Ashley Bellinger Williams, 39, of Blythewood, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024. Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Drive Chapel, is assisting the family. Memories and condolences may be shared at ShivesFuneralHome.com.
Fairfield County Council hires Killian as interim admin
January 31, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council voted unanimously Wednesday evening to hire Clay Killian as its Interim Administrator, replacing Laura Johnson whose contract was not renewed last week. Killian is a principal with Parker Poe Consulting and, according to Parker Poe’s website, is retired after four decades serving in local government, including most recently as Aiken […]
Blythewood Town Council receives road project updates
January 25, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – During town council’s Monday night meeting, it received updates on road construction projects related to the arrival of Scout Motors. The big industrial project will result in road changes impacting all of the major routes through Blythewood, including Interstate 77, Highway 21, and Blythewood Road, as well as numerous roads that these roads […]
Fairfield’s Interim administrator Laura Johnson’s contract not renewed
January 25, 2024 By
Deputy Admin Named as Acting Administrator for Two Weeks WINNSBORO – After 13 months and three tries, Fairfield County Council has failed to put a new county administrator in place. Instead of voting for one of three candidates – the current Interim Administrator Laura Johnson, Matt DeWitt, former administrator of the City of Newberry; or […]
FCSD Board names finalists for Super
January 25, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County School Board of Trustees voted unanimously to select five educators as finalists for the next superintendent of the Fairfield County School District: Claudia Avery, Ph.D; Tony Hemingway, Ed.D; Floyd Lyles; Shawn Suber, Ph.D; and Sam Whack, Ed.D Claudia Avery, PhD. is currently serving as the Deputy Superintendent of Academics in […]
Former restaurateur Tom Hall dies in crash
January 25, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Columbia lawyer Tom Hall, a former owner of a popular barbecue restaurant in Blythewood and other venues in Ridgeway, died Saturday night about 11:30 p.m. when the pickup truck he was driving crashed when it went off McCord’s Ferry Road and burned near Bluff Road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Hall, […]
Auditor: Town of Blythewood audit reasonable, accurate
January 25, 2024 By
Town Increased Total Assets by $4.7M From Previous Fiscal Year BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s audit for the most recent fiscal year revealed no problems, the accounting firm that performed the audit reported to the Blythewood Town Council at Monday night’s council meeting. “Everything was, in all material aspects, reasonable and accurate,” said Will Walls, certified public […]
Stories from the past: At Hagood’s Gulf station, you got a tank of BP and a social life
January 25, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A faded Coca-Cola sign featuring the words ‘Hagood’s Gulf’ sat high above Blythewood’s only full service gas station for 14 years after the station switched from Gulf to BP. Like the sign, little changed during the 32 years John Hagood ran the station before selling it and retiring in 2004. Hagood died in […]
In-person supplier event hosted by Scout Motors
January 25, 2024 By
BLYTEHWOOD – Scout Motors is partnering with the South Carolina Department of Commerce and Richland County to provide an in-person event for prospective suppliers on Jan. 31. This free event will serve as an opportunity for suppliers to meet with Scout Motors procurement personnel, learn more about supplier needs, and how their companies might be […]
File by Feb. 2 for RW council, mayor seats
January 25, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – The General Election for the Town of Ridgeway will be held April 2, 2024. Voters will be electing a mayor and two council members. The person elected mayor will fill the last two years of former Mayor Heath Cookendorfer’s term. Cookendorfer resigned last month. Those wishing to throw their hat in the ring […]
