RIDGEWAY – Ridgeway’s Family Night on the Ridge picnic that was scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, in the Ridgeway park has been postponed to a later, undetermined date due to the expected arrival of Hurricane Florence late Thursday or early Friday. There could still be damaging winds and heavy rains affecting the park on Saturday, […]
Big Grab weekend is here
September 6, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Big Grab is here. The annual curbside crawl of yard sales, known as The Big Grab, will happen this year on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7-8, encompassing a 50-mile community network that includes Blythewood, Ridgeway and Winnsboro. The route is a figure 8 loop that takes shoppers from Winnsboro through Ridgeway to […]
Register for Behavioral Health Services Drop-In
September 6, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Even though ‘Recovery Month’ has just begun this week for Fairfield County’s Behavioral Health Services, it’s already time to sign up for the month-end Drop-In to be held Friday, Sept. 28, from 12 – 1:30 p.m. at the agency’s new building, 178 Hwy 321 Bypass N. in Winnsboro. “We hope everyone will participate […]
Are you Good to Go?
September 6, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – All too frequently, just when life is getting good, it’s over. A program at the Blythewood library, titled, “Are you Good to Go?” can help ease that final send-off for the person who is dying as well as for family and friends. The program consists of three sessions and is designed to help […]
Blythewood Farmer’s Market to host safety night
August 30, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Farmer’s Market will feature its annual Safety Night with live music on Wednesday, Sept. 5. The market will also offer its usual – great fruits, vegetables and other food items and crafts. “Bring the whole family to Doko Park to meet the men and women of our fire, EMS and sheriff’s […]
Blythewood’s Trane plant to hire 700
August 23, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) will be hiring ‘on the spot’ for 70 positions during a job fair it is sponsoring for Trane at Doko Manor, from 1 – 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept 12. Wendy Hamilton, Midlands Business Consultant for SCDEW, said the hiring will be the first […]
Join Trash Talk countywide tour
August 23, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood residents are invited to Talk Trash with Richland County Solid Waste & Recycling folks at Doko Manor on Monday, Sept. 10 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. The meeting will provide residents with updates about trash pickup, recycling and bulk item collections. Those attending can receive input about services provided by the County. […]
Lions Clubs sight event set for Sunday
August 16, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Four Lions Clubs will host their annual Night for Sight and Hearing on Sunday, Aug 19. at Doko Manor in Blythewood. The event includes an afternoon of Gospel music by three acts: God’s Tool Box, Free By Grace and Doug Hudson. Clubs from Blythewood, Winnsboro, Columbia Northeast and Greater Irmo are hosting the […]
Bella & Blue honors ‘model’ teachers
August 9, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – It was teachers’ night out last week when Bella & Blue Boutique in Ridgeway invited teachers from Fairfield and Richland Counties to a back to school fashion show with big discounts on those fashions. Several teachers modeled the shop’s clothing lines and a table full of refreshments was provided by Laura’s Tea Room […]
