarah Turner, 15, and Norah Velpula, 17, as part of […]
A Holiday Evening at the Fairfield Museum
December 14, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Friends of the Fairfield County Museum attended the museum’s annual open house, held Dec. 3. The evening featured Christmas greenery, fine food and great music. The town’s three garden clubs decorated the downstairs of the museum with live Christmas greenery, Michele Taylor whipped up a table-full of Christmas confections (and poured the punch), […]
Christkindl Market
December 14, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Handmade artisan crafts and local baked goods were just some of the featured items at Blythewood’s Christkindl Market last Saturday. The event featured 65 vendors, food trucks and sweet treats, hot beverages, contests with prices, and Santa Land. Sunday’s market was canceled out of concern for weather conditions.
Community Choir for Christ performs
December 14, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – The Community Choir for Christ performed its annual Contata on Thursday, Dec. 7, and Sunday, Dec. 10, at the First Baptist Church of Ridgeway. The 30-member choir, led by Choir Director Grace Prichard, sung Joy to the World, Away in the Manger, and a special Gather at the Manger performance created and arranged […]
Winnsboro Choral Society performs Messiah
December 14, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Sion Presbyterian Church hosted their annual performance of selections from G.F. Handel’s Messiah by The Winnsboro Choral Society on Sunday, Dec. 3 in Winnsboro. The concert was directed by Debra Gladden Levray. Barbara Saunders Taylor was the accompanist.
Young painter honors I-77 patriotism
December 14, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – “We only know the mom’s and the little girl’s first names, and we have no phone number,” said Blythewood’s Xuan Thi Nguyen. For the past 114 consecutive weeks, Nguyen and her friends have stood at the edge of the Blythewood Road bridge over I-77, waving large American flags on Fridays, during the noontime […]
Griffins Give Back
December 14, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Fairfield Central High School’s Junior ROTC spent Monday morning partnering with the Fairfield Council on Aging to serve the community by delivering food boxes.
Low-cost mobile vet clinic returns to Winnsboro on Sat.
December 7, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – A mobile vet clinic will be bringing close-to-home pet care to Winnsboro on Saturday, Dec. 9, in the parking lot next to the town clock in downtown Winnsboro, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Sonja Murphy, one of the organizers of the event, said, “We are all about healthcare for the pets in […]
