BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 2, 2017) – Residents on Rimer Pond Road and the surrounding area are once again faced with a request for commercial zoning on their road. A sign staked at the corner of Rimer Pond Road and Longtown Road West gives notification by Richland County that a 5.23-acre parcel across the street from Blythewood Middle […]
Credit Union Ponies Up for Naming Rights
January 26, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 26, 2017) – During a check presentation ceremony last week, Nick Wodogaza, President of the town’s newly opened Palmetto Citizen’s Federal Credit Union, made good on the bank’s pledge of $125,000 for the naming rights to the Town’s planned amphitheater in Doko Meadows Park. Town officials and donors broke ground last week for construction […]
Welcome to Blythewood –
January 19, 2017 By
Cutting the ribbon for the grand opening of Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union in Blythewood are, front row: Michael Beam, CFO; Belinda Portnall, Blythewood Chamber of Commerce President; Jim McLean, Doko Park Foundation Chairman; Nick Wodogaza, President of Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union; Mayor J. Michael Ross; Angie Watts, Service Center Vice-President and Bryan Crosby, […]
Shining the Light: Local Journalist Exposes Corruption
January 5, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 5, 2017) – It may not have been entirely the work of a single man that last year brought down the Richland County Recreation Commission Board. But it was the work of one man that tipped over the first domino. Writing for the news website The Nerve, local journalist Ron Aiken broke the story […]
Electric Vehicle Chargers at a Crossroads
January 5, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 5, 2017) – The Electric Vehicle Revolution in Blythewood has hit something of a snag, leaving Town Council with a few options to ponder. Michael Criss, the Town’s Consultant, told Council during their Dec. 19 meeting that the large, direct-current quick-charger located at the Exxon station on Blythewood Road is no longer charging. The […]
Local Business Owner ‘Pays it Forward’
December 18, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 18, 2016) – It’s not unusual for strangers to walk in to Liz Humphries Blythewood Consignment shop on Main Street. It happens every day. “They’re called customers,” she said with a laugh. Just before Thanksgiving, however, a stranger came in who was not a customer. “He said he was lost and had run out […]
Planning Commission OK’s Cambridge Pointe
December 15, 2016 By
Attorney: Too Late to Alter Home Density BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 15, 2016) – The Planning Commission Monday night gave their OK to a preliminary plat for the Cambridge Pointe subdivision without requiring sidewalks and gave it a virtual pass on interconnectivity with adjacent neighborhoods as called for in Blythewood’s Master Plan. While the former was a relief […]
Sweet Reward –
December 8, 2016 By
Sweet Pea’s Ice Cream Parlor opened in Blythewood in July and last week the store captured the coveted Golden Spatula Award and was featured on WLTX-TV. “We are thrilled!” said store owner Susan DeMarco (at right, with WLTX’s Sonia Gutierrez). “The award is presented to an eating establishment that has received a 100 percent rating […]
Hospital Losses Easing
December 1, 2016 By
CT Scanner Remains Offline WINNSBORO – While Fairfield Memorial Hospital continues to struggle financially, Tim Mitchell, the hospital’s Chief Financial Officer, reported to its Board of Directors last week that the losses are trending downward. Mitchell told the Board during their Nov. 22 meeting that the hospital had experienced an operating loss of $88,155 for […]
Tax Notices on the Way
December 1, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Dec. 1, 2016) – Forget to pay your property taxes? Hoping to get a good deal because someone else did? Then next week is your first opportunity to settle up or clean up as Fairfield County’s delinquent tax notices make their first run in The Independent Voice. Approximately 600 listing of properties will appear next […]
