St. Mark’s Baptist Church on Highway 34 hosted its famous Friends and Family Day on Saturday. The well-attended event featured family food tents brimming with barbecue, ribs, chicken, fish, banana pudding, cakes, pies, music and beautiful weather.
GOP Elects Officers
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield GOP held its reorganization meeting on April 20 at the Fairfield Motel where the following were elected: Dana Hoffman, Secretary; Helen Johnson, Treasurer; Lou Ann Coleman, 2nd Vice Chair; Michael Moore, Chair; Chrissy Moore, Executive Committeewoman; Kerry Matthews – 1st Vice Chair; Sherry Feaster, 3rd Vice Chair.
Behavioral 5K Run/Walk
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield’s 23rd Annual 5K Run/Walk for Recovery was a big success, with prizes all around for the official U.S. Track & Field sanctioned race last weekend in downtown Winnsboro. The 3.1-mile-run and 1.8-mile-walk was a celebration of Substance Abuse Awareness. After running/walking the course, church group and individual runners/walkers gathered at the gazebo […]
Puttin’ on picnics is their business
April 20, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It’s spring in South Carolina, and for a lot of people that means it’s time to have a picnic. That’s the focus right now for a pair of Blythewood High School alums and local event planners who’ve teamed up to offer themed picnics, to help make seasonal celebrations special. “About six or seven […]
Vernetti wins $200 with bracket picks
April 20, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A handful of people across the United States may have correctly chosen the final four of the 2022 Men’s NCAA basketball tournament, but none of the ones who participated in The Voice’s Bracket Challenge did. Jim Vernetti claimed this year’s $200 from The Voice for his bracket choices. Vernetti is a retired executive […]
To Doko and Beyond
April 20, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Saturday night was the perfect night for the kick off of the annual Movies in the Park series at Doko Meadows Park in Blythewood – great weather, free balloons, shaved ice deserts, a fun movie and lots of families enjoying it all. Four members of the Blythewood High School lacrosse team practiced on […]
Sweet Sisters
April 20, 2023 By
Caroline Turkett Townsend, left, turned 104 on April 11. Her sister, Frances Turkett Riley is almost 98. Both grew up in the area and both were teachers. The bench that Caroline and Frances are seated on was given to the Presbyterian Home in Caroline’s honor by all her friends in Woodruff where she taught school […]
Animal Shelter Yard Sale
April 20, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It was another great yard sale this year for the Fairfield County Animal Shelter Yard & Bake Sale. The weather was perfect and donations of yard sale items was overwhelming. With about 20 volunteers to make it happen, the sale was a huge success, and all the money from sales and donations will […]
Spotlight on “Mr. April”
April 20, 2023 By
Hi, I’m Arnie, “Mr. April,” the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office’s (FCSO) Deputy Dog of the Month. The Fairfield County Animal Control and Adoption Center (FCAC) partners with the sheriff’s office every month to help find loving homes for animals like me at our county’s adoption center. So, every month, the Sheriff’s Office “deputizes” one of […]
Mount achieves Eagle Scout status
April 20, 2023 By
High school Senior Chandler Mount achieved the status of Eagle Scout earlier this month. He built a Gaga Pit for Friendship Baptist Church in Lugoff as his project. Mount will receive his two-year associate’s degree in science on May 3, which he earned in the STEM Early College Academy through Midlands Tech. Following that ceremony, […]
