BLYTHEWOOD – A loophole in the Town’s code of ordinances has paved the way for the owner of Grace Coffee, a vendor housed in a small turquoise and white mobile home on Main Street in downtown Blythewood, to do, on Monday evening, what no other business in town has been able to do – receive […]
First Citizens in Ridgeway closes to keys and cookies
April 13, 2017 By
Shortly after the First Citizens Banks in South Carolina were merged with the North Carolina First Citizens Banks, the company announced it would be closing the doors on the bank in Ridgeway. That happened on Wednesday. The bank has been open under various names for the last 119 years. It is an institution the townspeople […]
Residents Beat Back Rezoning Attempt
March 2, 2017 By
COLUMBIA (March 2, 2017) – The third time was not the charm for developer Hugh Palmer Tuesday night when he again came before County Council requesting a Rural Commercial (RC) zoning designation for a 5.23-acre parcel he owns at the intersection of Rimer Pond Road and Longtown Road West in Blythewood. After almost an hour of […]
Vendor Regulations Postponed Again
March 2, 2017 By
Council Seeks to Add DHEC Permits, Insurance, Zoning Requirements BLYTHEWOOD (March 2, 2017) – Town Council Monday night made another abortive pass at an ordinance regulating itinerate merchants and vending stands within the Town Center District (TCD). Unlike last month’s attempt, however, when Council faced considerable public backlash for its efforts, Monday night a handful of […]
Rimer Pond Road Zoning Battle Looms
February 23, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 23, 2017) – Residents from the Rimer Pond Road/LongCreek Plantation area are expected to make their umpteenth trip down to Richland County Council chambers Tuesday evening to continue a years-long battle to keep their rural residential neighborhood free of commercial zoning. For the last three years, the battle has been fought over the same […]
Traffic Circle Talks Continue
February 16, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 16, 2017) – At the outset of Town Council’s Jan. 30 meeting, Councilman Malcolm Gordge reported that he had attended as an observer that morning a meeting between Chamber of Commerce members and Ben Lewis, Project Engineer for the Richland County Penny Sales Tax Ad Hoc Committee, the purpose of which was to discuss […]
Report: Manor Revenue Up
February 9, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 9, 2017) – Doko Manor is on the move, Steve Hasterok reported to Council during their Jan. 30 meeting. Hasterok, Director of the Manor, told Council that through the first three quarters of fiscal year 2017, revenues have outpaced the previous fiscal year by $45,000. The third quarter of 2017 alone has greatly outpaced […]
Planning Commission Splits on Rimer Pond Road
February 9, 2017 By
COLUMBIA (Feb. 9, 2017) – A Richland County lobbyist who said he was hired by Hugh Palmer, the father of Richland County Planning Commissioner Patrick Palmer, addressed the Commission Monday afternoon to convince members to vote to recommend Rural Commercial (RC) zoning on 5.23 acres on Rimer Pond Road. The property is owned by Hugh Palmer. […]
Flawless –
February 2, 2017 By
The new full-service Flawless Hair Beauty Bar at 155 N. Congress St., Winnsboro, officially cut the ribbon on their new salon on Jan. 21. Pictured: Donna Cooper, owner; Brittany Lewis; Chamber of Commerce President Terry Vickers; Shakayla Tillmon and Jada Ravenell.
Welcome to the Chamber –
February 2, 2017 By
Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce President Terry Vickers, center, welcomed 33 new members including the Columbia Fireflies, represented by Dalton Tresvant, left, and the County’s newly elected County Clerk Judy Bonds during the Chamber’s annual new member reception held last week at the Fairfield Motel meeting room.
