COLUMBIA – What began last month as a Senior Resources project in Richland County to serve five free meals a week for senior citizens age 60 and over during the Time of Corona, has now been funded to serve 16 counties, including Fairfield County where the Fairfield County Council on Aging is handling the distribution […]
Bengals Miss Out on Big Year
May 7, 2020 By
The 2020 girls soccer season was set to be a big one for the Blythewood girls. After finishing a close second behind Region 4-5A winner Spring Valley, the Bengals finished 15-5-2 and 7-1 in region play. They reached the second round of the state playoffs before bowing out to Riverside. This spring offered an open […]
Redhawks Stand Strong
May 7, 2020 By
When Chelsea Pedersen took over the head girls soccer position at Westwood High School, she built the team from the ground up. Of the eleven freshmen who were on that 2017 roster, five would have celebrated their final home game as Redhawks just last week. Instead, an order closing schools on March 14 ended the […]
26 COVID-19 cases at PruittHealth-Ridgeway
May 6, 2020 By
RIDGEWAY – The S. C. Department of Health and Environmental Control notified the Fairfield County administration Sunday afternoon to expect a significant spike of 26 new COVID-19 cases in the county. All were reported at PruittHealth in Ridgeway, bringing the total for Fairfield County to 68 as of Sunday. By Wednesday, six more people in […]
FCSD Board faces $2.7M shortfall
April 30, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County School Board followed up last weeks’ mostly inaudible discussion of an impending $2.7 million shortfall in next year’s budget with a presentation on the 2020-2021 budget at Tuesday night’s regular board meeting. Kevin Robinson, the district’s chief financial officer, said staff would likely bring a continuing resolution for board consideration […]
Doko Meadows walking trails open; park, Manor, playground, restroom closed
April 30, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – During a two-hour zoomed town council meeting Monday night, council spent an hour discussing whether or not to re-open the park’s walking trail before voting 4-1 to open it. Councilman Larry Griffin voted against. At issue was the fact that the trail has been used steadily since it was officially closed by a […]
Westwood Softball: The Toughest Season
April 30, 2020 By
Schools and after-school activities may have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Westwood head softball coach Steven Cruz has a long-distance vision of the Redhawks’ success. Even so, on the short range of it, Cruz and the players felt the sting just like any other team that has seen a season put in […]
On Parade
April 30, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – With a pending graduation ceremony amid COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and upcoming Principal Appreciation Day, Richard Winn Academy held a parade last week to celebrate seniors and first-year Head of School Kristen Chaisson. Richard Winn’s seniors were escorted down Old Chester Road in their cars and then paraded on foot through the parking lot […]
