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York teen arrested for attempted armed robbery at Winnsboro Food Lion

WINNSBORO — A York man is behind bars after authorities say he brandished a handgun during a botched robbery attempt...

Richland County Woman Faces Kidnapping, Fraud Charges

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Lane closure planned for Syrup Mill Road near Blythewood Road

Work began on Syrup Mill Rd. around 8 a.m. this morning. BLYTHEWOOD - Richland County Penny Tax officials now say traffic will...

Erosion could lead to closing of Longtown Road East that runs over Lake Columbia dam

This view of Longtown Road West over the Lake Columbia dam shows two large erosions on the dam. | Photos:...

Ridgeway to elect mayor, council April 7

RIDGEWAY – The April 7, 2026, general election set for the Town of Ridgeway will include three candidates for two...

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Training, Performance Root of Nuke Plant Damage

James Denton / June 19, 2015

JENKINSVILLE – A 30-page report, issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) last week, classifies two findings associated with the accidental damage in February of the nuclear containment vessel under construction at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station as “non-cited violations,” calling both findings “of very low safety significance.” The report did, however, note a breakdown […]

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B.A.R. Gives First OK to Office Building

Barbara Ball / June 18, 2015

BLYTHEWOOD – The Town’s Architectural Consultant, Matt Davis, stepped out of that role on Monday evening during the Board of Architectural Review meeting to represent the applicants for a medical office to be located at 121 Blythewood Road, across from Companion Animal Hospital. Designed to be shared by two private medical practices, a pediatrician and

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Public Resists Rezoning Efforts

Barbara Ball / June 18, 2015

Rimer Pond Road Residents Put Developer on the Spot BLYTHEWOOD – No minds were changed after a June 8 neighborhood meeting at Round Top Elementary School between 50 or so residents opposing a request for the commercial zoning of 5.23 acres on Rimer Pond Road (across from Blythewood Middle School) and two Richland County government

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An Industrious Group –

Barbara Ball / April 2, 2015

S.C. Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt addressed Blythewood’s first Industry Appreciation Breakfast on Tuesday at The Manor. About 40 invited guests from area industries heard Hitt warn that when industry comes knocking, towns and counties must be ready if they are to attract the jobs. He also said companies locate in communities and look first

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Blythewood Begins Zoning for Industry

Barbara Ball / April 2, 2015

Ordinance Passes First Reading BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council took the first step Monday evening in a newly energized effort to bring industry to Blythewood. It passed first reading on a Limited Industrial Two (LI-2) zoning district that will allow a wider variety and greater intensity of manufacturing uses than the Town’s current Limited Industrial District