Miss Blythewood 2015, Michelle Armstrong, left, of Blythewood and Miss Teen Blythewood 2015, Skylar Smith, of Richland County, practice their waves last week after being introduced to Town Council as the contestants who will represent the Town of Blythewood in the Miss S.C./Miss S.C. Teen competition June 21-25 at the Township Auditorium in Columbia.
Blythewood Academy Gets Historic Designations
May 12, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (May 12, 2016) – The Blythewood Planning Commission voted May 2 to designate as historic properties the interiors of the Blythewood Academy gym and auditorium and to change the classification of both the gym and auditorium from Class II to Class I. Because those two items were recommended by the Commission, it was necessary to […]
Manor Pulls Out of Slump
May 12, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (May 12, 2016) – The Town’s event center, the Doko Manor, which was once labeled by at least one Town official in a public meeting as a financial albatross, appears to be pulling out of a three-year financial nose dive with a projected revenue of $145,992 for fiscal year 2016. While Event Director Steve Hasterok […]
Fiddle-Dee-Dee –
May 12, 2016 By
Fiddle players Haley King, 14, and James Graddick of Blythewood join members of the Columbia Blue Grass Band last week as they entertained for the opening day of the Blythewood Farmers Market in Doko Park. Haley placed third in the S.C. State 2015 Old Time Fiddling Championship, Junior Fiddle Division, last fall in Pickens County. […]
Scrolling Sign May Scroll No More
May 12, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (May 12, 2016) – Having prevailed in 2011 in what the attorney representing Companion Animal Hospital called “the unpleasantness” of securing a variance for a non-compliant electronic changeable copy (ECC) sign after a long, contentious sign permitting history dating back to 2008, the hospital’s owner, Elaine Meincke, returned to the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) […]
WHS Names New Boys Basketball Coach
May 12, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (May 12, 2016) — The boys basketball program at Westwood High School has a new head coach. Jeffrey DiBattisto comes to Richland Two from Dreher High School in Richland One where he served as head boys basketball coach and Assistant Athletic Director. His career spans 16 years. “We are very excited to announce the hiring […]
BZA Denies Abney Hills Variance
May 12, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (May 12, 2016) – The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) rejected a request Monday night for a variance that would have squeezed more homes into less space in the Abney Hills subdivision. About 25 residents of the Phase I section of Abney Hills subdivision packed Monday night’s BZA meeting in opposition to the request from […]
Griffins Qualify for State Meet
May 11, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (May 11, 2016) – Fairfield Central athletes left it all on the track Saturday at the Class 2A qualifier meet at Memorial Stadium. The top four finishers move on to the state meet Saturday at Spring Valley High School. Here is how they finished (qualifiers in bold): Boys 100M – Tony Ruff, 11:09 (4th); Josh […]
Bengals, Redhawks Punch Tickets to State
May 11, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (May 11, 2016) – Track and field athletes from Blythewood and Westwood high schools gutted it out Saturday at Spring Valley High School, with the top eight finishers qualifying for the state meet this Saturday, also at Spring Valley. Here’s how they finished (qualifiers in bold): Girls 100M Hurdles – Karen Glass (B), 15.40 (7th). […]
Raiders Sweep RWA Out of Postseason
May 9, 2016 By
HOLLY HILL (May 9, 2016) – The Eagles weren’t intimidated by the defending SCISA Class A state baseball champs. Sure, the top-seeded Raiders had scored 19 runs in a two game sweep of John Paul II Christian School, but Richard Winn had just wrapped up their opening series of the playoffs with a one-run road win […]
