COLUMBIA – With the recent passage of a state law enabling the governor of South Carolina to remove school board members for misconduct in office, some parents in Richland School District Two are asking if the law will be applied here and, if so, to what extent. According to the governor’s office, that question is […]
BHS, WHS students graduated with millions in college scholarship offers
June 2, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood and Westwood High School seniors graduated on Wednesday. Macy Collins was named Blythewood High School Valedictorian and Caroline Nutter was named Salutatorian. Christina Stokes was named Valedictorian for Westwood High School and Thamia Davis and Jordan Love were named Co-Salutatorians. The top 10 BHS academic graduates at Blythewood are: Collins and Nutters, […]
Seniors awarded Blythewood Rotary scholarships
June 2, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Rotary Club of Blythewood announced the winners of its annual scholarships on May 26 at its weekly meeting. “These Seniors were interviewed and selected from a strong pool of candidates from high schools in the 29016 zip code,” said Buddy price, a member of the scholarship selection committee. Five Blythewood area high […]
R2 board votes for 18.5 millage increase
June 1, 2022 By
COLUMBIA — The Richland County School District Two school board held a special called budget meeting Tuesday evening to discuss funding needs for the 2022-23 school year. After two and a half hours of discussion, the board voted 4-3 to ask Richland County for an 18.5 mill increase for the 2022-23 school year. Board members […]
Griffins Crowned
May 26, 2022 By
Fairfield Central crowned Prom King, Queen, Prince and Princess over the weekend. Pictured above, Queen Tyteianna Kennedy and King Demetrius Peoples. Pictured below, Prince Akeem Davis and Princess Tamia Herbert.
Decision Day
May 26, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Fairfield Central Principal Dr. Tracie Swilley accompanied some Griffin seniors to the Statehouse in Columbia for the first annual College and Career Decision Day on May 4. Senior attendees paraded down Main Street to the Statehouse grounds where they were welcomed before the Governor and other local dignitaries gave their congratulations to the […]
Top BHS ‘House’ Seniors
May 26, 2022 By
Blythewood High School honored its seniors Monday night who have earned various accolades and awards. The night culminated with the awarding of the House Students of the Year. Since BHS opened, it has been organized into four smaller learning communities, called “houses.” Each year two seniors from each house are awarded Students of the Year. […]
Critics call for removal of R2 board members and super
May 19, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – A cacophony of voices can be heard on the recording, the participants becoming more and more shrill as they compete for volume. Bystanders echo and boo. It sounds like it could be a hallway fight among a group of middle or high school students, but it isn’t. The participants are all grown adults […]
R2 board overspends thousands on travel
May 19, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – After Richland Two School District Superintendent Baron Davis refused, during a recent meeting, to share information about school board members’ travel spending, members of the public did what is their right under South Carolina’s freedom of information law: They asked for the information. According to records released by the school district in compliance […]
Redhawks ink plans for college
May 19, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A crew of Westwood senior athletes made their college plans official last Wednesday. Malaysia Tucker signed with College of Charleston. Tucker was a flyer for Westwood’s Competitive Cheer team. She is the daughter of Furman and Gail Allen. Tucker is a member of National Honors Society and an A/B Honor Roll student. Will […]
