RIDGEWAY – When Angelina Surina opened her Olde Town Hall Restaurant and Bar in downtown Ridgeway 10 years ago on Halloween day, she was serving burgers, wings and other foods that could generally be found in other local eating establishments. But she was also serving foods that were not available in Blythewood, Winnsboro or other […]
Christmas Parade applications due Nov. 1
October 31, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town of Blythewood has announced that the Town will organize the Christmas Parade this year. The Parade will be held rain or shine at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8. In case of severe weather, the parade will be postponed to 2 p.m. on the following Sunday, Dec. 15. Those interested in […]
President arrested for fraud intent
October 24, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A man who twice ran for Richland 2 School Board has been charged with Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent. Darrel President, Sr., 56, former Executive Director of the Greenbrier Resource Community Development Center (CRCDC), a non-profit, has been charged by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) for Breach of Trust […]
Fairfield, BW truckers haul hay to NC
October 24, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In the aftermath of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene on western North Carolina, many individuals and organizations in South Carolina are coming to their sister state’s aid in different ways. In Fairfield County and Blythewood, several groups of Good Samaritans have focused on providing feed and hay for farm animals in North […]
Dr. Tracie Swilley named National High School Principal of the Year
October 19, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central High School Principal Dr. Tracie Swilley has been named the 2025 National Principal of the Year. The announcement was made Friday night at the National Principal of the Year Gala in Washington, D.C. “We are beyond thrilled to celebrate Dr. Tracie Swilley on being named the National Secondary Principal of the […]
Richland County reps to host new $4.5B Penny Tax meeting
October 17, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Almost 13 years after Richland County residents voted in 2012 for a $1.1 billion Transportation Penny Tax to be collected over 22 years, Richland County Council recently voted to ask residents to support a referendum for a second Transportation Penny Tax on Nov. 5, 2024 – this one for $4.5 billion to be […]
BHS report card takes the lead in Richland 2
October 17, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Some media outlets framed the results of the 2023-24 S.C. Schools Report Card released Tuesday as showing small improvements in scores and a smaller number of students being prepared for college and career. But that was not how Blythewood High School’s scores played out. Of the five high schools in Richland School District […]
Foundation seeks support from SC Super for teacher housing rent reduction
October 17, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – When the Fairfield County School District’s Education Foundation launched a teacher housing project a couple of years ago, they did so with the understanding that the foundation would be allowed to use some of the state’s Rural Retention Funds to supplement the rental fees for the teacher housing. That didn’t work out. However, […]
‘Good’ rating is a first for FCHS
October 17, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Less than 24 hours before Dr. Tracie Swilley boarded a plane Wednesday for Washington, D.C. where she will be presented as one of three nominees vying for National Principal of the Year on Friday night, she received another feather in her cap. Under Swilley’s administration, Fairfield Central High School received a ‘Good’ rating […]
Helene meant ‘All Hands on Deck’ for Fairfield Electric Coop employees
October 10, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When Helene struck South Carolina on Sept. 27, it hit every Electric Cooperative in the state. That was a double blow to the cooperatives, according to Fairfield Electric’s Doug Payne, Vice President of Member Services. “Normally, when disaster strikes one or several cooperatives, the other cooperatives can free up crews to send to […]
