RIDGEWAY (June 16, 2016) – Although one local resident urged Town Council to “take a step back” from the penalty included in a weeds and grass ordinance, Council unanimously passed first reading of the new law during their June 9 meeting. The ordinance will require residents to keep weeds and grass in yards mowed to less […]
Council Approves Amphitheater Architect
June 16, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (June 16, 2016) – Rick McMackin’s Landplan Group South has been selected by Town Council as the architect for the design of the proposed amphitheater in Doko Park. Because McMackin was the landscape architect for the original design work on the park, he was selected without issuing a Request for Proposal McMackin will be responsible […]
Water Company Officers Added to Lawsuit
June 16, 2016 By
New Claims Allege Unfair Trade Practices JENKINSVILLE (June 16, 2016) – A Winnsboro attorney has filed a motion to amend a lawsuit filed in 2014 against the Jenkinsville Water Company (JWC), to include both the president and vice president of the JWC and adding allegations of violations of the S.C. Unfair Trade Practices Act. In the […]
Council Up’s Chamber Budget
June 16, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (June 16, 2016) – During a four-hour budget work session on Tuesday morning, Town Council considered a request by the Blythewood Chamber of Commerce to more than double the Chamber’s funding from $9,500 to $20,000. Councilman Tom Utroska suggested only a 5 percent increase to $10,000, while on the high end, Councilman Malcolm Gordge, siding […]
Made in the SHADE –
June 16, 2016 By
Alexia Hernandez (right), a fourth-grade student at the Fairfield Magnet School, and her art teacher, Kimi Daly, pose with Hernandez’s winning work in the National SHADE Foundation Poster contest. Hernandez’s portrayal of the harmful effects of too much sun earned her a trip to Washington, D.C.
Left Out in the Cold
June 16, 2016 By
In response to an article posted on April 22, “County Weighs Salaries,” and for the County’s budget being finalized, I applaud the County Council for improving the pay of our County employees to a level to compete with neighboring counties. I am sure that those employees will be grateful for the increase in pay. I […]
Back Yard Bounty –
June 16, 2016 By
Joe Trapp and his granddaughter Laura Lynn Benson, 6, start the summer off right, picking chocolate cherry tomatoes and bell peppers from his raised beds of tomato trees in Blythewood. Trapp also grows corn,Blue Lake and foot-long green beans, okra, blueberries, figs, muscadines and other fruits and vegetables in his several-acre back garden.
DHEC OK’s Mining Permit
June 16, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 16, 2016) – The Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) issued a permit on June 6 for Winnsboro Crushed Stone, LLC (WCS) to mine granite on 365.8 acres of a 923.2-acre tract off Rockton Thruway in Winnsboro. DHEC initially approved the company’s Application for a Mine Operating Permit and Reclamation Plan in April […]
Get Down on the Farm with Ag + Art Tour
June 15, 2016 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY (June 15, 2016) – The rural, fair fields of Fairfield County will be busy with visitors this Saturday and Sunday during the County’s third year participating in the Ag + Art Farm Tours. Terry Vickers, President of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, said this year’s exhibits are going to top everything tour visitors have […]
Runoff Likely in State Senate Race
June 15, 2016 By
WINNSBORO/BLYTHEWOOD (June 15, 2016) – Voters across South Carolina went to the polls Tuesday for the statewide primaries, and at the end of the day, in one hotly contested local race, nothing was decided. In unofficial results in the Democratic race for the District 17 State Senate seat, incumbent Sen. Creighton Coleman came 92 votes shy […]
