BLYTHEWOOD (July 21, 2016) – The Board of Architectural Review granted a Certificate of Appropriateness Monday evening for a new sign at the Kellie Ballentine Allstate Insurance office at 162 Langford Road in downtown Blythewood. It also voted unanimously to grant Ballentine a variance because her new sign did not conform to the sign ordinance because […]
November Ballot Finalized
July 21, 2016 By
Council Chairwoman Bowing Out WINNSBORO (July 21, 2016) – Filing closed last week for candidates seeking office in the Nov. 8 general election with a host of hopefuls throwing their hats into the ring for five County Council seats, while only one School Board member faces a challenge this fall. Missing from the list of Council […]
Council Gives Second Reading to I-77 Land Deals
July 14, 2016 By
Courthouse Move Clears First Legal Hurdle WINNSBORO (July 14, 2016) – Still divulging little about the proposed land purchase for the County’s new economic development project, County Council gave a second reading Monday night of Ordinance No. 668 authorizing the execution and delivery of an agreement between Fairfield County and the S.C. Department Of Commerce and […]
District 4 Champs Head to State –
July 14, 2016 By
The 2016 Blythewood Minors All-Star Team: (front) Landon Penfield, Sammy Franklin, Jackson Bottar, Ryan Watts, Landon Smith, Alex Myers; (middle) Jeb Britt, Jack Sanderson, Harrison Collins, John Rollings, Evan Todd, Miller Stuck; (back) coaches Ken Britt, Les Penfield and Buzzy Myers. Blythewood won the District 4 Dixie Youth League tournament this month to advance to […]
BZA Denies Variance for Cobblestone Home
July 14, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (July 14, 2016) – The Board of Zoning Appeals continued to hold the line on granting variances for residential developers who change their plans after their site plans are approved. But Board Chairwoman Sabra Mazyck said the variance denials are not personal choices of the Board members but are determined by the five criteria set […]
Ridgeway Talks Accommodations Tax
July 14, 2016 By
RIDGEWAY (July 14, 2016) – With Ridgeway’s Hospitality Tax just shy of one year old, Town Council Tuesday night batted around the idea of an Accommodations Tax (A-Tax) as a potential source of new revenue; albeit, a source that is at present not even on Ridgeway’s radar. Currently, there are no businesses that would fall under […]
Band Tourney Risks Losing A-Tax Funds
July 14, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (July 14, 2016) – The Accommodations Tax Committee took a dim view of donating $10,000 to the Town of Blythewood Tournament of Bands at last week’s committee meeting, noting that the Tournament was projecting a profit of $31,000 for this year’s Oct. 15 event and had a similar profit last year. James Barnes, Blythewood High School […]
Bundle Up –
July 14, 2016 By
Quilt of Valor volunteer quilters Donna Royson, Pat Harwell, Carolyn Lomas and Duane Walker display one of thousands of quilts produced by quilters for the Quilts of Valor program for veterans. Royson was the featured speaker at the second of a series of Quilt Gatherings sponsored by the Historical Society of Blythewood. The third Gathering […]
‘A Horrible Thing’
July 14, 2016 By
Judge Ups Ante in Dog Abuse Plea Deal Huskey Gets Probation, Restitution; Banned from Dog Ownership WINNSBORO (July 14, 2016) – The 9-month old dog who was severely injured as the result of being dragged for more than a mile behind a pickup truck by his owner last Dec. 13 had his day in court Monday. […]
BHS Grad Killed on Hardscrabble
July 13, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (July 13, 2016) – A former Blythewood High School student was killed earlier this month after he was struck by an SUV while crossing Hardscrabble Road. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Ty-Shon Townsend, 17, of Wilkinson Drive, Columbia, was attempting to cross Hardscrabble Road near Dolly Street just after 9 a.m. on July 2 […]
