BLYTHEWOOD – A proposed $2 billion automobile manufacturing facility would potentially negatively impact over 111 acres of wetlands, according to a recently published public notice by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The proposed 1,600-acre facility that Scout Motors wants to build near I-77 and Exit 27 would impact 73.6 acres of wetlands, 38 acres […]
Fairfield Electric holds annual meeting
June 1, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The 84th Fairfield Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting registered a total of 3,593 members during the drive-thru registration held May 15 – May 19. Members re-elected Peggy Swearingen (District 4), Derial Ogburn (District 5), Robert Kenneth Miles (District 6), and Robert Entzminger (At-Large) to the Board of Trustees. None of the candidates were […]
Scout appoints Chief Design Officer
June 1, 2023 By
TYSONS, VA – Scout Motors Inc. (“Scout Motors”) announced today that Chris Benjamin has joined the company as Chief Design Officer. With the appointment, Scout Motors accelerates development of its all-purpose, all-electric truck and SUV, slated for production by the end of 2026. Benjamin will serve as the steward of iconic Scout design, overseeing interior […]
Peace on Earth cut the ribbon
June 1, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon on Friday, May 26, for the Peace on Earth Café & Consignment store located 159 S. Congress Street in Winnsboro. Owners Mary and Domenic Nappa (in blue shirts, center) cut the ribbon. Others in the front row are, from left, Shamieka Sims (holding ribbon) Kevin […]
Rich Beauty Fitness
June 1, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Renada Richardson, center in red shirt, opened her new business, Rich Beauty Fitness, grandly on May 20 with a ribbon cutting. Assisting her are, from left: Elizabeth Green, House Rep. Annie McDaniel, Shelley Fentress with Fairfield Forward, Rev. Claudia Richardson, Richardson, Yvette Duckson, Assistant Town Manager Chris Clauson, Town Manager Jason Taylor, Ivy […]
Essense Event cuts the ribbon
May 11, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for the grand opening of the Essence Event Center last week in the Food Lion Shopping Center. The center focuses on birthday party, wedding, reunion, religious event and business meeting. “This facility has been newly renovated and will be open to host your next […]
Drapery shop opens in Winnsboro
December 8, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – There’s a new shop in downtown Winnsboro. It’s called Drapescapes Window Fashions and is owned and operated by Winnsboro resident Diana Smoot. Whether a home has high ceilings, large windows or an open concept, Smoot offers custom window covering choices to minimize problem areas or to enhance an already desirable setting – and […]
Maui Jim is here!
November 23, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Dr. Sarah Beaver, above, and Blythewood Eye Care invited the community to a cocktail hour on Nov. 8 for a frame show featuring Zen Barcelona and Maui Jim eyeglass frames (exclusive to the Blythewood office.) The event included prize drawings and discounts on purchases. The office is located at 204 Langford Road in […]
Drive-thru cashier is “Lovin’ it” at McDonalds
September 22, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Many employable people are choosing not to go to work these days, but not so for a recent drive-thru hire at Blythewood’s McDonalds restaurant located on McNulty Road, next to the I-77. Patrick Canzater, 25, who was hired last spring, takes his job seriously. He comes to work at 5:30 in the morning, […]
Dominion donates $10,000 to FCCOA for generator
September 15, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Hurricane season can bring the kind of bad weather that prevents the Fairfield County Council on Aging (FCCOA) from being able to prepare food that it delivers to the elderly population in Fairfield County. FCCOA sought funding to support the purchase of a generator system that will enable the kitchen to continue running […]
