BLAIR – As Catherine and Ed Asger approached retirement – him, after 43 years as a sales rep and her, after 25 years teaching – they dreamed of returning to Catherine’s family’s roots in Blair in western Fairfield County and opening an antique shop like the one Catherine’s mom operated there years before. Store 34, […]
Fairfield Electric to hold virtual meeting
July 30, 2020 By
Annual Meeting To Include Drive-Thru Registration & Voting BLYTHEWOOD – The Board of Trustees of Fairfield Electric Cooperative has rescheduled the Annual Meeting of Members for August 28 due to COVID-19. The meeting will be significantly different this year. Due to safety concerns with Covid-19, coming together as a large group would bring great risk. […]
White Oak Conference Center for sale
July 30, 2020 By
WHITE OAK – The sprawling White Oak Conference Center is on the block after closing its doors Tuesday. “In anticipation of selling it, we will keep a skeleton crew on site to be sure the grounds and facilities stay in good shape,” Chief Administrative Officer Scott Lee said last week. “We have three interested parties […]
Council denies Chamber’s $ request
July 30, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It was announced at the July breakfast meeting of the Blythewood Chamber of Commerce that the Chamber would be moving forward in its current location and that it would be joined after Aug. 1, by both Bravo Blythewood and the Blythewood Artists Guild, and that the Chamber would be once again taking charge […]
BAR approves COA for The Park complex
July 23, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Board of Architectural Review spent much of Monday evening’s meeting negotiating with a representative of the Prestwick Company on lighting, landscaping, fencing, business connectivity and more associated with the apartment complex proposed next to the IGA. After much discussion and several adjustments to the planned facility, the board voted 4-0 to approve […]
MLILY to expand workforce by 35%
July 16, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Seven months after the official opening of its vertically integrated factory in Winnsboro, mattress manufacturer MLILY USA is expanding again and looking to grow its workforce by 35 percent to fill a third shift and increase its production to more than 6,000 units a day. The company opened the 650,000-square-foot facility in December […]
PC votes against commercial zoning on Wilson Boulevard
July 16, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After the Blythewood Town Council voted 5-0 on June 22 to deny the rezoning of a property at 10715 Wilson Boulevard from Rural (R) zoning to Multi-Neighborhood (MO) commercial zoning, property owner Terika Taylor started the rezoning process anew. She appeared before the Blythewood Planning Commission on Monday night asking for a more […]
Going Up!
July 16, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s new four-story, 88-bed Hilton Home 2 Suites is under construction and expected to be open by late spring of 2021. The hotel sits on 1.93 acres behind Hardee’s and San Jose restaurants.
Open!
July 16, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Mayor Bryan Franklin, center left and Zaxby co-owners Jim and Britt Poston cut the ribbon to officially open the new Zaxby’s restaurant located at 221 Blythewood Road, as Blythewood chamber director Phil Frye and chamber assistant Erin Welford-McMaster hold the ribbon. Back row, from left: chamber board chair Matt Cunningham, chamber board […]
Blythewood Zaxby’s opens drive-thru July 13
July 9, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Zaxby’s is opening its new location on Blythewood Road on Monday, July 13, with drive-thru service only. A subsequent grand opening of the dining room will happen as soon as local and state regulations permit, according to co-owners Jim and Britt Poston. “We are excited to be opening our seventh Zaxby’s restaurant in […]
