State Title Game Update

Final in Columbia — the Dorman Cavaliers are the 2017 Class 5A state champions, 55-53 winners over Blythewood.

Ridgeway Faces Do-Over on Book Deal

Plans Constitute Improper Use of H-Tax RIDGEWAY (March 2, 2017) – Town Council’s decision during their Feb. 9 meeting to dip into hospitality tax funds in order to publish a history of Ridgeway, then dump profits from the sale of the book into the Town’s general fund is going to have to be pulled, Mayor Charlene […]

Bengals Set Sights on State Title

COLUMBIA (March 2, 2017) – Blythewood head coach Zeke Washington’s basketball teams all have a similar look. They play fast. They run up and down the floor on offense and defense. They put on full presses and punch balls out of opponents’ hands. They do as much as they can to take an early lead and […]

Board Considers Funding U.K. Field Trip

WINNSBORO (March 2, 2017) – When the School Board approved a trip to England for eight STEM students at Fairfield Central High School last fall, Superintendent Dr. J.R. Green told Board members at the time that the students would be raising all the funds for the trip through fundraisers. At Tuesday evening’s meeting, however, a parent’s […]

Residents Beat Back Rezoning Attempt

COLUMBIA (March 2, 2017) – The third time was not the charm for developer Hugh Palmer Tuesday night when he again came before County Council requesting a Rural Commercial (RC) zoning designation for a 5.23-acre parcel he owns at the intersection of Rimer Pond Road and Longtown Road West in Blythewood. After almost an hour of […]

Something to Crow About –

Maddie Edwards, 6, showed up at Equifest at One Wood Farm in Blythewood Saturday morning wearing her Ariat shirt and cowgirl boots to watch the USC equestrian team ride against the Auburn girls. Maddie also spent some quality time at the kids craft booth crafting creations from colored feathers, horseshoes and glitter with a little […]

Vendor Regulations Postponed Again

Council Seeks to Add DHEC Permits, Insurance, Zoning Requirements BLYTHEWOOD (March 2, 2017) – Town Council Monday night made another abortive pass at an ordinance regulating itinerate merchants and vending stands within the Town Center District (TCD). Unlike last month’s attempt, however, when Council faced considerable public backlash for its efforts, Monday night a handful of […]

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, Fairfield County Case 2016-CP-20-359, Chester County Case 2016-CP-12-402

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Fairfield County Case 2016-CP-20-359 Chester County Case 2016-CP-12-402 Non-Jury Action to Quiet Title Joe L. Brice and Charles Edwards, Plaintiffs, vs. Mary Jackson Brice, Mamie Gardner, Adolphus Edwards, Mericia Morris, Wilhemenia Kennedy, Gladys Edwards, A. Delois Watson, Nancy B. […]

Overarching Concern –

Robert Hartman, second from right, representing the Save the Ridgeway Arch citizens group, presented a check in the amount of $2,567.13 to Ridgeway Town Councilwoman Angela Harrison to be used on the stabilization construction or landscaping of the old Ridgeway School Arch or its immediate surrounding area. At left is Chairman of the Ridgeway Planning […]

Town Gets Clean Audit

WINNSBORO (March 1, 2017) – The Town of Winnsboro received a clean audit report during their Feb. 7 meeting from Bill Hancock, of the Brittingham Group, LLP. “There’s no news here,” Hancock joked with the media following his report to Town Council. While Hancock noted that the Town was approximately $45,000 over budget on expenditures, he […]

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