BLYTHEWOOD – Ray Kinard and R & R Share & Care Relief Ministries recently donated $2,000 to the Blythewood High School Boys Basketball program. Pictured standing in front of the teams are, from left: Xavier Martin, James Keel, Head Coach Zeke Washington, Ray Kinard, Kristen Claiborne, Samson Myers, Denisha Goodwin, and Darryl Watkins. “Thank you […]
Food Network features Blythewood woman
November 10, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – You may be familiar with her dessert trailer at Soda City every Saturday in front of the Marriott Hotel in downtown Columbia or at a private event. Or you might have caught her Monday night on TV. Blythewood resident Selena Dennis, owner of Embellished Dough bakery in Columbia, appeared with her husband and […]
H-Tax/A-Tax committee calls for community input
November 3, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Hospitality Tax (H-Tax) and Accommodation Tax (A-Tax) Committee will hold a Town Hall meeting for for-profit businesses, non-profits churches and other groups who would like more information about the upcoming H-Tax and A-Tax application process to receive funding from the Town. “We are particularly interested in hearing from groups and individuals who […]
Halloween weekend packed with frightful fun
October 27, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD – Looking for a spooky, fun experience this Halloween? There will be plenty of them this weekend – in Blythewood, the VillageChurch Fall Fest, Sandy Level Baptist Church’s Fall Festival, a dog costume party at Doko Park and Trunk or Treats. In Winnsboro, there will be a Ghost Walk and PumpkinFest on Saturday. Fall […]
Updates on town’s Christmas parade
October 27, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – During an update on the 2022 Christmas parade, Phil Frye, Director of the Chamber of Commerce, announced an addition to this year’s parade which will be held on Sunday, Dec. 11. A Christmas market will be open in the park throughout the parade weekend beginning at 4 p.m. Friday and ending at 7 […]
The Civitan Way
October 20, 2022 By
The recently organized Greater Blythewood Civitan Club held its first annual cornhole charity event Saturday on the lawn outside Doko Station. About 50 people attended, as 16 teams played 6 rounds of cornhole to raise $2,400 to benefit the UMB Center for Neurodevelopment. Civitan president Chris Eaker presented first place prizes to the Blythewood Brothers […]
BAR approves veterans memorial for COA
October 20, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Historical Society came before the Board of Architectural Review Monday night to request a Certificate of Appropriateness for a combat veterans memorial they propose to have constructed in front of the town hall. Presenter Frankie McLean of the Historical Society said the 15-1/2 foot tall memorial is a joint project between […]
Sloan named EMS Director
October 20, 2022 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Daniel Sloan was recently named Fairfield County’s Emergency Services Director. Sloan has served Fairfield County for over 12 years. Joining Fairfield County EMS in 2010, he has served in every capacity beginning with EMT, earning his Paramedic certification in 2013, and being promoted to shift supervisor in 2016. In 2021 Sloan took […]
Praise the Lord
October 20, 2022 By
Members and friends of the White Oak Baptist #2 in eastern Fairfield County celebrated the 162nd Anniversary of their church on Sunday, Oct. 9 with a large gathering. Pastor Perry Williams and his church family hosted Rev. T. A. Belton of Zion Pilgrim Baptist Church who brought the sermon and his choir which led the […]
McGriff named Emgergency Management Director
October 20, 2022 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Jennifer McGriff has been named Director of Emergency Management. McGriff worked with Fairfield County Emergency Management/911 for 10 years, including four years as a 911 Telecommunicator and six years as Deputy Director. McGriff has successfully completed the FEMA Emergency Management Institute’s Professional Development Series, is a certified Emergency Medical Dispatch Instructor, and […]
