Coker participates in Industry Showcase

COLUMBIA – Blythewood High School senior Rebecca Coker, pictured left, assisted the Midlands Education and Business Alliance (MEBA) in an Industry Showcase held at the State Fairgrounds.  Pictured above, Jill Martinez, right, with the City of Columbia Canal Water Plant presents Rebecca with an original walking stick carved from Camp Barstow Cypress. 

BHS students inducted into National Technical Honor Society

BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School recognized eleven students on April 24 for their achievements and inducted them into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS).  The NTHS celebrates students who have shown exemplary effort and aptitude in their chosen area of Career and Technical Education and has offered students nearly $300,000 in scholarships each year since 1984. […]

Fairfield School District hosts Cool Reads

RIDGEWAY – Fairfield County School District held a Cool Reads Literacy Fest on Monday at The Farm at Ridgeway. The event celebrated readers from elementary schools across the district.

Blythewood’s Future Business Leaders

MYRTLE BEACH – Blythewood High School Future Business Leaders of America attended the FBLA State Conference in Myrtle Beach, April 14th-16th. Winners Julian Hunt (2nd Place International Business),  Makenzy Nesmith (4th Place, Organizational Leadership), and Makayla Evans (Honorable Mention, Agribusiness) will have the opportunity to compete  in the National Leadership Conference this summer in Orlando, […]

Mulling the B-HE Gym

BLYTHEWOOD – During executive session at the regular town council meeting Monday night, council discussed negotiations incidental to proposed contractual arrangements concerning the Bethel-Hanberry Gymnasium. Following the session, council voted for the mayor and staff to continue in discussions with Richland 2 School District regarding the potential lease or purchase of the gym.

Center for Knowledge North is ‘diving for pearls’

Editors Note: Center for Knowledge North is located in Blythewood on the campus of Muller Road Middle School; Center for Knowledge is located on the campus of EL Wright Middle School. The two campuses operate as one school. BLYTHEWOOD – As students and staff gathered in the multipurpose room at Center for Knowledge North to […]

Fairfield community meets new FCSD superintendent

WINNSBORO – The new Fairfield County School District Superintendent Dr. Tony Hemingway met members of the community Monday during a Meet and Greet at the District auditorium. After introducing himself and making comments, Dr. Hemingway took questions and talked about some of his plans for the district going forward. He said he is continuing to […]

Celebrating Aviation

FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Seniors from three area high schools participated in exploratory flights from Emma Steed, S and S Aviation pilot, during Fairfield County’s week-long celebration of Aviation Week.  Pictured at left, pilot Emma Steed, a recent Richard Winn graduate, with Richard Winn senior Ethan Steward. Center, Fairfield Central High School’s Ruben Tucker. At right, […]

Students to join in discovery flights

County Airport Celebrates SC Aviation Week FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Fairfield County Airport will celebrate the essential careers of the aviation industry during South Carolina Aviation Week by providing three local high school seniors with discovery flights on Monday, April 22 at 9 a.m. For the sixth consecutive year, high school students were recruited to participate […]

Celebrating Art and National Champions

BLYTHEWOOD- Following the University of South Carolina’s National Title win on Sunday, Muller Road Middle School shared a photo on Twitter of sixth-grade student Eaiston Thompson’s painting of the legendary Gamecock head coach Dawn Staley. The painting depicts Staley in various stages of her basketball career.

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