It was a big weekend for members of the First United Methodist Church of Winnsboro. On Friday and Saturday, members raised $10,000 during the Big Grab. Then on Sunday, they held a Tent Camp Meeting on the lawn behind the church, followed by an ice cream social. Fairfield County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve McDonald, Town Councilman […]
Big Grab Gets Bigger
September 8, 2016 By
Bargain Hunting Begins Friday BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD (Sept. 8, 2016) – With a name like “The Big Grab,” one would have to imagine the event has considerable scope. After all, the word “Big” is right there in the name of the event. But this weekend’s curbside crawl of yard sales might have been better dubbed “The Bigger Grab.” […]
Big Grab Gets Bigger
September 4, 2015 By
Shoppers, Merchants Ready for Sept. 11-12 Yard Sale Crawl BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Shops, restaurants, service stations, hotels and other merchants in Blythewood, Winnsboro and Ridgeway are stocked and ready for the invasion that will happen next week when the fourth annual 43-mile Big Grab yard sale descends on the three towns and everything in between. […]
Big Grab Brings Big Bucks
September 11, 2014 By
On Shoestring Budget, Event Gives Local Merchants Shot in the Arm BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD – Friday and Saturday were good days for the shops, restaurants, service stations, hotels and other merchants in Blythewood, Winnsboro and Ridgeway. Long lines of cars and trucks began snaking into the towns early Friday for the annual Big Grab Yard Sale. The […]
