WINNSBORO – After seven years without a pastor, St. John’s Episcopal Church in Winnsboro now has a new rector, Father Slaven Manning. St. John’s shares Father Manning with St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Newberry, whose congregants have been without a priest since this past June. The sharing program was initiated by Bishop Daniel Richards of […]
Ashford retires
March 2, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council passed a proclamation at its meeting on February 27 to recognize the retirement of Sergeant Jeremy Ashford from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. Ashford served Fairfield County for 24 1/2 years. He began working at the Fairfield County Detention Center in May 1998. In May 2000, he transitioned to the […]
Driver Suspension Eligibility Week is March 6-10
March 2, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) will hold the 2023 Driver Suspension Eligibility Week (DSEW) statewide for drivers with licenses suspended for specific reasons. The dates of this year’s event are March 6 – 10. Last year, the SCDMV started notifying drivers who were eligible to take advantage of the program […]
Forest Service to conduct prescribed burns in Fairfield
March 2, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – USDA Forest Service fire specialists have begun conducting prescribed burns throughout South Carolina’s Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests. The planned burns will be conducted over the next six months and include approximately 118,000 acres. The Enoree Ranger District is planning burns on 35,000 acres in Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry and Union counties. […]
Art on stage at Pine Tree Playhouse
March 1, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Audience members who attend any of The Pine Tree Playhouse performances or musical revues are used to seeing spellbinding drama or lyrical music. On March 5, the PTP audience will have a chance to see a different kind of art that is no less spellbinding or lyrical. On that day, the playhouse will […]
Council honors retirees Ford and Haney
February 23, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council passed proclamation at its Feb. 13 meeting recognizing the retirement of Sharon Ford from Fairfield County Emergency Management Division and Lt. Lee Haney with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. Ford began her career with Fairfield County Emergency Management/E-9-11 Department in 2002, and has served as a dedicated 911 dispatcher, shift […]
Happy 106th!
February 23, 2023 By
Mrs. Geneva Bell celebrated her 106th birthday on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 at home with her family and friends. A native of Fairfield County, she faithfully attended Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Longtown, SC before the pandemic. Mrs. Bell loves to spend time reading her Bible, coloring, watching western TV shows like “Gunsmoke,” and talking […]
Fairfield’s Got Heart
February 23, 2023 By
Fairfield County Parks and Recreation held their second annual Got Heart 5K Run/1.5 mile walk on Saturday. Pictured above, Hayden Brahman and Regan Freeman placed first overall in the women’s and men’s 5K, respectively. Pictured below, Candace Walters and Sandy Burnes placed first in the women’s and men’s 1.5 mile walk. The race, which was […]
Up The Creek’s beagles on a roll
February 16, 2023 By
WARE PLACE – Last week was a banner week for Blythewood’s Up The Creek Kennels. Up The Creek Han Solo earned his first win in the Sugarland Beagle Club 15-inch Male Class held at Iodine State Beagle Club in Ware Place, SC on Wednesday. The first place, his first of a minimum three wins needed […]
Celebrating Black History: Hanberry is bright star in Blythewood’s history
February 16, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Legendary school teacher/principal, Annie E. Hanberry, is a bright and enduring star in Blythewood’s history. For her devotion to the schooling of Blythewood’s black students, she was honored locally, nationally and was even featured on NBC’s Today Show in 1972. Born in 1903, near the Wheeler Hill section of Columbia, Hanberry graduated from […]
