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Westwood High School chemistry teacher Jeff O’Shields poses with Jessica Dyarmett , WHS senior, who supervised horseback rides at Westwood’s 2017 Harvest Festival on October 22.

Barbecue, Bluejeans & Bluegrass lit up The Farm

RIDGEWAY – The Fairfield and Blythewood communities arrived at The Farm in Ridgeway in boots and jeans, dined on Doko Smoke barbecue, were entertained by The Twang Bomber’s bluegrass music and opened their wallets for this and that throughout the evening for live and silent auctions – all for the good cause of supporting their […]

Blythewood Pageants Rescheduled

BLYTHEWOOD – In an effort to include contestants for all 46 counties, the Miss Blythewood/Miss Blythewood Teen Pageant originally scheduled for Oct. 21, 2017 will be postponed until Oct. 20, 2018. The pageant will become an open pageant competition, which means contestants from all 46 counties will be eligible to compete.  Miss BW Teen contestants […]

Thousands rock Winnsboro Clock

WINNSBORO – It was estimated that between 2,000 and 3,000 people attended this year’s Rock Around the Clock festival in downtown Winnsboro last weekend in spite of a rainout during part of the day on Saturday. “I think the Fantastic Shakers, great weather on Friday night and a lot of new acts and entertainers were […]

Bethel UMC Blesses the Animals

WINNSBORO – There were lots of wet kisses, sniffing, cuddling, obeying, not obeying, tail wagging and a few barks when church members and friends gathered, with their dogs, on the front lawn of Bethel United Methodist Church in Winnsboro Sunday for the church’s annual Blessing of Animals. After a greeting, followed by an invocation and […]

BBQ, Bluegrass, & Bluejeans set for Friday

Pull on your cowboy boots and grab your banjo. It’s time for the Fairfield Memorial Hospital Foundation’s annual knee-slapping, fundraising event at The Farm at Ridgeway. This year’s event will feature both a live and silent auction with Heyward Mattox, live music by the Twang Bombers featuring Susan Douglass Taylor, pumpkin painting for the kids, […]

Jewelry for a Cause

This handmade, sterling silver necklace by Addie Walker is one of the items in the silent auction at An Evening in the Garden on October 26, an event to benefit Hoof and Paw Benevolent Society. Enjoy live music, heavy hors d’oeurves and beverages under the twinkling lights in the garden. Proceeds will support spays, neuters […]

Artist Harold Branham’s newest work featured at Manor

A large crowd of old and new friends and art lovers were in attendance Tuesday evening for an art reception and dessert buffet featuring Blythewood artist Harold Branham’s newest series of work. The event was held in the Shives Gallery of Doko Manor.   The series of paintings titled ‘A Year on the River’ included […]

Former students return to alma mater… the restored Fairfield High School

WINNSBORO – Don Prioleau has been saying to many people lately, “You’re going to be surprised what you see inside.” He was talking about the extensive restoration of Fairfield High School by some of its alumni, still true to their school. And on Sunday, everyone found out that he was right. It was a day […]

LulaRoe opens Blythewood fashion distribution center in Hollywood style

BLYTHEWOOD – LuLaRoe officially opened its new east coast distribution center in Blythewood Monday with an enthusiastic Hollywood style event complete with glitz, glamour and music that had everyone moving around in five big white outdoor tents. After Blythewood Mayor J. Michael Ross and the LuLaRoe founders DeAnne and Mark Stidham welcomed guests, recognized officials […]

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