WINNSBORO (Jan. 1, 2016) – Bankruptcy proceedings will not affect production of employment at Enor Corp. on 1 Quality Lane in Winnsboro, a spokesperson for the New Jersey based toy company told The Voice this week. “This is just a credit restructuring,” the spokesperson said. The Winnsboro plant, he said, “is not going to be affected.” […]
Pellet Plant Rezoning on Hold
December 25, 2015 By
WINNSBORO (Dec. 25, 2015) – Third and final reading to rezone two parcels of property near White Oak for the controversial AEC Pellet 1 USA wood pellet plant is officially on hold, Interim County Administrator Milton Pope said during County Council’s Dec. 15 meeting. But that does not mean, Pope added, that the project may not […]
Cambridge Point Gets Water Deal
December 25, 2015 By
WINNSBORO (Dec. 25, 2015) – Town Council during their Dec. 15 meeting gave the green light for water for a Blythewood subdivision on which developers plan to break ground in the spring. Council voted unanimously to approve 3,000 gallons of water per day in a willingness to serve letter for 100 planned homes in the Cambridge […]
Offices Get Conditional OK
December 24, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 24, 2015) – The Board of Architectural Review (BAR) gave conditional approval for a certificate of occupancy (COP) Monday evening for construction of a 6,500-square-foot medical building on Blythewood Road across from Companion Animal Hospital. The approval is conditional on plans for lighting, landscape and signage being presented and approved at the BAR’s Jan. […]
B.A.R. Silences Critics
December 24, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 24, 2015) – In a move to stem citizen dissent over The Pointe, a low-income apartment complex proposed for downtown Blythewood, Michael Langston, Chairman of the Board of Architectural Review (BAR) opened Tuesday night’s meeting with the announcement that citizen testimony that evening would not be allowed on agenda items slated for discussion. “Tonight, […]
Attorney General: No Crime in Dennis Probe
December 18, 2015 By
WINNSBORO (Dec. 18, 2015) – More than a year after the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) opened the case, the S.C. Attorney General’s Office cleared Dan Dennis of any criminal wrongdoing in connection with allegations by Former Fairfield County Administrator Phil Hinely that Dennis had blackmailed him, according to documents released by SLED last week […]
Toy Company Files for Bankruptcy
December 18, 2015 By
WINNSBORO (Dec. 18, 2015) – After only a little more than a year in business at 1 Quality Lane in Winnsboro, Enor Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In documents filed Dec. 2 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey, the manufacturer of toys and games said they faced more than $5 […]
Chairman: Blythewood Key to Economic Development
December 10, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – “As we move Richland County forward, Blythewood is definitely an important part of the process,” Richland County Council Chairman Torrey Rush said in a presentation to Blythewood Chamber of Commerce members at a breakfast meeting in Cobblestone Park Clubhouse Tuesday morning. He equated that forward movement with growth and touched on the three […]
Foundry Targets Blythewood
December 10, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Approximately 150 acres off I-77 near Westwood High School may soon be the new home of an aluminum foundry, several media outlets reported last week, with Toronto-based Linamar Inc. having narrowed down its search for a new location to the North Point Industrial Park or a site in Asheville, N.C. The plant could […]
Pizza is Served –
December 3, 2015 By
The Blythewood Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon for the Grand Opening of Prince House of Pizza Tuesday evening at the restaurant, which is located in the IGA shopping plaza. From left are: Roy Jones, Peggy and Boothe Chilcutt, Town Councilman Malcolm Gordge, Ed Parler, Mayor J. Michael Ross, Nancy Ross, Mike Switzer (in back),Jimmy […]
