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Geneva Bell lookin’ good at 103

By Barbara Ball
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February 27, 2020

RIDGEWAY – Geneva Bell stepped out of the car and, arm in arm with young relatives, made a grand entrance at her 103rd birthday party...

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Thanks!

By Barbara Ball
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February 27, 2020

BLYTHEWOOD – When George and Catherine Walker of Blythewood were looking for a worthy recipient to donate their 6-horse trailer to, they asked Hoof and...

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The Big Show

By Barbara Ball
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February 20, 2020

BLYTHEWOOD – Approximately 15 years of environmental remedial work is being completed in dramatic fashion this week at the former Joe Hatcher service station at...

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Commemorating Black History: Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff and prisoner killed in 1915 by mob

By Barbara Ball
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February 20, 2020

WINNSBORO – On the morning of June 14, 1915, Fairfield County Sheriff Adam D. Hood, Deputy Sheriff Raleigh Boulware and several other deputies were escorting...

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Celebrating Black History: Club was Roberson’s dream

By Barbara Ball
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February 20, 2020

BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Ladies Club was established in 1996 by Alice Roberson who had a building constructed for the club’s meeting place on land...

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Pine Tree Playhouse, a theater with deep roots

By Linda McLaughlin LaRose
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February 20, 2020

WINNSBORO – Enter the old building, move past the ticket booth and the poster of the last show and your eyes will begin to adjust...

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At 103, Faust was an independent woman

By Barbara Ball
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February 20, 2020

BLYTHEWOOD – Annie Rimer Faust, 103, lived an unassuming life with few frills and selfless devotion to her family. The quintessential homemaker, she was content...