Walmart was Top Contributor to LOST WINNSBORO (Feb. 12, 2016) – When Walmart closed its doors for the last time in Winnsboro on Jan. 28, it shut off the spigot for more than just major retail in Fairfield County. As the county’s single largest contributor to the Local Option Sales Tax – the pot of money […]
Town OK’s Hospital Payment Plan
February 5, 2016 By
Pointe Gets Green Light for Water Construction WINNSBORO (Feb. 5, 2016) – Town Council Tuesday night accepted a payment plan agreement with Fairfield memorial Hospital, which was in arrears to the tune of $188,699.99 on its utility bill as of last Dec. 8. According to the agreement, failure by the hospital to make good on its […]
Art Center Closes Shop
February 4, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 4, 2016) – The Blythewood Art Center, Visitor’s Center and the office of the Blythewood Chamber of Commerce closed the doors and their current location on Blythewood Road on Jan. 3. While the Arts Center and Chamber will be looking for new locations in the town, the Visitor’s Center will be temporarily housed in the […]
Pointe Gets Variances
January 28, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 28, 2016) – After the Board of Architecture Review unanimously approved a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) last week for The Pointe, a 56-unit apartment complex proposed for Main Street in downtown Blythewood, the Richland County 9-1-1 addressing system required that the project’s official name to be changed to Just the Pointe since a nearby […]
As Council Cracks Down, Merchants Vow to Pay Back H-Taxes
January 22, 2016 By
RIDGEWAY (Jan. 22, 2016) – Town Council members, during their Jan. 14 regular meeting, resolved to get tough with owners of a pair of downtown restaurants who have failed to remit any of their portion of Ridgeway’s hospitality tax. Both owners have since told The Voice that they intend to pay, although at press time no […]
Cookie Monsters –
January 22, 2016 By
It’s Girl Scout Cookie time and the girls will soon be knocking on your door peddling Lemonades, Cranberry Citrus Crisps, Caramel deLites, Thin Mints, a new gluten-free cookie and more. Four of the varieties are vegan. Taste testing before setting out on their own cookie sales missions are these Blythewood Scouts: Sydney Sutherland (Junior), Asia […]
Bracing for Life After Walmart
January 22, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Jan. 22, 2016) – With the announcement last week that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. plans to shutter 154 stores nationwide, including its Walmart Express store at 721 Highway 321 Bypass S. in Winnsboro, local leaders have been scrambling for a plan to fill the enormous retail gap that will be left by the closing, or perhaps […]
New Developer Eyes Rimer Pond Road
January 21, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 21, 2016) – Another Rural (RU) zoned property on Rimer Pond Road is on the block for rezoning; however, this one hasn’t drawn the ire of neighbors as have other recently requested rezonings on the road. A request by Kevin Steelman, representing Land Tech developers, to amend the current RU zoning on a 41+ […]
Shell Building Profit No Sure Thing
January 21, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 21, 2016) – As Town Council’s proposed shell building, to be built in the park across from Town Hall on speculation, moves forward, there is no guarantee that the Town will reap a profit or even break even when the 3,800-square-foot building is sold, Ed Parler, the Town’s Economic Development Consultant, told Council members […]
Half of H-Tax Unpaid
January 15, 2016 By
RIDGEWAY (Jan. 15, 2016) – Owners of a pair of Ridgeway business could be on the hook for fines or even jail time for not kicking in their share of the Town’s hospitality tax, according to documents obtained from Town Hall this week. The issue came to light at Town Council’s Jan. 7 work session as […]
