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Town of Blythewood settles defamation lawsuit filed by Hunter against Franklin
Settlement Ends Approximately $1M in Payouts and Legal Fees BLYTHEWOOD – The last of two lawsuits filed by Ashley Hunter, CEO of MPA Strategies LLC, against the Town of Blythewood has been settled, all but closing the door on the Town’s almost four-year soap opera that one columnist described as the Town “making a mountain of public […]
Davis is Upper State 2A Coach of the Year
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Fairfield Central native son Demetrius Davis took top honors among Class 2A head football coaches after the 2024 football season. The South Carolina Football Coaches Association named Davis as the 2A Upper State Head Coach of the year in late December. The 14-year Griffins head coach led his team to a 12-2 […]
Missing man found in ravine
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Just before 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a missing 83-year-old man with a heart condition in the Lake Monticello area. The man’s daughter reported that she had last seen her father around 9 p.m. the previous evening. When deputies arrived at the […]
Three tornadoes confirmed in Fairfield
WINNSBORO – The National Weather Service has confirmed three tornadoes swept through Fairfield County Sunday morning. The most significant of the three tornadoes was the last one to hit the county and was rated an EF-1 with peak winds of 95 mph. It began just south of Winnsboro near a manufacturing plant on Highway 321 […]
FCCOA to host oyster roast Jan. 25
WINNSBORO — Fairfield County Council on Aging (FCCOA) will be hosting its fourth annual oyster roast fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 25. All funds raised through the oyster and shrimp boil (byob) will stay in Fairfield County and be used to continue FCCOA’s Weekend Meal Program for the county’s seniors. The ticketed event will be held […]
Fairfield Farm Bureau spreads Holiday Cheer
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Farm Bureau and local Farm Bureau Insurance agents are bringing a little more joy to this holiday season by helping those in the community facing financial or medical hardships. The local office donated $1,750 to Fairfield County First Steps. They will use the donation to purchase Christmas presents for children in […]
Champs get hardware
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Academy recognized its 2024 SCISA baseball 1A State Championship team during the school’s Christmas basketball tournament last week. The title was the second in a row for the program, who went 20-2 in the 2024 season and 25-0 in the 2023 season. Pictured front from left: Coach Daniel Bonds, Harris McLean, […]
Blythewood boys sweep Lemon Street Classic
MARIETTA, GA – With three wins in the Lemon Street Classic Blythewood’s boys basketball team closed out the 2024 portion of their season on a four-game win streak. Following a three-point loss to Wren on Dec. 20, the Bengals downed Columbia 78-34 on Dec. 21, then picked up 70-41, 78-56 and 70-65 wins in the […]
Bengals are Dist. 9 Tourney Champs
SUMTER – Blythewood’s girls basketball program takes some new hardware into the new year – crowned champions of the District 9 Officials Christmas Basketball Tournament. Junior Chase Thomas was named tournament MVP after tallying her ninth double-double of the season. In the three-game stretch, she averaged 26.6 points, 14.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists. The Bengals […]
PAC opens sports complex near Blythewood
COLUMBIA – The Providence Athletic Club (PAC) Panthers held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at their new 12-acre, 16,000 square foot double gymnasium complex located just south of Blythewood off Farrow Road between I-77 and I-20. PAC will host home basketball, volleyball and wrestling events as well as graduations and sports banquets at the new Providence […]
