BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 1, 2016) – Rimer Pond Road residents and their neighbors live to fight (commercial zoning) again. On Monday night, Council voted 5-0 in support of the residents who spoke out against a request by Pelican Sno-Balls for Multi-Neighborhood Commercial zoning (MC) at 10711 Wilson Blvd., at the entrance to Rimer Pond Road. The MC […]
Cobblestone Residents Reach Boiling Point
December 1, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 1, 2016) – A group of 50 or so Cobblestone Park residents unleashed their fury on Town Council Monday evening for having amended zoning in March 2015 to allow developer D.R. Horton to add 143 additional homes and six roads to the Primrose section of Cobblestone Park. Residents speaking at the meeting said the […]
Shop Small –
November 23, 2016 By
Merchants in Blythewood, Winnsboro and Ridgeway are encouraging shoppers to shop local on Saturday after Black Friday. Shops in the three towns will be offering sales and surprises. At Ridgeway’s tiny police station, starting about 10 a.m., Saturday, Louise and Doug Ruff will be handing out free Shop Small shopping bags bulging with discounts, goodies […]
Incumbents Out in County Council Races
November 9, 2016 By
Fanning Wins State Senate, Trapp Retakes District 3 BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD – Two long-standing Fairfield County Council members were bumped out Tuesday night, while a former Councilman who was ousted in 2013 reclaimed his seat in local election results. Fairfield County voters also gave their approval to Sunday alcohol sales. District 4 Councilman Kamau Marcharia and […]
Lawsuit Alleges Fraud in Industrial Site Land Deal
October 27, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Oct. 27, 2016) – Fairfield County Council made it official last July, passing third reading on a deal to partner with the S.C. Department of Commerce to purchase more than 1,000 acres of land near I-77 and Highway 34 to develop as a mega-industrial site. Last month, one of the owners of a key portion […]
Council Wavers on Itinerant Merchants
October 20, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Oct. 20, 2016) – During a discussion last week in a Town Council workshop about the increasing prevalence of itinerant merchants in the downtown area, Town attorney Jim Meggs asked, “What exactly is the problem you’re trying to solve here?” “I don’t know if this is a big issue,” Mayor J. Michael Ross said. “I […]
Lawyer Responds to Zoning Issue
October 20, 2016 By
RIDGEWAY (Oct. 20, 2016) – As the battle over a rezoning request for .82 acres at the fork of highways 21 and 34 continues to unfold, Mayor Charlene Herring reported during the Oct. 13 Town Council meeting that the Town had received a response from attorney Danny Crowe to questions that arose after Council last month […]
Qualls Helping FMH Cut Costs
October 6, 2016 By
WINNSBORO – It’s no secret that the future of Fairfield Memorial Hospital is up in the air and has been for a long time. As the hospital has struggled in recent years to stay afloat with County funds until it can work out a partnership with another health care facility, its problems and debt have […]
Business Fights for Full Color
September 29, 2016 By
BAR Reviews Sno-Cone Stand BLYTHEWOOD (Sept. 29, 2016) – Bryan Keller, owner of ice specialty stores in Elgin and Columbia, appeared before the Board of Architectural Review on Sept. 19 to find out if Board members would approve the use of several different bright colors on the exterior of a building the franchise hopes to rent […]
