FAIRFIELD/BLYTHEWOOD – Governor McMaster has directed South Carolina DHEC to again report coronavirus cases by zip code instead of just by county. “Starting today, I have directed SC DHEC to publicly disclose the up-to-date numbers of confirmed cases by local zip code. In addition they will provide the estimated number of residents who are likely […]
Update on Fairfield COVID-19 cases
April 2, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD /FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A new case of coronavirus was reported today in Fairfield County bringing the total to 8. The new case was reported at 4 p.m. today on DHEC’s website. There have been no deaths reported in the county.
Army Corps of Engineers considers retrofitting former FMH building for use during pandemic
April 2, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – As the coronavirus pandemic spreads like wildfire across the country, eating up supplies, staff and facilities in its path, one emerging plan to mitigate the increasing and immediate need for more facilities calls for retrofitting existing facilities all around the country, including vacant, unused hospitals. To that end, representatives from the Army Corps […]
What’s in CARES packages for local small businesses
April 2, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD COUNTY – As many of Blythewood and Fairfield County’s small ‘non-essential’ businesses were placed under mandatory closure orders by the Governor Tuesday evening (Gov. Henry McMaster Orders Non-Essential Businesses Closed Throughout S.C.), others in town were already closed by the limitations of social distancing. The revenue is drying up quickly all down the street, […]
Learning in the Time of Corona
April 2, 2020 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Students of every age – from pre-K to grad school – are grappling with a completely new set of everyday circumstances, as the coronavirus pandemic has shut down schools. But it’s not just the students who are dealing with big changes. Many parents of school-age children have been pushed into the unfamiliar […]
BHS promotes virtual plant sale
April 2, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood High School horticulture class is offering a virtual plant sale with respect to social distancing requirements. Plants can be ordered online and picked up curbside at one of the times and locations on the order form. Both Chester High School and Nation’s Ford High School are assisting with the sale at […]
Langford on parade
April 2, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After almost two weeks of life in quarantine, Langford Elementary School students were treated with a car parade by faculty and staff on March 26. Langford faculty met at the school and followed the school bus routes through the community. Pictured here, families in Eagle’s Glen greet Langford’s motorcade of over thirty cars […]
Local small businesses face COVID-19
March 26, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The social restrictions that come with the Covid-19 pandemic have presented a real challenge for our local small businesses in Blythewood and Fairfield County. But they’ve also presented new opportunities that are likely to impact how these businesses operate even after it’s over. “We’re trying to be innovative and creative, and each and […]
Free meals for Blythewood senior citizens
March 26, 2020 By
Pick Up 5 Meals at Trinity United Methodist Church This Wednesday BLYTHEWOOD – For the foreseeable future, Senior Resources will be providing any senior citizen in Blythewood five free meals each week, on a first come, first served basis. Meals can be picked up at the Trinity United Methodist Church (Senior Resources previously announced the […]
Fairfield’s new kind of ‘homeschool’
March 26, 2020 By
RIDGEWAY – It was during the week of March 9 that Nicole Collins Hunter, a child development teacher for four year olds, at Geiger Elementary in Ridgeway, and her fellow teachers were advised by school administrators to begin preparing remote learning packets for their students in case of a shutdown of schools due to the […]
